[TPR] plugs/intake/goodnews/pcvtest

[asajay at asajay.com]

20 inches of vacuum is some pretty serious suck on an engine.
(sorry Russ, just had to)  :)
Then again, that was at 3,000 rpm.  I wonder what it gets at idle.


Asa Jay
<itching to build my next engine... aiming for a stroker>

Quoting steve at donegan.org:

> Well, I have never seen a situation where 20 inches of manifold   
> vacuum  could possibly translate into pistons, valves, cam, etc not   
> working correctly at any pressure altitude. Now if the valve cover   
> with the PCV attached had no baffle and enough oil pressure I can   
> easily see it sucking up oil although frankly why anyone wants to   
> use a PCV on a 70's car where smog isn't a factor is beyond me. Me   
> I'd use a couple as tall as fits breather tubes with filters on   
> them. Bud - what does the oil pressure read? And while I'm not a pro  
>  like Russ I have built and run engines for myself all my life so   
> while I could easily be wrong...
>
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