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Old 09-19-2016, 11:27 AM   #8
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Default Re: PCV parts verification

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Originally Posted by outlaw View Post
britman, What manifold are you running this on? Do you have any close up pics of this setup? I assume the pcv valve just hangs under the manifold. I wonder about the fittings threaded into the bottom of manifold being able to pull a good vacuum. I have always thought that vacuum fittings were always plumbed in a horizontal position so that the air rushing across them would create the vacuum. Not saying that it doesn't work, just wondering. I like the setup, it's clean & hidden. Thank you. Bill
Manifold vacuum is created by the Pistons drawing air as they descend.

I used an all metal pcv from a small Nissan that had pipe threads on the bottom. This allowed for a smaller hole in the manifold.
The carb spacer provided a vacuum source that did not draw through the carb.
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