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• This Month's Tips:

  If positioning of right-angle fittings for your air/oil separator is critical, you can often substitute Teflon sealing tape with non-curing liquid pipe sealant. Slight rotation from full-tight may provide just the right angle for hose positioning.

  Crankcase vapor oil droblets are more likely to be trapped when filter media is not super heated by engine heat. If possible, mount your catch can as far away from your engine (and lower than the valve covers).

  Many people consider using thread locking compounds to prevent loosening of threaded hardware due to vehicle and engine vibration. Use Loctite 222 (pink) or equivalent for screws M5/10-32 or smaller and Loctite 242 (blue) for screws M6/1/4-20 and larger. If the screw contacts a non-metallic surface, use Loctite 425 (light blue)

  Updated: 7.18.19

• New designs:

  → Fitness Clocks

  → Designed to time critical rest periods between exercise sets at the gym, home, hospital, or even outdoors. See FAQ page for more information about outdoor use.

  Updated: 3.1.21

Testing of Fitness Clocks

At any time, we are life-testing a minimum of 6 clocks. Three clocks are being tested at wider temperature ranges than a typical indoor setting. One "sees" 38-90 degrees F and the other two, 50-100 degrees F.
A data logger was used to monitor lithium battery voltage for more than 15 months.

In addition, a minimum of seven of our Fitness clocks are being used in more than 4 gyms in two states. All have been performing flawlessly for more than 2 years.

Updated: 3.1.21

Testing:

Each of our air/oil separator designs are pressure tested from -29.5 inches of Mercury to 30 psi. However, let's focus a bit upon filter testing. Scientifically comparing one filter type to another is something few, if any company have the capability of doing. There is an SAE standard for performing comparison tests, but the equipment necessary to accurately measure and monitor oil droplet size and volume is extremely expensive. Labs that have this equipment charge thousands of dollars to compare just a few different air/oil separators.

Catch can sellers who announce that they tested various catch cans by saturating the filter media with water and then attempting to pull the water through the filter, are not using accurate/consistent enough methodologies to accomplish comparisons that are meaningful. Our filter efficiency is based upon years of research and discussion to augment pressure drop, temperature and volume measurements/data logging on a single vehicle driven as consistently as possible. No, this is not the best way to test, but it is certainly more accurate than some of the ways others are basing their superiority claims.

Updated: 7.18.19