More stupid AOS talk...

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by The Radium King

well, i do understand that porsche uses low tension piston rings, and that they require vacuum to work, but have yet to find a definitive source to confirm the 5" of vacuum value, and also what vacuum is present in the airbox. note that vacuum is present in the intake tract in two ways; at idle with the throttle closed, and as well due to venturi effect as air rushes by. the aos doesnt really want idle vacuum (too high, and vacuum more necessary at higher rpm) however aos returns at that location for emissions reasons.

there is also the more thoughtful perspective: the detrimental effects of blowby vs the detrimental effects (hydrolock) of total aos failure. again noting unless a catchcan can hold a substantial % of the 9 litres of oil in the engine then your 2.5/2.5/2.7/3.2 litre engine is still at risk.

First of all, the air box is open to the atmosphere, there is no vacuum, only flow. Check it some time with a digital manometer, if anything you will find a slight pressure at speed, which is why I laugh at aftermarket cold air systems.

Five inches of water is the nominal value for a new, factory AOS. Higher or lower values lead to problems, so you have to assume 5 inches of water is the system's designed "sweet spot", and which is actually controlled by the AOS itself.

A small catch can is only going to keep small amounts of oil out of the intake system; if AOS failure or track dynamic's lead to it inhaling liquid oil, not much is going to help as the small can will be overwhelmed, while too big a unit is going to result in you grenading the engine when all the oil disappears at speed. Either way, you lose.....