[Dean]

Holy crap! Oil is everywhere. The intercooler, hoses, compressor and I don't even have it out of the car yet... not to mention to the rest of the engine bay even though it was cleaned once.

A/O separator is now a must! I am debating if I can accept a return line to the intake or not.

Only marginally related, I am also thinking about BOVs. recirc. or atmo.? The argument in favor of recirc is that it is already measured air thus should return post MAF. I have been thinking about that.

WHO CARES if it was measured. The circumstances have changed since it was measured, or else it wouldn't need to be blown off!

I would think returning it also causes turbulence if not back pressure in the intake. Does the MAF subtract air blown backwards through it? I think not, if it is just a hot wire being cooled by airflow. And why blow intercooled but still hotter than outside air back into the intake?

I am thinking I'll be a ricer and use that Forge motorsports VTA BOV I have lying around.


And had a thought on getting air to the radiator. The AC core is a mess from rock hits. Was thinking I could cut the core out of the frame and then put a screen on it... protecting the radiator and providing a path without fabbing sheet metal.