Thanks for the reply Tracy. Visualizing replacement of the oil fill cap with a cleanside separator as you describe peaks my curiosity as how this will effect the patent pending PCV system of the LT1.
My observations in no particular order:
1: The cleanside separator as used on the Z51 Stingray sits vertically on top of the oil reservoir. In that position, any captured oil will drain back into the reservoir. When used in place of the oil fill cap of the non-Z51, the cleanside separator will be positioned at approximately 45 degrees and will not completely drain of the captured oil.
May allow a small amount to remain in the drain section of the cleanside, but not an issue.
2: There is a rocker arm directly below the oil fill cap which will bathe the underside of the cleanside separator continuously. This may or may not present a problem as there will normally be air entering the rocker cover through the cleanside separator. One must be mindful at all times of the position of the barb fitting because the residual pooled oil in the separator could enter the air bridge because it is not inhibited in any way. Haphazard handling of the separator while adding oil to the engine could actually dump oil into the air line. This is a different environment than on top of the oil reservoir of a Z51.
The cleanside separator should always be used with the RX dual valve can, or the Monster can. When this is done there should never be back-flow through the cleanside, so no oil to pool. Any momentary pressure that would occur the cleanside traps any oil and quickly returns it to the valve cover. The rocker arm cannot fling oil into it...take the valve cover off and look, the baffel system is GM's best to date and it would be impossible as there is no direct line to the cleanside...all goes through GM's underside baffle first. The only way what you describe on oil getting into the cleanside line would be if left as it comes from the factory...and the RX system provides proper evacuation at all times, the factory system does not at anything over 2/3rds throttle....so the RX system prevents this from happening period.
3: The cleanside L-shaped fitting you are suggesting be removed sits on the high side of a dome at the front of the driver side rocker cover. The air intake for that rocker cover will be moved rear-ward 4" and sit in a valley of the rocker cover, an entirely different location than was intended with the PCV system design.
And far better. The clean air enters the baffle same as the OEM barb....both travel through the baffle before then flowing past the rocker arms, and down the pushrod valley flushing the foul vapors.....you may want to actually take a valve cover off and look at how the flow occurs before stating completely incorrect assumptions.
4: The cleanside separator does not have a check-valve like the L-shaped fitting removed on the driver side valve cover. That check valve inhibits air flow from the valve cover toward the air fitting on the air bridge.
You already mentioned that, and if you understood why the OEM PCV system allows oil to back-flow due to crankcase pressure building anytime the driver goes over 2/3rds throttle causing this. The RX system eliminates this so again, all this is explained over and over in great detail....is someone that does not understand the OEM system or the RX system feeding you these things? You look much more knowledgeable if you first verify what your incorrectly stating first....say just ask me if these things occur or how first, but you made false statements all through this and I would have been happy to answer questions and explain it so you did know first....makes you look far more knowledgeable instead of the exact opposite as you have done here. I am always more than happy to explain if a question is asked, but posting what you have sure is embarrassing. Thats why I ask, "who is feeding you this?" They are playing you.
5: With the cleanside separator installed on the driver side valve cover, the check valve controlled L-shaped fitting remains on the passenger side valve cover for the PCV air intake on that side. Won't the perceived problematic oil saturated air that is purified on the driver side by adding the cleanside separator remain oil saturated as you theorize on the passenger side?
