benefits - elephant mod

[rossa123]

Having recently completed the elephant mod I am trying to figure out the benefits:

there is less smoke when I am heavy with the right foot

acceleration seems smoother

possibly a few more horses

Are these improvements really there or is it just the placebo affect of having done another mod ?

[eric87]

Might do it to mine, as it stops the gunk building up... how long did it take you?

[rossa123]

About an hour - the pain part is getting underneath and threading the new hose !

[vrs oh yes]

Just seems like modding for moddings sake to me. if it gave 10 bhp i would consder it but for neglegable gains its not worth the hassle. imo.

[Jack M]

Is this something that can be done to a 1.4 petrol or is it the pd130s only?

[tommccabevRS]

Just seems like modding for moddings sake to me. if it gave 10 bhp i would consder it but for neglegable gains its not worth the hassle. imo.

it's not just modding for moddings sake at all, it's to stop all the oily vapour going back into your inlet, for the price it costs it's well worth doing, stops all the intercooler pipes bunging up with oil too.

[DanHam]

Was a no brainier for me. Last thing I wanted was my FMIC clogged with oil. The amount that came out from the previous owner was shocking!

[Fred44]

Sorry... but what is this mod in simple terms?

[mikejay]

I was going to ask the same? Not heard of this one?

[Iann-]

See here for more info:

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/100913-diy-guide-the-elephant-hose-ccv-catch-can-mod

Basically stops the engine recirculating oily vapours than clog expensive internals.

[vrs oh yes]

Does the egr gases and breather vapours even go through the intercooler? Just wondering?

[Guest BigJase88]

Does the egr gases and breather vapours even go through the intercooler? Just wondering?

Crank case beather oil gets into intercooler pipework then when it meets the egr gases it creates that black tar horrible stuff in the inlet manifold / egr valve

[mr rooney]

Lol at those who can't be bothered to do this mod.

It's a no brainer.

[ajs_vrs]

Yes you can do it on a petrol engine there will be breather ports on the cam case.

[vRSAnt]

Its not what it will do for you it what it WON'T as said above ...I dunno why some are so "gain" oriented...

obviously don't value the long term care of the car ! Its a performance mod "in the bank"....don;t do it then see how crap your car will become in time oh and the 1hr just to hook up a pipe (that long?) - well you really want to be looking at stripping everything down if its done any miles to clear down what is ALREADY gunked up there, otherwise the stable door is already left open

[Guest BigJase88]

I clean my egr every service couldnt be bothered deleting it with the pest of the cel

Just got rid of the oil vapour with the ccv and keep ontop of soot every 10k

[vrs oh yes]

I can't believe my car even starts considering I haven't done this mod!

[vrs oh yes]

Plus I think the oil gunk is blocking my boost leaks lol.

[Kyle_vrs]

Did mine today as I had the boost pipe off so cleaned the egr as best I could with it on the car. Had some airline hose so used it to do this mod. Ran the hose down the back of the engine and stuck a crankcase filter on it off my old focus st.

All done and you'd never know. Took about 10mins to do but I was on a ramp. A little bit of steam out of it with it running. Seems to drive abit smoother but could be a placebo or due to the egr being cleaned but for 10mins work and it costing nothing its worth doing.

Edited 15 May, 2013 by Kyle_vrs

[Guest BigJase88]

Take the filter off! Will just jam up with oil and after a few k miles could cause pressure to crankcase

[vrs oh yes]

For all my sarcasm I think i'll complete this mod soon. Quick Question; If the vacuum line is taken off the egr and the egr blocked on the manifold, would this work the same as a delete kit? I have an ASZ engine and dont want to get rid of my shudder valve.

[Kyle_vrs]

Take the filter off! Will just jam up with oil and after a few k miles could cause pressure to crankcase

Will do thanks for that!

[nealey]

what size pipe go's on to the rocker cover vent ?

Cheers

[andy-fisher]

I did a true budget version on my Octy 1 and used a washing machine waste pipe I cut off an old machine at the tip. Used a chair leg rubber (also from the tip) to bung up inlet which also fitted perfectly.  Total cost £0.

[Titanium_Man]

what size pipe go's on to the rocker cover vent ?

Cheers

19mm or 3/4"