Interesting... I've another relevant question.. dumping the 'caught' vapor back into the turbo inlet vs dumping it into the intake manifold.. I'd rather clean intake manifold than remove gunk from the intercooler and all piping? Or does the turbo do a good job of burning off the oil vapors that bypass the catch can?
The can is designed to trap the junk, so hopefully nothing gets by but cleaner gasses. It's catching the gunk as much as possible to prevent it from getting into your intake directly.
You can't run the can to the manifold alone. Think about how the engine works when there's boost pressure. Boost would go from manifold -> leak into can, pressurizing it -> blast full force into the PCV system.
All the pressure building up in your crankcase at that point would have nowhere to go. Remember, the gasses in the crankcase build up much faster when you're boosting the engine hard. So, they can only go slipping past the rings, or maybe blow up the PCV and blasting out the rear plug if not alleviated. In that scenario, the can would only work when you're off the throttle, so no good.
Is there any modification/trimming that can be done to retain the engine cover?
I believe so. There is an engine removal hook that would need to be removed, then the edge may be trimmed to fit.
. The can is 6.5 inches with a 2" cap, so 4.5 inch tall canister, and is 2.75" in diameter.
