Nice find!

 

Holly smokes, you just blew their cover.:lol:

 

I think they make great turbos and other stuff but the 300 dollar price tag for the catchcan is a little staggering.
I called up peterson and the cathcan with the bracket and the same fittings on the element tuning is only $116 all you need to do is supply your own tubing and t fitting, but they can also supply that.
In the end your price will be cut in half for the same product!
just another pocket savy find

 

"Element Competition Cans were developed out of necessity for the rigors of road racing 500+ HP Subarus."

"Off the shelf "catch cans" weren't performing well to separate the crankcase oil vapors at high velocity."

I can see why they have to sell them for $300 to offset ALL THAT R&D.
I don't know who should be more ashamed...the guys selling $300 catch cans or the people who bought them. Grats on the whistle blowing.

-J

 

This is old news.

 

I had no idea.

 

Nice find

 

damn, I pretty much already bought this from element, should I be ashamed?

 

maybe a little.. I almost bought the element one...

 

thanks a lot!

 

crawford air/oil separator is still way better than the above.....

 

Can I see the study you performed?

 

I started a thread about this awhile ago. Search "element catch can" and youl find all you need to get this up and running.

 

can someone tell me where to go and what to buy in order to have an air/oil separator identical to the element system for half the price?

 

the element version is not a air/oil separator. its a catch can the vents to atmosphere. meaning i hope you like to smell oil/gas vapors while your driving, and you will have to add oil and you will also have to empty it. plus you will need two of them, one between the pcv and inlet and the other between the valve cover and inlet. while the crawford unit puts both of the systems together, removes the pcv and promotes better ring sealing which 06+ sti's really need.

 

look at the link i posted on the first post, call them and ask, I think they should help you. They were really nice to me

 

K, thanks.

 

can anyone back up these claims that the crawford is actually better than the element tuning

 

he can

http://www.iwsti.com/forums/search.php

what do you think is better a catch can or a working separator. if money is no option and you want some massive trim buy the prova separator!

 

search function just informed me about this thread, man wish we had more users like him that really get to the point when asking a question.
http://www.iwsti.com/forums/2-5-lit...ry-motor/146699-official-sti-engine-venting-o-separators-catch-cans-thread.html

 

nice find...crap I just oredered a Perin!

 

return it , you aware that its a rubber hose with two ends clamped onto it. WAY OVERPRICED could have gone to the home store and made it from the plumbing section.

 

lol from the perrin site

Because our Catch can uses Silicone for the body, and machined aluminum caps for the top and bottom

there selling basically a radiator hose with two metal caps for 144 bux. see

 

I only paid like $60.00 from a local vendor, but yeah...I guess thats why!

 

thankyou for being informative

 

you should know where this came from, you started the thread.
http://www.iwsti.com/forums/1473464-post14.html

 

Does some of that "sludge" have fuel in it?

 

Yeah it came from crawford, the place that's trying to convince people to buy their $400 air/oil separator. Call it whatever you want, they do the exact same thing. Except the Element gives you the option of returning the oil to the block or catching it and emptying it later, which is what I choose to do.

 

http://www.iwsti.com/forums/1474193-post21.html

 

I think I'll take Bruce's advice, the old caveman speaks the truth. No point in arguing with someone who doesn't care to listen. I'll continue successfully using my glorified catch can.

 

No point in arguing with someone who doesn't care to listen.

Like yourself for example.