D3PE FRS/BRZ Catch Can System
D3 Performance Engineering has developed a bolt on catch can system for the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ. It solves the problems found with conventional catch can systems on the market:
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Series 1 Mounting Location (fits aftermarket intakes as well as the D3PE and Accelerated Performance Turbo Kits)
Series 2 mounting location ( fits Full Blown, Treadstone, P&L, and AVO turbo kits as well as the HKS and Vortech supercharger systems and stock intakes.
Q-Why do I need a catch can?
A- All motors have blow by from factory, this is where cylinder charges escape through the piston rings into the crankcase. Without proper evacuation this causes pressure within the motor, even more so on a turbocharged engine. The way the factory system deals with this is to pull the air from the crankcase into the intake stream, which works fine for a factory stock car, but as you upgrade parts on your car to make more horsepower the PCV system needs upgrades as well.
Q- Why is it so critical on a boosted FRS/BRZ?
A- The factory pcv port on the engine block has a check valve in it, meaning when your boosting you will get 0 evacuation from the motor, only on engine vacuum will it work. This causes a huge problem as when you are in boost this is the point where you will have the most blow by or pressure in your engine.
Q- What happens when there is insignificant crankcase ventilation?
A- Common problems associated with this are poor drain back of turbo oil to oil pan (leading cause of returns for "bad" turbos, unpressurized oil has a hard time of going into a pressurized oil pan), blowing dip sticks out, pushing seals out overtime, leaking valve stem seals, loss of power due to parasitic loss caused by pressure on backside of piston and crank, etc.
Q- What makes your catch can system different from others?
A- Most catch cans out there do just that, catch the oil, but what they don't do it separate the engine intake from the pcv system. The air from inside of the engine is already burnt and when this gets pulled back into the intake stream this contaminates the fresh air, making it more knock prone, just like a EGR system.Also even with a can to catch the oil, the air going into the intake stream will still have oil in it, this will coat the inside of your IC pipes or intake on a na application. We vent ours to the atmosphere, leaving your engine sucking nothing but fresh air.
Q- What turbo kits is this compatible with?
A- The Series 1 will fit our Turbo system as well as the Accelerated Performance and FA20club turbo kits. The Series 2 will fit the Full blown, AVO, P&L turbo kits as well as the HKS and Vortech supercharger kit.
Q- Will this fit a NA intake?
A- Yes, the Series 1 will fit with most intakes except the oem as, where the front of the air box bolts down is where this goes, but the Series 2 will work with it.
Q- What is the install time for the unit?
A- 30-40 mins max, 20-30 on a redbull for both series.
Q- Is this product outsourced and made with cheap components?
A- No, every product D3 Performance Engineering makes is designed and hand made in house in Houston Texas, USA. Aluminum is sourced from American mills and the cnc work done locally.
Q- What is the construction of the catch can and what all comes with it?
A- Construction is precision bent from 5052 aluminum, all fittings are 6061 aluminum, all hand tig welded. Kit comes with catch can body, flush mounting countersunk hardware (chrome, black used for prototype in pictures), black AN fittings, Buna-N high temp oil resistant hose (will not swell overtime from oil), cnc aluminum unions, 600 degree high temp plug for intake manifold, and filter.
FT86CLUB.com forum price $299.99 shipped anywhere in the continental US for the Series 1 and Series 2.