Installing Your Fighters Garage Catch Can

Step 1.
Attach the Fighters catch can to the vehicle by using the two bolts that connect the strut bar to the firewall.

Step 2.
Figure out how you would like to run your lines. Most people run either the PCV valve or the valve cover vent to the
catch can, and run the "out" line of the catch can to the intake. Pictured is a car running the PCV valve to its stock location on the intake maniold, while running the valve cover vent to the catch can, then catch can to intake.

The bottom left circle is the PCV valve. Top circle is the valve cover vent. Right circle is the catch can's "out" line running
back to the intake. If you want to use the valve cover vent as your source, simply run it to the catch can. If you run the PCV valve to the catch can, you will need to cap off the port on the intake manifold that it runs to normally. This can be accomplished with a simple vacuum cap available at parts stores. It is suggested that you run the catch can's "out" line to the intake regardless of what source you use so that the oil vapors can be pulled out of the head via the suction of the engine.

The PCV valve would be the better of the two valve cover spots to run to the catch can as it is blocked off when the car is boosted, being that it is a one way check valve. This means that it is not venting when you are boosting the motor. You would simply run that line to the catch can's port, cap off the intake manifold port, then tee the catch can's "out" line into the line that runs from the valve cover vent to the intake. That way, both valve cover sources are being used at all times.

Step 3.
Now that you've sat down, eaten a sandwich, watched the football game and decided on the source for your catch can, take your long piece of hose and route it how you want it to run in the engine bay. Cut it using scissors/etc so that its long enough to run how you like. Leave yourself a little excess in case you decide to change the routing once you're done. Use the other half of the line that you just cut to run from the catch can's "out" to the intake pipe. Again, cut to fit. For an extra clean look (this is what we're after, right?), you can slip the hose inside the stock foam/rubber line that runs to the intake.

Step 4.
Step back and look at it. Are you sure that's how you want the lines run? 100% positive? Okay, trim off that excess and tighten all the lines with the provided hose clamps.

Step 5.
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