Thats the one I'm gonna buy actually, its an amazing deal.

 

I have actually bought the home depot one (the big one). Had a guy make an aluminum bracket for it, bought some cool 90 elbows for it and some good fuel hose. Went to install it and noticed it said max temp was 125F. I don't have a clue on how much heat it will actually see out of the PVC, but it also says to avoid synthetic oils, which is what I use so I started looking for something else...

 

I was going to, but the blue line looked way out of place under the hood.

Me and my friends, as well as many NAM members who uses fuel lines as vac lines don't seem to have problems so I'm just gonna stick with my setup.


the one I bought at home depot had the exact same sticker attached. I ignored and used it as occ anyways and never really had problems.

home depot occ works well, but buying extra supplies like hoses and so on usually runs up the bill to 40-50 bucks (at least for me it was). And I got lazy with draining the damn thing so often


Drew-

 

Just ordered the Simtoa, looks like a nice unit. Their ordering system doesn't seem to work in Firefox, but it went through when I used IE.

 

post some pictures when you are done

 

Just curious if you or your friends have watched what happens to those lines when the engine is underload and at higher RPMS; hint, they collapse. Especially once aged and soaked w/ oil. So what good does said line do, if it is pinched off ?

Now, if you are using "fuel injection" line, you might be ok, but that stuff isnt cheap either.

 

Like I said, a lot of members here uses the similar lines I'm using (goodyear etc) as well as my friends who are notoriously **** about their cars and none reports any problem with the line getting collapsing.

I think there are 2 huge occ thread here that explains routing and different set up ideas and all uses what I'm using so..

However, if you don't feel safe, then get some silicon hoses from 3rd party and use that.

I just use what others use and check periodically for cracks and lines loosening up.

It's cheap and effective, and even if they somehow go wrong, replacement is hardly expensive.


drew-

 

Which is why, to me anyway, you should stick with something that is designed to handle extremely high temps underhood, and the corrosive effects of oil. The Simota seems like just the ticket. Its also much larger, and made of aluminum--AND supplies the correct lines. Its a few bucks more, but still really cheap, and worth the peace of mind. I like the creativity of some people on here, but I'm just not that brave.

 

I am planning on adding a oil catch can and at the same time installing a Detroit Tuned Bypass Valve. Having read over the instructions for replacing the bypass valve, removal of the Intercooler and one the horns needs to be done and at that time I would clean them. My question is, do you have to replace the silicone couplers or can you reuse the originals? Also, what the best way to clean the Intercooler filter?

 

you can re-use the silicon couplers or the factory rubber ones.

what do you mean by intercooler filter?

 

The metal mesh filter that is on top of the intercooler.

 

anyone have any picks of the Simota occ installed? just curious to see what it looks like under the hood & where people are mounting it to, before i buy it

 

dude, that mesh IS the intercooler.

you talking about the radiator looking thing right?

 

I posted a few pics on page 1 of this very thread my friend.

 

Hmm.....I'm not seeing them. I'm at work, so maybe they're being blocked or something. I'll look when I get home

 

Hey Drew.

Thanks for this post. I really like the velcro fastening - nice and clean without having to drill holes. How is it holding up with the OCC heating up during use? Does the glue/adhesive on the back of the velcro hold?

Thanks!

Dan

 

technically, the location where I installed the OCC is in the cowl area, so it's pretty cool there compare to engine compartment.

So far, the the OCC is help up just fine. no problem whatsoever.

Drew-

 

Nice. That's a perfect way to install it.

 

my only recommendation is that you find a velcro with deep grooves which works better

 

Hoonpv,

I can't see the pics you posted. It says they were removed from photobucket.
Can you re-post or PM?
I was wondering if you used the included bracket at all or did you slap it on entirely with velcro?
Thx.