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Old Feb 12, 2020 | 05:03 PM
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Help - What part is this?

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Box that connects from engine side to intake? Anybody know what’s it called
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Originally Posted by GTHRTY7
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Box that connects from engine side to intake? Anybody know what’s it called
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if you broke it, it's not sold separately from the intake system. You'll need to find used. Theres nothing inside so I'd just replace with a brass pipe fitting or another plastic fitting. Not sure what it's called but it doesn't serve a function other than to flow air from intake pipes to valve cover
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Old Feb 12, 2020 | 08:19 PM
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What would you recommend? I tried a hose but not all bend.
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Old Feb 12, 2020 | 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by GTHRTY7
What would you recommend? I tried a hose but not all bend.
I used a chapstick tube and called it a day. It basically acted as the little box thing. You could even plug the intake holes. I've since done away and plugged both intake tube holes I used old o2 sensor bung bolts. Perfect fit seal and head with no chance of coming off. Can even reuse the oem clamps







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Old Feb 12, 2020 | 08:28 PM
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Thanks man I appreciate it.
so if I plug the holes from where that piece was connected to the side of the engine and intake nothing will go wrong?
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Old Feb 12, 2020 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by GTHRTY7
Thanks man I appreciate it.
so if I plug the holes from where that piece was connected to the side of the engine and intake nothing will go wrong?
If you choose to plug the intake you'll want a mini filter on the valve cover.


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Old Feb 12, 2020 | 09:30 PM
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Think I could use this?
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Old Feb 12, 2020 | 09:31 PM
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Can use any hose so long as it fits into the intake hole
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Old Feb 12, 2020 | 09:36 PM
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Copy that, thank you for your time. You’ve been a great help
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Old Feb 12, 2020 | 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by GTHRTY7
Copy that, thank you for your time. You’ve been a great help
No problem. Common to break that little box. It's not important though. So pick your fix. Be it hose or plug and your good.
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Old Feb 12, 2020 | 09:59 PM
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Pretty sure that's a resonance chamber, to tamp down air intake howl. A Helmholtz resonator, like what ARK uses in their exhaust design.
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Old Feb 13, 2020 | 09:02 AM
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That part is an "oil vapour separator" and it is part of the crankcase ventilation system. The intake Helmholtz resonator is under the rubber intake boot.
Its purpose is to filter out any oil droplets and vapours before it enters the intake system when the engine is under mid to high load.

If you plug the hole in the intake boot and add a filter to the valve cover, you are venting the crankcase to the atmosphere and that will increase crankcase pressure.
For a stock engine, at low to mid engine load, the crankcase pressure is slightly negative. This helps to remove the oil and water vapour from the crankcase.

If this was my car, I would get the part from the scrap yard, or buy the entire boot from ebay.

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Old Feb 13, 2020 | 09:19 AM
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Good job, Sonic.
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Old Feb 14, 2020 | 12:38 PM
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I just ended up taking it off and plugging it with a vacuum cap and lots of electrical tape. It’s not a pretty job, but it’s what I did. Am I harming my engine allowing oil droplets enter the manifold?
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