and just like everyone said it didn't work. It took about 5 minutes for the oil to come thru the breather filter. I did it exactly (as much as I could tell) like LTZguy. He musta just got lucky!!
So I used some of the surplus tubing and moved it. As much as I'm having to mess with my new carb I just couldn't have it there. The 1/2" air hose will be changed at some point but it works and was free.
I am going to come up with some kind of bracket but this may be where it stays. I have to see how it looks once the plastics are back on.



Anybody see any reason why this wouldn't work?

i have an idea for you. its a bit of trouble, but i think worth trying. make you to square u brackets with legs on each side, have you ever seen an aftermarket set of valve cover for a small block chevy? they ahve this sort of baffle im talking about. make it about a half inch tall, barely wider than the vent tube holes. mount it on the inside of the valve cover and cylinder, right over the holes. the idea is to block oil from directly getting thrown ito the holes. my dand race car would spit oil all over with just a breather filter and cheap valve covers, i got some good ones with this sort of baffle and no more spitting. if mine spit oil out this is what i would do. i guess i got lucky. i dunno.

something like this. im not that great in paint by the way...

I get what you're saying....but you want me to screw a baffle to the inside of the lid of my valve cover? I don't think so.
What if the bottom hole on the crank case were plugged and just the top had a breather with this baffle thingy that you are proposing (for my engine). I mean it's just a closed loop to keep the oil and the (environmentally) harmful fumes from escaping right. Really all you need is a vent.

Might not be a bad idea...................

I'm sure you can find a spare one either on here or on ebay for pretty cheap if you want one to just try it on first.

You could cap the lower line and return the oil through the valve covers vent tube, or splice into the oil return line to the tank.
The bad thing is, that will be cutting down on crank case venting. These motors produce a ton of case pressure, so cutting down the venting may increase the chance of high rpm ring flutter, and the possibility of blowing oil through the black box.

As far as relocating it, just make sure it's upright so it can drain the oil properly.

right now it is in almost the same position as it is stock (see the pic?). The only difference is the crank tube is much longer and the other tubes are the same (stock tubes).
I just have to come up with something a little better then zip-tys...........although I'd be fine with them if it didn't show, like my cdi which is zip-tied.

Yeah, duh I see it.
I relocated the Rectifier, CDI, and soon to be black box inside my airbox.

Where's your air filter?

The airbox has been chopped back into a splash gaurd. the intake is a straight tube with a uni clamp on filter. it comes into the front left top of the box. the rest of the box is open for the cdi and such.

I looked all over for a good place to put it back there.....thought about relocating the rear brake hydra fluid ressie and putting it there. That FCI tube/filter take up pretty much all the room under the seat.
It only ended you where it is because the tubing kinda worked just right to go there....it'll get a real good testing at Glamis in a couple weeks.
Sure is nice not having it in the way of everything. I don't care what anybody says, y'all know it's a pain in the ass.

I agree man!
I dunno, I looked at it again last night and I've got room for the tensioner bolt, so I'm not too worried about it.
It would be nice to get to the carb fairly easy though.

So I was thinking of cutting a piece of aluminum and using a couple self-tappers into the frame above where I have the box and then running it down to the box and putting the bolt thru to the threaded hole in the box.
Not sure how I'd keep it from moving side to side though...........

It's done...hopefully I never have to touch this thing again. The only thing I'm worried about is the proximity to the pipe, though even in the stock position it's right over the pipe, just not right at the head.
I may have to find a couple stickers to mask my shoddy metal work though.

Not bad lookin'
Once you get some black tubing on there it will look cleaner.
Right now that tube shines like a diamond in a goats butt.

Up here in the big city we try to stay away from goat's butts.

Thanks

You gotta admit its funny.

I just noticed some problems.

1.) Its not on my Z
2.) I didn't think of putting my relocation there
3.) Yours looks cleaner
4.) Mine is cooler (lol)
102384.) IDK

Sike, props and good job.

Thanks.
The beauty of it is, is that I don't think that it's really in the way of anything. It would probably be in the way of getting to the plug but with the 4 gallon tank I can't do it anyway.
Once I get rid of the goat butt diamond thing I'll be stylin'.

Well I tried.........so don't rub it in. So far you're the only one that it's worked for. I think maybe you got a plug in that tube just ahead of the breather!
btw, got the cdi last night, my son thanks you!

Hey no problem. No plug in there i know of. it does drip ever so slightly every now and then, but nothing that worries me. I have no idea why mine has never spit oil out. that crap has been gone ever since i got the bike with numerous engine combos. i dont know what the secret is...lol, but i'm leaving it be. i used to have the breather heading back into the airbox. the hose snaked through the snorkle hole and just kinda sat there, and now that i think about it, i never had oil sitting in the bottom of the airbox either. I always had the little cap on the drain hole too.

Not sayin that i dont like it, but why? why just move it to move it, i know you tried, but why didnt you just leave it where it was?

Because its in the way of jetting the FCR. W/O the box you can just tilt the fcr to the side to rejet.

Yeah...........mind your own business HONDA BOY!

My FCR is the same way. It's a pain to pull out and rejet, and then stick back in.

o haha, i was just wonderin, i thought you just moved it for the hell of it hehehe,

And i still know more bout the Z than this new fangeled honda!!! those forums suck!!!!

cooooool

thanks Der.

OK Zophar, the tube is now black............but the goat is pretty pissed that I took his daimond!

lol.
Gotta be careful. Too much time around the goats and they will start saying your name.