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Old 07-28-2016, 01:51 PM
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Looks like it is the valve cover gasket. As for the PVC...all I can see is this hose coming from the tube in the passenger side valve cover into the air intake. Is that sufficient?
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As for the PVC...all I can see is this hose coming from the tube in the passenger side valve cover into the air intake. Is that sufficient?
No. At a minimum, leave the current low vacuum set up you have now in place but add another hose from the valley cover to the high vaccum port on the passenger side of the intake behind the throttle body. Since this is an LS3 you should also have a restricted orifice tube coming off the valley cover in the same area. As the LS3 valley cover tube is restricted it substitutes for an actual PCV valve. There isn't enough vacuum from your current setup to properly relieve crank case pressure.

The absolute best write up I've every seen about crankcase ventilation is here: http://www.shophemi.com/images/media..._ccv_bible.pdf

You want to at a minimum mimic the diagram on page 13. The document is long but if you take the time to read the whole thing you can setup your crank case ventilation properly.

EDIT: I'd also add a catch can between on the high vacuum "dirty" side between the valley cover and the high vacuum intake port. You don't really need a dual catch can setup on a NA LS3. I have a dual catch can setup on my 427" stroker LS3 which generates crazy amounts of windage and crancakse pressure and the "clean" side catch can has never had a drop of oil when I check it. The dirty side catches a lot of oil. The best bang for the buck catch can setup IMO is: http://www.saikoumichi.com/ There are other more blinged out ones available for more money if that is your thing.
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Old 07-29-2016, 06:45 AM
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Looks like it is the valve cover gasket. As for the PVC...all I can see is this hose coming from the tube in the passenger side valve cover into the air intake. Is that sufficient?
Hard to tell exactly in your picture - but do you have the coolant vent hard line capped rather than running to radiator? (right above your PCV line in pic)

If so, you will always have air pockets in cylinder heads (and hot-spots).

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