I ran a 350 Chevy with 9 to 1 compression and a mild performance cam on a
dyno, and the difference from without to with a PCV was 15 HP and a
comparable torque gain.
Woody
53 GMC
Carnation, WA
-----Original Message-----
From: G. Simmons <gls@4link.net>
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, May 04, 2000 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 55 road draft tube ?'s
>Is there anything desirable (other than eliminating the road tube) about
>PCV? Isn't it essentially recirculating blow-by back into the intake? I
>would think that is undesirable, other than from a smog perspective of
>burning any fuel remaining in the blow-by. What's the performance angle?
>
>Regards,
>
>Grant S.
>
>54 3100 (mostly all there)
>54 3100 (mostly not there)
>55 1st 3100 (mostly rust)
>Los Angeles, CA
>
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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