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definately get one, other than theyre illegal theres no probs with em.

advantages, all the oil blow by vapour doesnt get recycled back into you engine. normally this blow by ends up coating the inlet piping with oil, the vapour also effectively lowers the octane rating of the fuel making the motor prone to detonation

Can get a jap one for around 2-300 or get a custom one like i did for alot less

Hmm

They are good, and worthwhile.

My question is, why do any of you open the bonnet if a cop wants a look.. If you say "NO, not unless you have a search warrant", whats gonna happen. you are entitled to show them nothing under there. Use the law to your advantage.... And plus, make up a story as to what it is... about 1 in 20 cops is really gonna know that its really a catch can. Tell that it is an oil air spearater (other name used for it), and i bet it is not on the list of "illegal" modifications, and if they ask what it does, say "it spearates oil and air, and helps potect the engine".... play dumb because cops are.

Son of Sydneykid

If you deny a cops request to pop the bonnet, they have to go get a search warrant....then find you at home/work, and chase you down....You really think they'll bother, then next poor kid with a hotted up Laser TX3 will just pop the bonnet like they asked...

They HAVE to have a search warrant to look under the bonnet. No Buts.

Thats an interesting point you make there SydneyKid

I got pulled over by push bike cops a few months ago.

They told me they are doing an operation in the area and I have to go to the pits.

They issued me with a special piece of paper stating that if I didn't go to the pits imediately then they would cancel my license and rego

I don't know if that piece of paper is a bluff or if they are really able to do that :Q

I have never heard of it... doesn't mean it doesn't exist

Tell them that before you do, you would like to "call your lawyer, and that will take me about an hour, hour and a half"... if they say, go away, then ya free, but if they say, nup, go now, then get out of the car and call the yellow pages or whatever phone number ya call, ask for the nearest lawyer to where you are, get them to patch you through, and tell them what the piece of paper says.....by this time the cops will be extremely pissed... but it is worth finding out, then tell everyone on here that it is a load of BS..... because i know i will if i get that.

Son of Sydneykid

I would just show them becuase not doing so would almost definetly result in a cannery.

Back on topic does anyone have anything to add to the following

If you get rid of the PCV system your engine will build up harmfull acidic gases which contaminate the oil reducing engine life.

I know it has happened, but my mate's cortina had a simillar prob, didn't pop it because it was NOSed (was a drag car, then got roaded), so they popped out the book of canary's, and he called his dad ( a barrister ), and gave the phone to the cop... took 10 seconds....

"I'm sorry sir, have a good day"

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS

www.carpoint.com.au - has a new page about knowing your rights, which i think you all should read into

S of S

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