Crawford catch can's anyone interested?
 

I am. I live really close to their shop and was thinking of taking a 15 min drive over there to talk to them, but $319 is a lot for that.

We would be more then will to start up a group buy to get these a bit cheaper for everyone!

Let me know if there is any interest.

-Chris

I think we were posting on the same facebook picture...
so yes i'm interested of course

I am down. I was going to buy at the listed price. If you get a group buy I am in. But you gotta move fast!

ok because they were asking me if i wanted to start a group buy but looks like they do have a dealer on this forum. I will still see how much they will offer me for a group buy.

so your must be the person that said you would be interested in starting a group buy if i wasn't lol

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:thanks:

ok i will try to email they tomorrow for more info :w00t:

yeah it pretty big $$$ that's why i wanted to start a group buy. so we can all get a better price.

That price is absurd. It's worth half that at best.

300$ for a catch can is absurd and nothing more than price gouging. I hate seeing this practiced so openly in the aftermarket parts industry. 50$ is what you would expect to see, building your own would cost 10$ with marked up prices from home depot.

For 300$, that catch can had better perform magic tricks and poop white bunnies when you drive.

I'm interested if we could drop the price for the Comminity

and I really doubt you can make this on your own

http://pics.shorty.org/files/1611/craw4.jpg

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/9628/aos1.jpg

Those of you who are griping about the price do not know what you are talking about. This isn't an empty can with fittings like a lot of the crap that is available out there. The Crawford can is on my short list.

That's true, your not going to make that design on your own. That design also doesn't warrant a 300$ price tag. It is also true you can make one equally if not more effective than that on your own. You are right though, just because i wouldn't pay 300 for that, doesn't mean you all can't. If you are comfortable paying that much for a catch can, well I suppose you can't put a price on peace of mind. I would highly suggest researching them and making an informed decision though.

I vote for the group buy

I don't think this is a catch can.... Doesn't this recirculate the oil back into the motor? Or does this need to be emptied from time to time? If it recirculates, I'm interested, if it needs to be emptied (catch can), then this is priced wayyyyy too high.

It keeps the oil away from the motor, regardless if if needs to be emptied or not it is race proven air oil separator.

If it needs to recirculate, then you need to fix the motor. How much blow by do you expect with a new engine?

I definitely am down for a GB.

it's NOT a catch can. catch cans simply catch what was going through the lines, and you have to empty them, most of the time, hiding the fact there could be a problem with the motor.

this is an air/oil separator, which does a different job. you're paying for 300 worth of engineering and saving your motor.

It is not just a simple catch can, it is an air oil separator.

Yes it returns the oil to the engine and guides the vapor (gas) to the combustion chamber. Still called a catch can because it catches the oil and separates gas and oil but this one returns the oil draining it to the engine.

no its an air oil separator...

http://amzn.com/B004K9BIY4

http://i.imgur.com/B0BlC.png

Should be just as effective as the Crawford one for less than half the price. I ordered one last night.

Easy install too. Here are pics on a BRZ.


http://www.moroso.com/catalog/images/85474_insert.jpg

moroso also makes a great unit.

I think the major difference between those two is that the Crawford is temperature controlled by running your coolant through it and the Moroso is not. I recall reading they do that to prevent condensation forming on the inside and mixing with the oil or something along those lines. But I can not find that article >< I just read it a few days ago also. Seems like that would be more of a problem for a daily driver than a race car.

Maybe someone with better Google powers can find that article.

That is the V2 of their AOS. Crawford stated in the Catch Can thread that since the BRZ does not have a hood scoop the coolant lines shouldn't be needed for this application as they should have no issues with freezing.

Not sure why you are comparing our AOS to a catch can as they are two different components with two different functions. Plus this catch can only has half the necessary ports needed on a BRZ/FRS?

Team Crawford

You're not reinventing the wheel here, guys. The Moroso unit is an AOS!! Only difference is that yours drains the oil back into the pan, which I personally don't care for and I don't personally feel that it warrants the price. Check the installed pictures again. What additional ports are needed?

From Moroso's website.
It includes everything necessary to do the job well. Oil vapors go in, they separate via the baffle and mesh media, air comes out and back into the intake. It's that simple. Mounting the Moroso to the strut brace gives you really easy access to the drain, too.

Speaking of wheels... I am sure your BRZ has different wheels on it that ours does, it's ok to have different opinions and desires :)

Team Crawford

I'd like to see some hi-res installation pictures if possible :)

the moroso does not have the chambers like crawford's does. its a one stage setup and a bit more simple. yea it works...but yea it doesn't do as much.

I'm glad you're embracing the publicity of this forum and the opinions that are freely expressed on it. Now let's try to avoid spreading misinformation about your competing product's functionality as Air Oil Separators :)

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater

Fail! Lol....

Thanks for jumping in, I was hoping for some straight up information.
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Yes. I'm in.

Too much $ for my blood. If the GB knocked $150 off I'd THINK about it.

http://alltheragefaces.com/img/faces...ackie-chan.png

One could just as easily call your AOS a "catch can" with an oil drain back to the pan. They both do the exact same thing! One you turn a valve and drain every few thousand miles, the other drains itself! I don't care how many chambers there are or what kind of paint and stickers are on it, your original claim was that the two products had two different functions. FAIL! LOL!

My personal experience with them tells me that I do NOT want this stuff going back into my oil pan:

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u...CCdrainage.jpg

This thread is for people that are interested in it, since you are not why are you posting?