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Old 08-14-2005, 06:00 PM
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are breather caps in any way beneficial on a 3800 series II(L36)?

not so much performance but for reliability?
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Old 08-14-2005, 06:02 PM
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No, that'* what the PCV does. It'* just for looks, now.
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aye...yeah thats what I was kinda thinking
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If your pcv fails, the breather will keep you going. But I still swear that my idle is smoother with the breather, even with a perfect PCV. (on the 93).
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