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Old Apr 10, 2003 | 03:40 PM
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catch can or overflow bottle

i have a quetion im planning to buy a catch can because i dont have space for my water bottle, can i put a catch can on my rex or not? has somebody have one in his car? thanks
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Old Apr 10, 2003 | 04:10 PM
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Re: catch can or overflow bottle

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i have a quetion im planning to buy a catch can because i dont have space for my water bottle, can i put a catch can on my rex or not? has somebody have one in his car? thanks
Be more specific.

A Catch can is usually used for oil.
A Water bottle is usually one that re-circulates, and is for the radiator. - For Street cars.

(Drag) Race cars can use catch cans for the radiator, since they only do small runs at a time

I have both. What do you need to know?
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Old Apr 10, 2003 | 05:01 PM
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well if i can use a catch can instead of the water bottle? because the intercooler pipe and the intake dont let me put it back in stock postion
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Old Apr 10, 2003 | 05:29 PM
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Why can't you mount the stock overflow bottle somewhere else like on the guard? Just make sure it's lower than the radiator cap so it works correctly.
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Old Apr 10, 2003 | 06:30 PM
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mount it in plasce of th charcoal canister thats where mine is!
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Old Apr 10, 2003 | 06:31 PM
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replicate!

and yes, that is my overflow.
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Old Apr 10, 2003 | 07:13 PM
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replicate!

and yes, that is my overflow.
lol well i wont do that ill find were to put it
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Old Apr 11, 2003 | 10:22 AM
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That's mad tite JDM ****, y0!
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Old Apr 11, 2003 | 10:45 AM
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Nice clean engine bay.

I like the direct fire set up, one day I will do it.
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Old Apr 11, 2003 | 12:29 PM
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I had a similar problem with mine after I installed a CP Racing strut bar. My stock coolant catch can had already been relocated because of the intercooler piping and intake bonnet. I was running out of room so I ditched it and bought a CSI catch can out of Summit Racing for about 40 bucks. You can see where I ended up mounting it in the pics. It's fairly slim in design and can be mounted in the engine bay any way you like.

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