Radium oil catch tank

[adem.csl]

I just got mine back from Emma and Gareth at elms
These guys really do look after their customer so thank you both very much

Ok ive also just got my radium oil catch tank breather system and it looks sick
Here's what it does:http://radiumauto.com/media/blog-page.php?Product-Insight-Radium-Oil-Catch-Cans-25

Basically takes hot oil vapour thats traveling from your crank case to your inlet manifold cools it and collects the oil allowing less oil vapour into your manifolds.
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[CraigMillwardCroft]

Looks good shame about lack of braided hose and anodised fittings

[adem.csl]

The kit costs $299 and $77 basic shipping takes a week
My custom bill came to £97 all in but thats cos i got other bits!!
Radium do a 10% discount due to you needing a universal mount bracket and not the one supplied in the kit.
Kit consists of;1 radium 7xfilter catch tank with dipstick level check
1x90 degree fitting 1x straight fitting 2xpipe fittings
A long flouralines pipe which is lined not to rot with oil passing through it
Couple clips a universal bracket and the bolts
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This is the can well finished billeted aluminium
Extremely well built and put together worth the money me thinks
All i gotta do is install it and see how it improves the car.its not going to give power gains its job is to stop hot oil vapour from mixing with the fuel which should raise octane levels.

[adem.csl]

Looks good shame about lack of braided hose and anodised fittings

They are anodised fittings the pics not great
I think you can get a length of braided hose but im going stealth and don't wanna scratch the carbon running the pipe over it

[CraigMillwardCroft]

Are you at the Autosport show this week :-D

[adem.csl]

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[adem.csl]

Are you at the Autosport show this week :-D

I wanted to go but i think im doing shimmy and yanto mot sat 11th and Sunday 12th im going to Hayes motor museum for my brothers birthday!!

[CraigMillwardCroft]

I wanted to go but i think im doing shimmy and yanto mot sat 11th and Sunday 12th im going to Hayes motor museum for my brothers birthday!!

I am there Thursday :thumbs:

[adem.csl]

I am there Thursday :thumbs:

Im gonna see how it goes if i can pull a sick note as ive booked all my holiday for trackdays lol

[CraigMillwardCroft]

Look forward to the pictures of system in car, and your view on how well the car runs :thumbs:

[adem.csl]

Cool Craig i will do.im gonna fit it tomorrow i hope and then i will try it out but i think as you said the benefits will be seen on track i think!!!hope,wish lol

[adem.csl]

So this easy to fit system works great the car feels more responsive but only slightly in my opinion.it won't gain any power but it does let the engine run cleaner!
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[adem.csl]

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I removed the pollen filter and tray then i removed the back bulk head cover which allowed me to remove the plastic cover near the fuse box.
I measured up where i want the tank to sit then drilled the holes and bolted the bracket in.i had to bend the bracket slightly to accommodate the tank.
Fitted the cover back then the bulk head cover.
I had to elongate a hole to accommodate the pipe work so i moved the wire further down so i could use its recess to fit the pipes.once done i fitted back the pollen filter so that i could run the pipes accordingly.the plastic pipe that sits on the plenum to rocker cover i had to cut so i could use the ends.i bolted the pipes to the tank ran them into the engine bay and cut to the length i wanted.inserted the fittings clipped them on tightened up the fittings tank side all done!!

[adem.csl]

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This is the side cover i mounted the bracket to

[adem.csl]

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[0-60Motorsports]

Adam, well done mate. This will keep the gunk out. You should have seen the crap I cleaned out of my Radium catch can last week. Forgot to take a pic. Sorry. It was Brown and slimey lol.

[Mike R]

Did you get the remote drain? If not, is there anywhere to mount the tank so that this can be routed to enable ease of draining without having to remove the catch tank on a regular basis?

I wish you had mentioned you were doing this, I would have had one as well and maybe we could have got a good discount like we did on the coolers LOL.

[0-60Motorsports]

My cars LHD and I have the catch can on it as they make a proper bracket for the LHD cars. I can post up my thread a little later on today so you guys can see its easy to unscrew the catch can bottom to empty the contents. If you got the drain kit that's also good.

Edit: http://www.cslregister.com/forum/showthread.php?p=160783#post160783

[Mike R]

Mine is RHD drive like Adem's though, so I would not be able to mount it where you have yours ;).

[adem.csl]

Did you get the remote drain? If not, is there anywhere to mount the tank so that this can be routed to enable ease of draining without having to remove the catch tank on a regular basis?

I wish you had mentioned you were doing this, I would have had one as well and maybe we could have got a good discount like we did on the coolers LOL.

Sorry mike i didn't know if anyone would be interested but i can set up a group buy and get all the brackets and correct fittings as well

Regards drain pepcock yes you can fit one and run it down to drain onto floor pan of you wanted mine is easy enough to remove where it is

Regards the bracket it needs to be bent slightly to accommodate the angle of the tank.

[shane@mbtech]

So this easy to fit system works great the car feels more responsive and more progressive through the gears
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I'm sorry Adem, it won't be more responsive or progressive through the gears.

Placebo effect :thumbs:

[adem.csl]

I'm sorry Adem, it won't be more responsive or progressive through the gears.

Placebo effect :thumbs:

Said it felt not it was and what it actually has done i had a small flat spot between 2500-3500 rpm thats gone it seems.

[shane@mbtech]

Said it felt not it was and what it actually has done i had a small flat spot between 2500-3500 rpm thats gone it seems.



As said mate it's all placebo. It won't fake away flat spots either. Shimmy thought his diff made his car faster, said it only raised the revs on motorway slightly too, he thought it was much better low end acceleration. He them found it had standard diff. All in the head mate. :thumbs:

But I'll still be installing a catch can myself. Do you recommend this kit then

[adem.csl]

Sorry mate i will edit my post not to mislead people.
I highly recommend this kit its beautiful and extremely well built no expense spared.the pipes are black but stealth i prefer over bling braided.its got a dipstick and a drain pipe option.anodised fittings and good lengths pipe the fittings are great also.the brackets needs a little bending but its minor hour and a half fitting.no longer
Such an easy kit to install really worth its money

[shimmy]

What does it do Adem? (what is it for?)

[adem.csl]

What does it do Adem? (what is it for?)

http://radiumauto.com/media/blog-page.php?Product-Insight-Radium-Oil-Catch-Cans-25

Have a read shimmy i can only explain in simple terms!!on page 1

[shimmy]

Have a read shimmy i can only explain in simple terms!!on page 1

What yer trying to say :-D

[adem.csl]

What yer trying to say :-D

Im quite thick and my explaination may not come out exact as to intended!!therefor i would rather you read the expert explaination lol

Then you can make your own opinion as to worth

[Mike R]

It is possibly a placebo, but it is also possible that it has made a difference. If you look inside the air box behind the filter when you change this, you will notice quite a build up of an oily substance on the trumpets. This is a mixture of oil and water from the engine and can lower the octane rating of the fuel as the engine is ingesting it.

The breather catch tank does what it says and stops this mist from entering the engine, so the octane of the fuel is no longer affected, so it is possible that it can result in an improvement.

If you fit a tank, you will be surprised what you stop the engine from ingesting, when you check it after some hard use.

[shimmy]

Im quite thick and my explaination may not come out exact as to intended!!therefor i would rather you read the expert explaination lol

Then you can make your own opinion as to worth

As far as I am concerned Adem all bits for sale on the ent come with sale speak so I'd rather hear it all first hand tbh

I've put enough bits on my car that do Feck All to wait these days unti,t here is real world evidence.

[adem.csl]

It is possibly a placebo, but it is also possible that it has made a difference. If you look inside the air box behind the filter when you change this, you will notice quite a build up of an oily substance on the trumpets. This is a mixture of oil and water from the engine and can lower the octane rating of the fuel as the engine is ingesting it.

The breather catch tank does what it says and stops this mist from entering the engine, so the octane of the fuel is no longer affected, so it is possible that it can result in an improvement.

If you fit a tank, you will be surprised what you stop the engine from ingesting, when you check it after some hard use.


Hence my post where i state these benefits may and will really be seen on track
Rather then road use

[adem.csl]

As far as I am concerned Adem all bits for sale on the ent come with sale speak so I'd rather hear it all first hand tbh

I've put enough bits on my car that do Feck All to wait these days unti,t here is real world evidence.

Shimmy your hundred percent right this is why i didn't shout it out till i had it fitted i really want to see how it helps during hard driving on track.
Come see mine if you want then you can obtain your own opinion.it does what it says on the tin.it purely filters the oil outta the vapour allowing the car to run cleaner and that in turn benefits the engine

[shimmy]

Shimmy your hundred percent right this is why i didn't shout it out till i had it fitted i really want to see how it helps during hard driving on track.
Come see mine if you want then you can obtain your own opinion.it does what it says on the tin.it purely filters the oil outta the vapour allowing the car to run cleaner and that in turn benefits the engine

Sounds like it wil benefit the engine........but I'd guess chances are it does bugger all for performance. But that's just my biased opinion after wasting thousands trying :)

[adem.csl]

Sounds like it wil benefit the engine........but I'd guess chances are it does bugger all for performance. But that's just my biased opinion after wasting thousands trying :)

As per 2 posts it gives NOTHING in performance.
Car will burn fuel more efficient if anything but no major difference in my opinion.long term benefits from this kit cos it won't burn hot oil which heat does lower performance.so in theory it will perform as good as a new engine but not greater
Is that a fair statement?

[shimmy]

As per 2 posts it gives NOTHING in performance.
Car will burn fuel more efficient if anything but no major difference in my opinion.long term benefits from this kit cos it won't burn hot oil which heat does lower performance.so in theory it will perform as good as a new engine but not greater
Is that a fair statement?

Adem

I'm not trying to change your statement......just trying to curb my optimism :):thumbs:

[adem.csl]

No problem shimmy just trying to explain it without selling it thats all.what works for one may not work for another :thumbs:

On another note Radium say they won't administer group buys but im welcome to do one and they offer 15% off 5 kits no less soo $255 rather then $300
Plus p&p and import tax.im not sure how much import tax will be on $1270.
Postage is around $100.so if 5 people are interested then we can crack on.
If not its a 10% per order not massive amounts lol