Run a drain line back to the oil sump, make sure you run it back below the oil level. If you street drive it, put a ball valve in the drain line to close it off and only run the drain back while on track where the oil gets hot enough to boil off the condensation.
Yep this is what I did on my S2000 when it was running the F20C. Went through a catch can, but the drain went directly back into the oil pan. It worked a treat.
The cinematography in these videos is unrivaled, that final hot lap felt like it was straight from a movie and I noticed myself on the edge of my seat. Great video guys, and great driving Ben!
I'm addicted to watching these cars evolve. I know so much effort goes into these machines and when you can watch them evolve over the years, it's beautiful.
On my old evo we had the catch can as a vent only. We ran the can to catch a bit of oil but it just drained into the sump. Never had oil issues in the engine bay again
@@jjwa5410 yeah, that will always be a problem though if you recirculate or not. Better to keep oil in the engine then all over the engine bay and potentially the track.
Recirculating to the turbo oil return is a bad idea. Turbos are very sensitive to the pressure in the oil return line and you can end up with bad oil leaks particularly if you race in a series that uses restrictor plates to regulate power. You want to drain your catch can somewhere where crankcase windage won't fight it as well as the dynamic pressure in your crankcase can be high in some areas. Also as others have mentioned the key is to separate the oil from the condensated water or fuel before recirculating so your oil viscosity and thermal capacity isn't negatively impacted.
Absolutely fantastic series, following this car and you as it's become the absolute monster it is today has been absolutely incredible, I can't wait to watch it compete
The way that car moves, when a car turns like that it reaches some deep part of your soul. Close to driving perfection even just viewing from the outside
i'm not entirely sure about evo ben but i know civic ben already has some sort of neck restraint which really came in handy when he went into the tyre barrier at road america so i'd assume evo ben also has something similar
@@CaroFDoom Hope so, I used to do dirt trial and seen many flip overs. You know, not a troll but general question. Because many track in Japan do require proper suits. At least non flammable sweaters and pants with no visible skin.
It's not trolling if it's genuine concern. At 150+ mph anything can happen, especially when you are out there with other drivers. I feel like Grid Life is going to have to update their definitions of "street class" after this because swapping differentials and turbos and wheel hubs is going a bit beyond the arrive-and-drive aspect of a typical street class in any other club event.
Such a rad series, wow. As an Evo owner, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate the attention to detail you’ve highlighted. Stoked to see where you guys go from here 🤘🏽
just a small tip - when using teflon tape you want to go in the direction of your threads, which is typically clockwise. Fantastic build, hopefully I could teach you guys a little something after you taught me so much over the years!
Love the series! I had a few EVOs over the years, that were used primarily for track duty. Ended up with a dual catch can setup and tighter motor. 90% of the Problem solved
@@jjwa5410 Yeah I originally had a fairly loose built motor, and fought the issue forever. Moved to a tighter built motor, with a dual catch can setup.
I wish I had the money to do this to mine. its stripped back to a shell and the motors out. Been that way for 3 years! Owning a home and working full time with a side hussle but man its expensive. Its going to be a while but ill have it back some year and watching this kind of thing motivates me more to get it done.
Crank case breathing systems arr my job, work with all kind of oems. in your case i would 1.improve the baffling/oil trap, 2. Drain back to the sump and 3. Use a cleaner that actually does something (most after market dont clean any oil mist at all). At least a Provent 200, some cummins or similar coalescent filter device should work much better than pretty much nothing that you have today. (one more possible fix is to add another breather port, lower gas speeds tend to reduce the ammount of fluid oil that gets dragged along with the BB-gas)Great work with the speed!
That’s amazing, Ben! Congrats! I know it feels so good when all the hard work pays off. Good luck with figuring out the blow by issues, I’d love to see you churning out lap after lap with out worry. I can’t wait to see what you’re gonna do with some fresh rubber!
Great vid!!!!!at 43yrs old you had me screaming at a tablet "LET IT EAT KID!!!"while on your pb lap!!! awesome car would love to track mine with you guys one day!..
Congratulations on your new PB!! Hope I could see this car in person one day here in Florida !!! There is a small track about an hour from Jax “The Firm” it’s small but I’m sure you will love the corners!
Venting the valve cover will only do so much, you really need to get a crankcase breather on this. For the DSM's we use the balance shaft spot when we delete those unnecessary things, also I didn't notice if you had a Kiggly HLA on this as that will reduce the oil pressure to the lash adjusters thus letting less oil go to the head and stay in the pan for the more vital parts.
Nice to see better result than what you have expected!!!! Nice job!!! After having goot set of tires!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! your baby wouldn't let you down for sure!
The amount of speed you a carrying through the corner is mad! 🙌🏼🔥 you can tell how comfortable you are in this chassis even with the added power and are pushing not only the cars limits but your own, and I can’t wait to see what you can squeeze out of it with more seat time under this setup 👌🏼.
Watching that final hotlap had me on the edge of my seat! So much anxiety seeing you come in hard through some of those high speed corners... Amazing videography as always, showing the sense of speed was insane!
Add more lines from the valve cover to the intake pipe with baffling. You need to pull that pressurized air out as quickly as possible so hitting it from every corner of the valve cover is needed. You can weld magnesium there's just very few people who know how to do it. Also mag metal shavings are highly flammable so watch out with that.
I'm a big list maker myself. When it comes to my car, I use a chalk marker to write on the windshield. Wipes off with a dry cloth, but stays well in most conditions.
The best thing about Gears and Gasoline is that the builds show results. Congrats on the PB. Maybe consider a hans as the next mod? That is some gnarly speed
Don't know if this is possible given sponsership etc. but listing new parts somewhere on here would be awesome. I have an evo 9 MR as well and would love to get some of the same parts.
Try adding return from the bottom of the catch can to below oil level on the sump AN10 would be perfect. Then where you have the filters you want a pair of AN10 into another can which is baffled and allow that to breath to atmosphere. That's a known solid set up alot of big power 4cyl turbo cars in Europe/UK use.
Best channel ever, that Evo is just amazing now and your drive bro is wayyyy better too, congrats, your stage is a dream for my wrx, keep the good art and work! Cheers from Paraguay!
Great job Ben and team, can’t wait to see it on track. Also, shout out to the videographer, that long shot of Oak Tree and up the back straight hill was great, don’t think I’ve seen that angle from the bleachers before!
Good aggressive driver i really like it . so many youtubers can run a great build series but are useless behind the wheel. Refreshing to see that evo being put together well and pushed properly
Hi Ben, had the same issue on my previous Subaru. The issue I had which I corrected was not running a twin catch can setup and also allowing it to breath from the intake. The intake would always suck and pull the oil into the catch can. So maybe look into running a cab for the block and one for the heads. Helped me hugely! Be safe, love the videos ❤️
For every litre your engine displacement is you need +2 litres catch can especially running e85 , my rb25/30 drift engine so not exactly what your experiencing and being 3 litres I ran a 6 litre can but notably a higher load on the engine I found would fill half of the catch can if I drove it hard on the limiter , then I refined my driving and drove just as fast yet smoother and kept it off the rev limiter I’d barley fill up 100 mm of oil in the can . This saved me motors in the end and some food for thought often don’t blame your rings for your foot lol
Damn! In-car footage shows big time how faster the Evo has gotten. That hard work payed off bud. Also, those Drop knuckles give it a sickk stance while adding performance specially. U & LanaEvo9 are ready for the 2022' season no doubt!😎 Great vid as always!👏
Well done mate! If you close your windows you will win another second to your personal best time! Keep up the good work! Many greetings from Greece! 🇬🇷!
@@joedim yep, you have to use hand signals for passing in (most) run groups, and regardless it is almost always windows down. Given the point-bys in Ben's session, I would guess these rules apply here too
@@karltaht2370 Yes I noticed that when he passed a car in front of him. Anyway, what do you do when the weather is really cold or if it's raining? In most track days or time attack events here in Europe windows must be all closed during the sessions. Anyway thanks for the information!
I picked up the quick trick alignment kit after seeing you guys using it. I paid for an alignment at a dealership and of course was not provided a printout. Found out i had a half inch of toe in. Car handles so much better now
You can see your improvements all over the track!!! Awesome job keep the momentum!!! Your driving is getting more and more smooth as well....VIR is a tough track!!
Plug the fittings and the filter on the head cover. Weld one or two AN 16 bungs on the sides of the sump and connect it to a baffeled tank. Add a drain from the catch tank to the sump as aswell, that will make it an air / oil separator. The pressure comes from underneath the pistons in the engine block, and travels up to the head.
Man, thank you guys for giving us a thorough filming of both cars seeing the build on both cars to this point and hopefully to come and maybe big enough to go state to state filming of these 2 vehicles evolving. Initial C
Awesome stuff guys! I have some footage of my evo doing time attack here in the UK but unfortunately they cancelled the RWYB category for 22 so gonna sit back and watch the content for a year while budgeting to move up a class :) Keep it up and will be so cool to see both you and the Ek9r competing!
WHoooo! You were absolutely flying with Lana. She looks happy. Congrats on the build and looking forward to seeing how the season goes!! Best of luck man. Also, that powerslide at 27:00 was beautiful!
