Transmission catch can placement

40Coupe · 04-30-2012, 08:37 PM

What type are you using and where are you mounting it in a door car. I'm struggling with an inconspicuous clean looking place to mount it and also a place that won't potentially put fluid in front of the tires if happened to overflow.

1320racer · 04-30-2012, 08:43 PM

Never used/needed one.

If you're puking fluid, you're got a problem that needs to be fixed not catched.

KRatcliff · 04-30-2012, 08:48 PM

If you are not puking or leaking fluid out of a racing transmission just means you haven't put any in yet.

40Coupe · 04-30-2012, 08:57 PM

It's not currently puking and never has. The vent under the shield has been plugged and a new vent tapped in the rear portion of the case. That's a much lower place on the trans and it has been recommended to me to put a catch can on it. This is a new setup and I don't want to put fluid down and learn the hard way. Just being proactive.

KRatcliff · 04-30-2012, 09:00 PM

I put mine on the firewall on the passenger side. Any fluid that might make it up there drains back slowly.

1320racer · 04-30-2012, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 40Coupe

The vent under the shield has been plugged and a new vent tapped in the rear portion of the case.

Why? My vent remains in the stock location and it too is under the shield as it has been since I first starting using a shield 13 years and thousands of passes ago, all without puking a drop.

Do as you wish with your car, might want to install a parachute too.

40Coupe · 04-30-2012, 09:33 PM

That's a mystery and I don't have any clues but am doing what has been recommended since the vent is in that location.

1320racer · 04-30-2012, 09:37 PM

be careful of who you listen to, there's no reason to be plugging the stock vent and relocating it on your trans!

Ken Miele · 04-30-2012, 09:59 PM

40Coupe,

I use one on my stocker. I run line from the factory vent to the trunk. I can access it easy and it has a long line to drain back. I have never had and issues with my C6, but the C4 always left a little in the can when hot lapping.

You can run a line tight to the tunnel and back into the trunk for a clean look. I use a polished aluminum can with a breather, looks nice and its out of the way.

40Coupe · 04-30-2012, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 1320racer

Do as you wish with your car, might want to install a parachute too.

That would be a good problem to have. That would mean I tripped 150 MPH in the 1/4, a really good problem. LOL

04-30-2012, 08:37 PM	#1
40Coupe Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 91 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Transmission catch can placement What type are you using and where are you mounting it in a door car. I'm struggling with an inconspicuous clean looking place to mount it and also a place that won't potentially put fluid in front of the tires if happened to overflow. __________________ '67 Camaro 1.25 5.77 @ 118

04-30-2012, 08:43 PM	#2
1320racer VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,628 Likes: 160 Liked 759 Times in 379 Posts	Re: Transmission catch can placement Never used/needed one. If you're puking fluid, you're got a problem that needs to be fixed not catched.

04-30-2012, 08:48 PM	#3
KRatcliff Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 763 Likes: 75 Liked 524 Times in 141 Posts	Re: Transmission catch can placement If you are not puking or leaking fluid out of a racing transmission just means you haven't put any in yet.

04-30-2012, 08:57 PM	#4
40Coupe Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 91 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Transmission catch can placement It's not currently puking and never has. The vent under the shield has been plugged and a new vent tapped in the rear portion of the case. That's a much lower place on the trans and it has been recommended to me to put a catch can on it. This is a new setup and I don't want to put fluid down and learn the hard way. Just being proactive. __________________ '67 Camaro 1.25 5.77 @ 118

04-30-2012, 09:00 PM	#5
KRatcliff Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 763 Likes: 75 Liked 524 Times in 141 Posts	Re: Transmission catch can placement I put mine on the firewall on the passenger side. Any fluid that might make it up there drains back slowly.

04-30-2012, 09:33 PM	#7
40Coupe Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 91 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Transmission catch can placement That's a mystery and I don't have any clues but am doing what has been recommended since the vent is in that location. __________________ '67 Camaro 1.25 5.77 @ 118

04-30-2012, 09:37 PM	#8
1320racer VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,628 Likes: 160 Liked 759 Times in 379 Posts	Re: Transmission catch can placement be careful of who you listen to, there's no reason to be plugging the stock vent and relocating it on your trans! Last edited by 1320racer; 04-30-2012 at 09:40 PM.

04-30-2012, 09:59 PM	#9
Ken Miele Live Reporter Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 4,860 Likes: 456 Liked 16,540 Times in 1,521 Posts	Re: Transmission catch can placement 40Coupe, I use one on my stocker. I run line from the factory vent to the trunk. I can access it easy and it has a long line to drain back. I have never had and issues with my C6, but the C4 always left a little in the can when hot lapping. You can run a line tight to the tunnel and back into the trunk for a clean look. I use a polished aluminum can with a breather, looks nice and its out of the way.