I have to say. You kicked this thing off gbaumann with the mag catch can thread.Originally Posted by gbaumann
I thought from your thread and the catch can would stop things from getting MORE gummed up with oil, (intercooler, blower). It turns out that driving with the catch can felt as if the system had been cleaned when it hadn't.
With regard to this overall experiment. I WAS going to -
- Strip the SC completely
- Clean all SC parts - Everyone, remember, this truck has been cross country, into the desert, in the fine dust of moab, and its got 14k miles since the SC was installed. If your SC is 6 months old, you probably dont have to do this. Id put the catch can on and call it a day.
- Turn truck back to stock - Drive it a little that way to see how much of a power loss i see. The SC has been on for 2 years and personally i have no recollection of the truck without it. Also it was supercharged before the 37s and gearing etc.
- Give the engine an inner cleaning. I just learned how to do this and its going to be a good video. If you know about amsoil, you know where im going.
- Install the Hi ALT pulley to feel the difference from stock to HI ALT. Should be like going from a scooter to an F-15.
The idea you just gave me -
- Dismantle SC - done.
- Clean SC
- Clean Engine
- Re-install SC with standard pulley for before and after comparison of the cleaning. This way I can tell you all if this exercise is worth it.
Which route do you guys like?
SIDE NOTE - Ripp owners this whole thing so far is pretty easy. The one spot i ran into trouble was unbolting the SC without having removed the fan. Stupid. Take the fan out first. Its 4 bolts. I have no experience with this and am working alone. My team of mechanical geniuses is sitting this one out.
The pearl of wisdom here I think will be weather or not its worth it to open the blower itself. Im going to tackle that tomorrow. The intercooler is soo easy, I may take it out in a year and see if the catch can has kept it pristine.
If anyone wants a catch can, I told billet technology about our threads with their gear. I can probably get good pricing for anyone else that wants one. And if you have an SC of any brand, You need a catch can. Dont wait a year for your system gradually becomes less sharp then decide to spend the hundred bucks you should spend today.
My truck was instantly different with the can vs. without it. I think gbaumann will say the same thing. Different Superchargers RIPP vs Mag, but the can he and I have is the same can. (he has better pipes, I cheaped out with heater hose)
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