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Racingline Oil catch can dump (1 winter month)


I went from dumping the contents of my CTS TURBO oil catch can biweekly to dumping the contents of the Racingline oilc catch can monthly. 

Since it's winter in Canada the temperature has gone from +5 to -15 degrees in the same day. Because of the constant temperature changes its safe to say that not everything in the catch can is oil blowby.

Because of this exact reason I needed a can that would have a larger containment capacity. The Racingline unit has all that and a high flow baffle system that still works even when 3/4 full.

As you can see the car hasn't been upgraded since I've last blogged, but the OEM upgrades are very rewarding. An OEM+ brake upgrade is in the works and a new rim and tire setup too. 

Stay tuned.

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