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Fitted nice white LEDs to cabin lights (standard) plus white LED strips to footwells both front & back.

Wired them to come on with door open (not running all the time) which gives a nice ambience when you first hop in.

You have to choose colour, brightness and method of operation carefully. It can be a fine line sometimes between classy and RICER :laugh: .

i was thinking of putting in red strips in the footwells (match the stock dials and doesn't affect night vision)

but i couldn't be bothered with the wiring (not the biggest fan of wiring)

which strips did you go with?

What catch cans are M35 owners running, and where are you mounting them?

I was looking at a nice Greddy one on eBay for around $100, looked like it should fit up against the battery enclosure?

Excuse what may seem like a dumb question but why do you run two catch cans? I understand the one to go between the intake and cam cover breather, I had one on my S14, but what's the other for?

Excuse what may seem like a dumb question but why do you run two catch cans? I understand the one to go between the intake and cam cover breather, I had one on my S14, but what's the other for?

Ones to stop oil going from the PCV into the intake and the other is to stop the breathers on the rocker's throwing oil through the FMIC.

Watch what size you get as there is sweet f#$k all room to fit em in.

Couple of pic's for locations.....these are from Cam's car.

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Edited by Jetwreck

i was thinking of putting in red strips in the footwells (match the stock dials and doesn't affect night vision)

but i couldn't be bothered with the wiring (not the biggest fan of wiring)

which strips did you go with?

I don't know anyonewho likes wiring - just a means to an end I suppose :)

I got these ones off Flea-bay: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270721573963&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

But don't believe the price as that has been changed. I paid $20 for 6 strips, including postage. I also put 2 in the back (inset into the grab handles) that also work when interior light is on.

Red strips would look pretty cool, especially if they match other lights. My white ones are just to aid getting in/out or finding stuff in the back, not to be all all the time. I am going with different ambient lighting for night driving but I've not finished deciding on colour or location yet.

Ones to stop oil going from the PCV into the intake and the other is to stop the breathers on the rocker's throwing oil through the FMIC.

Watch what size you get as there is sweet f#$k all room to fit em in.

Couple of pic's for locations.....these are from Cam's car.

That's really strange. :/

PCV is short for? I'm just trying to get my head around this...

Why would they run what seems to be two sepparate breathers for the engine...

Do both put oil back through the intake/cooler?

Does any one have any pic of the locations where the catch cat lines go to, not the catch can location.

Cheers.

That's really strange. :/

PCV is short for? I'm just trying to get my head around this...

Why would they run what seems to be two sepparate breathers for the engine...

Do both put oil back through the intake/cooler?

Does any one have any pic of the locations where the catch cat lines go to, not the catch can location.

Cheers.

bit of a messy engine bay but it show's the PCV side....the rocker locations are a little harder to shoot but it runs into the back of the suction pipe.

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Edited by Jetwreck

I guess the question which hasn't been asked is:

How much oil do your catch cans collect?

Do you drain them back to the sump?

At oil change as I only have the PVC one atm probably about 100ml's....my motor only has 47,000km's on it too!.....the other side is probably about the same!

An no I don't drain em back into the sump....I just collect and clean at service interval's.

I guess the question which hasn't been asked is:

How much oil do your catch cans collect?

Do you drain them back to the sump?

No, You drain it each time you do an oil change and I usually have around 1 - 1.5 inches of oil collected in the catch can.

The breather on the other bank sits directly below the intake resonator pipe that is in the upper right corner (black pipe) of Jetwrecks photo. This breather is quite a large diameter pipe which makes it a little tricky to match up to a smaller size catch can.

Ones to stop oil going from the PCV into the intake and the other is to stop the breathers on the rocker's throwing oil through the FMIC.

Watch what size you get as there is sweet f#$k all room to fit em in.

Couple of pic's for locations.....these are from Cam's car.

Actually, I don't have the one in the battery compartment.

I found that it didn't catch anything and I still have not yet installed the larger one under the airbox :blush:

No, You drain it each time you do an oil change and I usually have around 1 - 1.5 inches of oil collected in the catch can.

Yep, about the same as mine, although I drain about 25mm every 10,000kms (my service intervals).

Doesn't seem to make much difference how "experienced" your engine is either...

Cool. Thanks for the responses!

Means I'm not going to worry about it :whistling:

Pull apart your intake and have a look. Mine was full of gunk when I looked the other day, so I'm definitely going to. Just means I'll have to measure up and make sure I can fit it first.

Edited by bigkevracer

I was amazed how oily my intercooler was and I knew it wasnt working as well covered in oil. The breather catch can doesnt seem to catch much oil though, but heaps of water and ethanol vapour. The pcv definitely dumps oil down the middle two plenum runners, I have about the same 100ml going in each change, more in winter with the water condensate. I have fitted a ball valve on each to drain into the oil tray when doing the change.

well today i packed the stagea down with 2 eskys, a few casrtons of beer, a bunch of kids toys and my boat.

and the boat is packed down with all the ski gear, 140 litres of fuel, tents and camping crap.

time for a relaxing weekend wakeboarding at a lake just outside of Mildura :thumbsup:

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well today i packed the stagea down with 2 eskys, a few casrtons of beer, a bunch of kids toys and my boat.

and the boat is packed down with all the ski gear, 140 litres of fuel, tents and camping crap.

time for a relaxing weekend wakeboarding at a lake just outside of Mildura :thumbsup:

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Nice boat's!!!! :P

Have a great one....what size motor you got on the boat?

Edited by Jetwreck

well today i packed the stagea down with 2 eskys, a few casrtons of beer, a bunch of kids toys and my boat.

and the boat is packed down with all the ski gear, 140 litres of fuel, tents and camping crap.

time for a relaxing weekend wakeboarding at a lake just outside of Mildura :thumbsup:

mmm... Stag looks great, sounds like an awesome weekend.

Colour me green :action-smiley-069:

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