6-11-2010 - Sick and tired of the stench

Sludge be damned! I don't want to smell the stench of my car when I'm sitting still. Running a breather filter off the valve cover should be criminal. After a week of headaches from the awful noxious fumes, it was time for a solution. The fix? A plastic T from baxters, a 5/8" npt fitting and some hose.

Problem solved, now the only smell I get is the un-catalyzed fuel smell from the back of the car. That one I'm used to and rarely enters the cabin anyways. At some point I do need to put a true catch can back into the car, the sludge build up isn't good for the turbo.

I also upgraded to new NGK BKR9EIX spark plugs. It was time to replace them, and the 9's are 2 steps colder than stock... seems to allow me to run a smidge more timing than I did before. Still have to keep them gapped at .020" to keep the misfires away at high boost / rpm.