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Bye-Bye Blow-By - Catch Can R&D, Part 2: Road Testing

Posted: September 15, 2016

Categories: Ford F-150 Ecoboost Catch Can Kit 2015-2017

Tags: team mishi, PROTOTYPE, PCV, oil, ford, featured, f150, ecoboost, CCV, catch can, built ford tough, blow by

We have had some radio silence with this F150 catch can project, but we now have some updates that we are ready to spill! This has been an interesting project from the beginning. The bulk of time has mainly consisted of road testing; we've logged thousands of miles so far, and every single mile counts.

Let's backtrack a bit. When we began this project, we intended to see what a dual-can setup would accomplish. In the last update we explained the benefit of having a catch can as part of both the PCV and CCV systems. Also, our engineer, Dan, was in the process

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An Elegant and Complex System - Direct Fit Catch Can R&D, Part 1: Stock Review

Posted: September 01, 2016

Categories: BMW 1-Series E8X 135i/is Catch Can 2011-2013, BMW 3-Series E9X 335i/xi Catch Can 2011

Tags: turbo, PCV, n55, mishimoto, intake, featured, E92, E82, CCV, catch can, blow by, #e90, #bmw, #335i, #135i

This is it. The leather seat grips your back as hard as your hands grip the wheel and the tires grip the road. The pavement is your playground and nothing can break the connection you have to its twists and turns. Your mind is calm, but calculating, guiding the wheels through every turn with finesse as the headlights cut through the darkness. Smooth is fast, and this car is certainly smooth. When you finally coax yourself to go home, stepping out into the cool night air, you think to yourself, "This is it."

The Dark Horse of Combustion: Blow-by

But what aren't you thinking about? Sure, BMW's N55 TwinPower Turbo inline-six engine is smooth and powerful, but what happens inside that engine is much more violent. Internal combustion engines are essentially controlled bombs; air and fuel combust to drive pistons and crankshafts. One byproduct of this violence is power, but there are darker horses

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God Only Knows (how much oil's in your intake) - Catch Can R&D, Part 1: Stock Review

Posted: July 01, 2016

Categories: Chevrolet Camaro 2.0T Catch Can Kit 2016+, Cadillac ATS Catch Can Kit 2013+

Tags: turbo, teammishi, team mishi, oil, muscle, mishimotoengineering, mishimoto, mishi, merica, fourth of july, featured, domestic, chevy, catch can, camaro, boost, blow by, #engineering

There's nothing quite like plopping oneself into the car to leave work on a summer evening, beach-bound and brimming, windows down, to the tune of the sunset vibes that arrive hand-in-hand with the heavy midsummer air of July. Our Mishimoto R&D facility is located in New Castle, DE, and around here, people tend to favor numerous seaside towns in Southern New Jersey or in Delaware.
A true slice of Americana, an evening stroll down the main drag of a typical east coast beach town is sure to leave anyone with a faint smile, humming "Surfin USA" and craving more frozen custard, or maybe another gin and tonic. The competing smells of crisp, briny sea air and sweet, fried funnel cake assuage the senses, while the voices of The Beach Boys emanate lazily and intermittently from the windows of passing cars. That's right west coasters, we have beaches here too, and we also have surfer girls, boardwalks, waves to catch, and even the occasional deuce coupe or

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Bye-Bye Blow-By - Catch Can R&D, Part 1: Stock Evaluation

Posted: June 29, 2016

Categories: Ford F-150 Ecoboost Catch Can Kit 2015-2017

Tags: twin turbo, truck, team mishi, R&D, PROTOTYPE, oil, mishimoto, ford, featured, f150, ecoboost, direct injection, catch can, blow by, baffled

We have begun developing a catch can system for the 2015+ Ford F150 EcoBoost! This project, although small (in components), could have a significant impact on the F150 EcoBoost market. Why? There are not many direct-fit options, and there are a lot of these trucks out there. Oil blow-by can be pretty serious, especially on turbo applications, and this truck is twin turbocharged! Nonetheless, many gearheads tend to question the merits of using a catch can. So before we go any further, let's briefly explain what a catch can actually does and why it's so beneficial!

Port vs. Direct Injection

With port-injected engines, the fuel injectors are inside the intake manifold and produce the fuel stream that mixes with the air. This mixture is shot into the combustion chamber,

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Blow-by 101: What is Blow-by and How to Keep it from Ruining Your Engine

Posted: January 21, 2016

Categories: Technical Articles

Tags: performance, PCV system, PCV, oil catch can, oil, mishimoto, direct injection, CCV system, CCV, catch can, blow by, baffled, #engineering

Introducing Blow-by and the PCV System
Internal combustion engines are essentially controlled bombs; air and fuel combust to drive pistons and crankshafts.  One byproduct of this violence is power, but there are darker horses to contend with.  During combustion, high pressure on the top side of the piston pushes combustion gasses, as well as droplets of oil and fuel, past the piston rings and into the crankcase. This mixture is known as "blow-by."

Many modern vehicles use complex PCV systems to vent blow-by from the crankcase.
To keep the crankcase from becoming pressurized, causing issues with oil sealing and robbing the engine of power, blow-by is pulled from the crankcase via the positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) system and routed back into the intake. 

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Bye-Bye Blow-By - Catch Can R&D, Part 2: Road Testing

An Elegant and Complex System - Direct Fit Catch Can R&D, Part 1: Stock Review

The Dark Horse of Combustion: Blow-by

God Only Knows (how much oil's in your intake) - Catch Can R&D, Part 1: Stock Review

Bye-Bye Blow-By - Catch Can R&D, Part 1: Stock Evaluation

Port vs. Direct Injection

Blow-by 101: What is Blow-by and How to Keep it from Ruining Your Engine

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