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Cptn. Calzone
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 Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:30 pm Post subject: A good oil breather box |
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New 2.4 stroker motor, runs smooth and strong, but oil slings out of the pulley @ high revs only.The crank has just one breather tube off the oil filler neck.I have seen some breather boxes, and want an good one , any suggestions.Thank You
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Glenn 
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I've had my Berg for 20 years.
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SkrapMetal
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CB makes a nice breather, if you don't mind 'fixing' the seal it comes with. Other than that, it's a nice piece. My favorite thing about it is that you can hook up both valve covers, and still have a few ports left over for venting other places.
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Cptn. Calzone
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| Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:33 pm Post subject: oil breather |
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Niice looking motors fellas.So, a vent in each valve cover to the breather box,is that correct?
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Glenn, every time I see that engine compartment I feel so defeated!  
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Hotrodvw
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I run the CB Breather. I didn't have any leaks for a long time, them they started. I ran a very small bead of blk rtv around the id of the lid and now it's fixed. That breather really looks goos powder coated black. 
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CB makes a nice breather, if you don't mind 'fixing' the seal it comes with. Other than that, it's a nice piece. My favorite thing about it is that you can hook up both valve covers, and still have a few ports left over for venting other places.
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What are the specs on your scoot? Looks pretty impresive. Is that a Raby DTM Shroud? Where did you get it from & How Much? |
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1961bluebug
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| Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 8:23 am Post subject: Re: breather |
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what are your feelings on the quality of this breather? I´m going to buy, strip the chrome, powdercoat it black, use stock VW breather cap and I would like to weld in some more ports to vent my valve covers and engine case. Thanks, Jan |
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SkrapMetal
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| SkrapMetal wrote: |
CB makes a nice breather, if you don't mind 'fixing' the seal it comes with. Other than that, it's a nice piece. My favorite thing about it is that you can hook up both valve covers, and still have a few ports left over for venting other places.
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What are the specs on your scoot? Looks pretty impresive. Is that a Raby DTM Shroud? Where did you get it from & How Much? |
That's not my engine, I found that pic in the gallery...
This is mine. 1915. Turnkey from Chico... had them put the DTM on since we have pretty intense summer heat.
I had a Clyde Berg box... it's a NICE piece, well made. The only problem I had was finding a place to mount it since it kind of blocked airflow behind the shroud when I mounted it in the middle. Also, cleaning it is a PITA since it doesn't come apart. Needless to say, I sold it. They keep their value.
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I've had my Berg for 20 years.
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glenn,
where do the other breather lines go on your berg setup? it looks like the two horizontal nipples are going one to each rocker cover, where does your top one go?
we've got a 2109 going into a '63 beetle here with a berg breather box and the last thing to do to it is plumb the crankcase breather lines.
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What are the specs on your scoot? Looks pretty impresive. Is that a Raby DTM Shroud? Where did you get it from & How Much? |
You can purchase the DTM from Jakes site.
http://www.aircooledtechnology.com/store/home.php?cat=250
I have started a thread on his aircooled technology forum (you must register) showing how to install one. I haven't had time to update the pics - as I have been working a lot lately. |
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| Turkis deluxe has a CB box in his classified ads right now. |
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Eaallred
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I made my own, 1.05 gallons capacity with 3/4" fittings. Evacuated into an exhaust scavenger.
Probably a little overkill for a street car though. 
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Glenn
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| Glenn wrote: |
I've had my Berg for 20 years.
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glenn,
where do the other breather lines go on your berg setup? it looks like the two horizontal nipples are going one to each rocker cover, where does your top one go?
we've got a 2109 going into a '63 beetle here with a berg breather box and the last thing to do to it is plumb the crankcase breather lines. |
The two lower ones go to each valve cover. The upper one goes through the fender well via the existing hole left from the charcoal canister and has a small K&N filter on the end.
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| Eaallred wrote: |
I made my own, 1.05 gallons capacity with 3/4" fittings. Evacuated into an exhaust scavenger.
Probably a little overkill for a street car though. |
Is there anything inside of it? |
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Eaallred
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| Eaallred wrote: |
I made my own, 1.05 gallons capacity with 3/4" fittings. Evacuated into an exhaust scavenger.
Probably a little overkill for a street car though. |
Is there anything inside of it? |
Two baffle systems. The left valve cover gets half the box, the right valve cover and oil filler get the other half. It seems to work pretty good at seperating the oil from the air.
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neil68
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| Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:08 pm Post subject: Re: breather |
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what are your feelings on the quality of this breather? I´m going to buy, strip the chrome, powdercoat it black, use stock VW breather cap and I would like to weld in some more ports to vent my valve covers and engine case. Thanks, Jan |
Jan,
I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the Latest Rage breather. I purchased it about 5 years ago and the chrome still looks new. The only issue I had, was getting the correct O-ring for bolting it to the clamp (CIP1 recommended one).
The interior baffle system is welded nicely and oil filling is a breeze 
I spin 7,000+ rpms at the track and get very little oil leakage...just a bit of moistness in the K&N vent that you see in my photo.
I am also going to weld another port onto mine this winter.
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the.fordhams
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I have one of those chrome rage ones, when I went to mock it up the o ring is very difficult to fit - too fat - so in the end I turned down the clamp nut that goes to the alt/gen mount by about 1mm - now the supplied o ring sits better and has the right squish. Oh and I had mine powder coated and swapped out to a stock oel cap.
Its not quite Berg box but its still cheaper and should work ok. Trouble is its now too tall for a bus installation - DOH - cant get oil in unless I'm really cunning.
Anyway I ended up going with a short Berg which thay had in stock for my bus and the rage goes to the bug.
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