I have a 92 3.1L camaro with a CAI (that i havent hooked up yet) and i want to get rid of rubber ribbed thing that comes stock on the car and connects the stock air intake plastic to the TB. I dont have pics cause i cant figure out how to get'em on here. Its the rubber piece that has a metal hose that connects to the passenger side valve cover. My intake does not have a hole that will allow me to take that off and connect it to my metal intake. Would it be ok to put a hole in the metal piece of my intake and then connect it? or can i just seal that part of the valve cover off (guessing no)? Help would be greatly apprieciated. sorry bout no pics but untill i find out how to get'm on wont have any. thx

 

Since you run a MAP system, you can just put in a PCV engine Breather Filter insted of the hose on the valve cover. Keep in mind that you can't do this if you live in a state that has a visual smog inspection.

 

alright thx, i actually went to napa auto today and looke for some and they had em for like 5-7$. Is just the same as a oil cap breather? and how do i check my codes wen my SES light comes on?

 

I used to agree but can't this have a negative effect on your oil system since the PCV doesn't just vent, it draws pressure from the crank case. If course on a turbo car you wouldn't want this because you can blow the seals out with all the boost. I dunno if thats true, it just makes sense to me.

 

that maybe true but the i dont want to put it on the pcv valve

 

You can plug it up. There's another crankcase evac hose running from the driver side to the tb so it can draw from there. No lost vac and it'll still draw fumes out of both banks.

 

can u post a pic? not sure what your talking about. i was going to just get a breather but wen i went to napa they dont have one small enogh to fit in that tiny little space. these cars make me so mad sometimes.

 

If you understood the PCV system better, you would understand that the flow will reverse depending on the state the engine is at.

Low throttle the PCV hose that attaches to the plenum has the highets vacuum and pulls in that way, this is also where the PCV valve is mostly commonly attached. Then at higher throttle angles the velocity of air through the intake ducting will cause a vacuum to pull the other way through the PCV system and close the PCV valve creating a vacuum inside the crank case, it will be a small vacuum, but it is there, pulling the gasses out of the crank case and also helping with ring seal.

 

If you do go with breathers then go with these, they fit:
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku

But listen to sixshooter. I had breathers on my motor for a month maybe and took them off from his advice. If the gases don't get pulled out then its something like acids get created inside the motor? Its bad for the motor none the less.