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    4/02/2025 7:41 PM  #1

    BILLY WALTON from GEORGIA
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    Anybody using a oil separator in their Mustang?

    I know it was discussed a while back.

    Its really me....I fixed my caps lock .
     

    4/02/2025 8:41 PM  #2

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    Re: Anybody using a oil separator in their Mustang?

    No…KISS principle.

     

    4/03/2025 5:46 AM  #3

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    Re: Anybody using a oil separator in their Mustang?

    For the way these cars are used I don't see the benefit, and as Nos681 said: it would just add complexity. 

     

    4/03/2025 7:49 AM  #4

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    Re: Anybody using a oil separator in their Mustang?

    was just wondering if anyone was running one to keep oil out of intake. I know a good baffle system will too.

    Its really me....I fixed my caps lock .
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    4/03/2025 8:19 AM  #5

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    Re: Anybody using a oil separator in their Mustang?

    Steve Buzik does/did when he had Glen's motor in it.

    Bob. 69 Mach 1, 393W, SMOD Toploader, Armstrong  steering, factory AC.
     

    4/03/2025 8:26 AM  #6

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    Re: Anybody using a oil separator in their Mustang?

    rpm wrote:

    Steve Buzik does/did when he had Glen's motor in it.

    I guess when he had the Paxton on it.
     

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    4/03/2025 11:35 AM  #7

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    Re: Anybody using a oil separator in their Mustang?

    BILLY WALTON from GEORGIA wrote:

    rpm wrote:

    Steve Buzik does/did when he had Glen's motor in it.

    I guess when he had the Paxton on it.
     

     
    Nope. Just a carburetor.

    Bob. 69 Mach 1, 393W, SMOD Toploader, Armstrong  steering, factory AC.
     

    4/04/2025 5:35 AM  #8

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    Re: Anybody using a oil separator in their Mustang?

    Oh, commonly called a "catch can" in turbo circles.  IMO without forced induction these are not necessary. 

     

    4/04/2025 6:52 AM  #9

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    Re: Anybody using a oil separator in their Mustang?

    I might consider a catch can.

    First thought was fuel/water separator.

    Still, keep it simple.

    Carb tuning makes a big difference too.

    Last edited by Nos681 (4/04/2025 6:53 AM)

     

    4/04/2025 8:18 AM  #10

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    Re: Anybody using a oil separator in their Mustang?

    TKOPerformance wrote:

    Oh, commonly called a "catch can" in turbo circles.  IMO without forced induction these are not necessary. 

     
    Forced induction cars ain't the only ones with blowby.

    Bob. 69 Mach 1, 393W, SMOD Toploader, Armstrong  steering, factory AC.
     

    4/04/2025 11:09 AM  #11

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    Re: Anybody using a oil separator in their Mustang?

    rpm wrote:

    BILLY WALTON from GEORGIA wrote:

    rpm wrote:

    Steve Buzik does/did when he had Glen's motor in it.

    I guess when he had the Paxton on it.
     

     
    Nope. Just a carburetor.

    I just remember him having that paxton on it  when I saw it.
     

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    4/04/2025 2:23 PM  #12

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    Re: Anybody using a oil separator in their Mustang?

    rpm wrote:

    TKOPerformance wrote:

    Oh, commonly called a "catch can" in turbo circles.  IMO without forced induction these are not necessary. 

     
    Forced induction cars ain't the only ones with blowby.

    If you've got enough blow by in an NA engine to need a catch can either something is wrong or the engine needs a vacuum pump to seal the rings properly.  Yes, every engine has some amount of blowby, but I've never seen it become an issue in a NA engine. In forced induction engines its always an issue.  Baffles, etc. are designed to work with gravity on your side.  When you introduce pressure into the equation it easily overwhelms measures.  The problem I've found is that the pressure doesn't build in a linear fashion with a turbo, its slow until the turbo spools, and then it spikes.  NA engines are a lot more linear. 
     

     

    4/04/2025 4:27 PM  #13

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    Re: Anybody using a oil separator in their Mustang?

    TKOPerformance wrote:

    rpm wrote:

    TKOPerformance wrote:

    Oh, commonly called a "catch can" in turbo circles.  IMO without forced induction these are not necessary. 

     
    Forced induction cars ain't the only ones with blowby.

    Yes, every engine has some amount of blowby, but I've never seen it become an issue in a NA engine.
     

     

    Come to a Bash, you'll see more than one.

    Bob. 69 Mach 1, 393W, SMOD Toploader, Armstrong  steering, factory AC.
     

    4/05/2025 4:29 AM  #14

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    Re: Anybody using a oil separator in their Mustang?

    rpm wrote:

    TKOPerformance wrote:

    rpm wrote:


     
    Forced induction cars ain't the only ones with blowby.

    Yes, every engine has some amount of blowby, but I've never seen it become an issue in a NA engine.
     

     

    Come to a Bash, you'll see more than one.

    Bunch of worn out engines with blowby?  Not really selling me on the idea rpm.

     

    4/05/2025 11:05 AM  #15

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    Re: Anybody using a oil separator in their Mustang?

    How did you go from more than one to a bunch?

    Bob. 69 Mach 1, 393W, SMOD Toploader, Armstrong  steering, factory AC.
     

    4/05/2025 12:44 PM  #16

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    Re: Anybody using a oil separator in their Mustang?

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    How did you go from more than one to a bunch?

    I took the overall quiet from other members to mean they knew we were talking about them, but that they were ashamed to own it, and made an intuitive leap. 

     

    4/05/2025 1:28 PM  #17

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    Re: Anybody using a oil separator in their Mustang?

    Na, there's just a couple of us who don't know how to build a motor.

    Bob. 69 Mach 1, 393W, SMOD Toploader, Armstrong  steering, factory AC.
     

    4/05/2025 9:36 PM  #18

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    Re: Anybody using a oil separator in their Mustang?

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    Na, there's just a couple of us who don't know how to build a motor.

    I  am one of them.
     

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    4/07/2025 1:41 PM  #19

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    Re: Anybody using a oil separator in their Mustang?

    I use one on my /14 v6. I catches a goodly amount

     

     

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