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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: rench on 01 February 2012, 19:01

Title: best place to mount catch can?
Post by: rench on 01 February 2012, 19:01

wares best place to mount catch can, at the min mines just self tappered into front plastic near light.
pics would be good  cheers

Title: Re: best place to mount catch can?
Post by: jonrandom on 01 February 2012, 19:15

Wherever it will fit  :grin:

Heres mine

(http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n521/jonrandom/IMAG0317.jpg)
(http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n521/jonrandom/IMAG0325.jpg)

Title: Re: best place to mount catch can?
Post by: symsymma on 01 February 2012, 19:26

Heres mine made a bracket up at work.(http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff379/symsymma1/2011-04-09171007.jpg)

Title: Re: best place to mount catch can?
Post by: rench on 01 February 2012, 19:39

What hoose is that?

Title: Re: best place to mount catch can?
Post by: symsymma on 01 February 2012, 20:10

Mines 19mm i/d oil resistant hose with quite a chunky wall thickness.

Title: Re: best place to mount catch can?
Post by: rench on 01 February 2012, 20:16

Got a link? The stuff I've gots to soft

Title: Re: best place to mount catch can?
Post by: symsymma on 01 February 2012, 20:23

Not got a link got it from hosequip i think its called google that.what size inlets and outlets you got?

Title: Re: best place to mount catch can?
Post by: rench on 01 February 2012, 20:27

Booth 19mm I've just got silicone vacuum hoose at the min

Title: Re: best place to mount catch can?
Post by: symsymma on 01 February 2012, 20:37

Urs would break down after time aswell unless its oil resistant.just dug out my reciept the phone number for hosequip is 01206 231103 think it was about £10 a meter.think the main company name is sirus uk. :smiley:

Title: Re: best place to mount catch can?
Post by: symsymma on 01 February 2012, 20:41

Used just under 2 meters on my install,you want nice curves to,no sharp bends on ur hose.if u need a sharp bend use an elbow piece you can get all the bits from hosequip if req.

Title: Re: best place to mount catch can?
Post by: rench on 01 February 2012, 21:10

(http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee429/rench3/2e19f94d.jpg)

this is mine at the min, need to order some proper elbows and better clips to tidy it all up,also will the hose ive done from dv in 19mm silicone be ok?

Title: Re: best place to mount catch can?
Post by: symsymma on 01 February 2012, 21:17

Yea dv hose will b ok mines silicone thats a boost hose anyways.have you left the hockey puck valve inline where it goes into the tip?

Title: Re: best place to mount catch can?
Post by: rench on 01 February 2012, 21:21

yea i left that on should i? will this stuff be ok

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/19mm-Blue-Marine-Oil-Resistant-Suction-Delivery-Hose-/150741202267?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_BoatEquipment_Accessories_SM&hash=item2318e0355b

want colour'd if poss

Title: Re: best place to mount catch can?
Post by: symsymma on 01 February 2012, 21:34

Yea would think it would b ok mate,seems a good price to.i left the hockey puck inline on mine was advised by r tech to so left it on.

Title: Re: best place to mount catch can?
Post by: rench on 01 February 2012, 21:38

that stuff will be a little flexi aswell wont it?

Title: Re: best place to mount catch can?
Post by: symsymma on 01 February 2012, 21:44

Dunno mate mines prob got bout a 4 mm wall thickness and id say pretty ridged stuff.not used the stuff in ur link before tbh.

Title: Re: best place to mount catch can?
Post by: rockmonkey69 on 01 February 2012, 22:18

Here's where I mounted mine, figured the cooler area will help the vapours condense (http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j471/6rockmonkey9/photo-80.jpg)

Title: Re: best place to mount catch can?
Post by: cullygti on 01 February 2012, 22:26

 :drool: love that bay  :drool:  :drool:  :drool:

Title: Re: best place to mount catch can?
Post by: blade4real2004 on 02 February 2012, 01:30

Quote from: jonrandom on 01 February 2012, 19:15

Wherever it will fit  :grin:

Heres mine

(http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n521/jonrandom/IMAG0317.jpg)
(http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n521/jonrandom/IMAG0325.jpg)

What catch can is that mate?

Title: Re: best place to mount catch can?
Post by: jonrandom on 02 February 2012, 06:49

Its a cusco one mate, nice can but it doesent have 19mm outlets I had to make my own.

(http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n521/jonrandom/20120119_121330.jpg)

Did that for one side and vented the other.

Title: Re: best place to mount catch can?
Post by: rockmonkey69 on 03 February 2012, 15:20

Quote from: cullygti on 01 February 2012, 22:26

:drool: love that bay  :drool:  :drool:  :drool:

Thanks! I'm only using a cheap eBay oil catch can with some minor modifications made before fitting, the last picture just cut off on the catch can, here are some pictures I took last night showing where the catch can is mounted:
(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j471/6rockmonkey9/6f69e2ed.jpg)

(http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j471/6rockmonkey9/7dc8a71e.jpg)