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For those of you that don’t know, a catch can is a device that is installed in the PCV (Positive Crankcase Ventilation) system. It “catches” all the oil vapor that passes from the crankcase back into the intake system where the crankcase is vented too. This oil vapor, as well as other nasty things that come out of the crankcase, has a very low octane rating. When the junk from the crankcase makes it's way into the cylinders, it can cause detonation and reduce the performance of the engine.

Dyno tuning is one of the safest and easiest ways to get more power out of your car. You can bolt on parts all day long, but without making the necessary changes in the ECU, not much will come of it.  In fact, you might be worse off than if you didn't put those parts on.  But strap that car to the rollers for a few hours with an experienced tuner behind the wheel and watch as it suddenly comes alive.

If you are a car guy, specifically a car guy with a turbocharged vehicle, and you spend any time at all on the internet, you have either asked the question at some point yourself and/or seen someone ask the question many times. There is no better way to light yourself an E-fire than to ask this question in a public forum. However, there are so many opinions running rampant all over the net, that I don’t really blame people for asking this simple question anymore. There is no definitive answer. So the best way to answer this question is to explain a bit better about the different types of valves so that you can make an informed decision.

One of the most common misconceptions about a vehicle is that the car with the higher horsepower will be the faster car. In my early days as an automotive enthusiast (high school), I too, was very guilty of perpetuating this stereotype. I didn’t understand much about cars back then and because of The Fast and the Furious, all I really knew was that I wanted to put blue underglow on my 1995 F150 so I could be cool too. My friends and I would sit around bench racing different cars based on how much horsepower the internet said they make and in some cases, based on which one had the highest number on the speedometer. Needless to say, my 1995 F150 with a top speedo reading of 85mph always lost, but that is neither here nor there.