nrfd208

Last time I towed my trailer from Idaho to California, I was pulling around 8k and I only lost about 2 MPG. No tuner, no injectors. The only changes from stock was a new VP (it died on vacation) and a FASS 150. I only get 17-18 on the freeway and 15-16 around town. Would the RV's help me out? Or would going bigger??

Being Military, we're renting the house were in right now....and I had to pressure wash the driveway of the last place a few times and still got into an argument about the spots! Some Californians want their driveways to look like they were just poured forever!!!

I've got a free spin kit on mine with Warn locking hubs. When the unit bearing BOTH went out, it only cost me a little bit more to upgrade to this and 35 spline axles! I gained the 2 low aspect, and now bearings will only cost me $40, not to mention less wear on the front driveshaft joints! I gained about 1.5 MPG with the kit. Not a whole lot of difference. Unless you have the money or need to replace both unit bearings, its a pretty pricey way to gain 1.5 MPG.

Thanks Mopar!! Thats the type of input I was looking for....I just didnt want to screw anything up. As of now, I almost have your mod ready to go on the truck (work has made it really difficult to find time to get it on!) so i'll run that for awhile, and I'll work on putting a catch can on later. Thanks! If I end up getting it to work, i'll let you guys know!

My original plan was to plum the crank case vent into one of the fuel fittings, then put a valve cover breather type filter on the other. Totally just gut everything else, and put a drain valve in the bottom, just empty it when I change the oil.....

Mike,I actually thought about this idea while I was at home depot buying the PVC for your MOD! My thought process is that if i catch the oil and just drain it when I change the oil, I shouldn't have to worry about freezing (although being stationed in Southern Cali means I rarely have to worry about that anyway) and I can drain everything caught instead of it venting to the underside of my truck. I was thinking to plumb the vent hose to the outlet side and vent the inlet. That should allow all the venting of pressure needed, while still catching any oil.

So why not run a system similar to a semi truck?? They have a "T" return line, but they also have a small diameter hose that runs between to 2 tanks to help keep them at the same kind of level. Technically you really wouldn't even need to ever draw fuel from the other tank. Your stock gauge would still tell you your fuel level, but it would be more of an "overall" situation. Put a valve in the return and the balance line and you could effectively turn the second tank off as well.

So I've been thinking that I want to put a oil trap on my crank case vent. My biggest problem is that I dont want to spend $200 on a kit. As I was thinking about options for a home made setup, I got a crazy idea...why not use the stock fuel filter housing? I have a FASS 150 on the truck already, so that housing is just sitting there doing nothing. Im going to look at what all i would have to change on it to make it work as my oil trap. Any ideas/gripes/complaints or comments about the whole idea??