Mishimoto's Catch Can R&D Thread

[MishimotoAuto]

Hey Guys,

Nick here from Mishimoto, I just wanted to let you guys know that we have a direct fit catch can in the works for the Speed 3, and if you happen to have a Speed 6 in the Delaware/Philly/Maryland area, we'd love to have you in for a test fit. Anyways, on to the project.



I don't have to tell you guys that the 2.3L MZR Turbo laid the groundwork for what we now know as Ford's EcoBoost series engines. From what we've seen between the several different EB engines we've had in, not to mention our experience with early direct injected turbo engines, we already knew that the MS3 was highly susceptible to large amounts of engine blowby and intake valve carbon buildup.



We we're wrong, either especially after our engineer started digging into our loaner MS3. The intake boot was coated in the murky stuff, meaning that the rest of the top end internals could be in worse shape. The Speed3 runs into a unique problem, in that the top mounted intercooler is prone to heat-soaking, and can bake those oil deposits into the heat exchanger's passageways, effectively quashing the cooling properties.

Luckily, we've been hard at work developing a direct fit catch can to keep the contaminated crankcase pressure out of your top end, with a presale coming up very soon. I'll have an update on the kit itself by the end of the week, but until then make sure you check out the full write-up on our Engineering Blog.

Feel free to shoot me any questions you might have!

-Nick

[MishimotoAuto]

Hey Guys,

I'm back with another installment of our catch can development, and we have plenty of info to share!



While the Mazdaspeed department might not be around anymore, the Speed 3 is still out there on the road racking up the miles. After a decade of being on the road, the MZR propelling these hot-hatches along might have seen plenty of replacement parts along the road, but there's system that you never want to have to replace, and that's the valve-train. In our last installment we went over the causes of blow-by, and as many of you know, these engines are highly susceptible to copious amounts of carbon buildup.



While this photo might have been from one of the Speed 3's direct competitors, the MKV GTI, the story is still the same, if not worse. Over our development period for this catch can system, we ran two separate 1000 mile tests, leading to two different results. The first was in warmer weather, yielding what we might call a standard collection of about 18 ml. However during the colder months the story was much different, and our short test produced approximately 100 ml in the same time span.





With such a large amount of blow-by collected, it was a no-brainer to utilize our larger, 7.5 oz. catch can over our standard 2 oz. compact can.



For the full write up, including our mounting and our prototype kit, check out our latest post on the Engineering Blog.

Those of you with a Gen1 Speed 3, the presale for our kit is now available! Check out the link below to be one of the first to get you catch can!

Mazdaspeed 3 Direct Fit Baffled Oil Catch Can Kit
Special PreSale Price - $165.95



We're still on the hunt for a Speed 6 as well, so feel free to reach out if you're in the area!

-Nick

[darkmx-6]

Link didn't work. What about the hose from the engine block to the intake manifold?

[MishimotoAuto]

Originally Posted by darkmx-6 Link didn't work. What about the hose from the engine block to the intake manifold?

Link is fixed!

And we tapped into the PCV line to make sure we were capturing the most of the blow-by and other potential contaminates. During our preliminary testing we tapped into this line as well but didn't end up catching very much, plus catching it before it even gets into the intake manifold should keep this line from getting any blowby.

-Nick

[MishimotoAuto]

Hey Guys,

Just wanted to give you presale guys a heads up that we are planning on releasing these very soon! Make sure you keep an eye out, I'll be updating you ASAP!

-Nick

[MishimotoAuto]

Hey Guys,

Just wanted to bump up the thread to let you know that we have officially released our catch can kit! Those of you on the presale list should be receiving shipping notifications shortly! Also keep your eye out for a payment update notification as well. For your security, we only hold credit card information for 30 days, so if you ordered at the start of the presale you might need to update your info!

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns!

-Nick

[Deebo]

Originally Posted by MishimotoAuto Hey Guys, I'm back with another installment of our catch can development, and we have plenty of info to share! While the Mazdaspeed department might not be around anymore, the Speed 3 is still out there on the road racking up the miles. After a decade of being on the road, the MZR propelling these hot-hatches along might have seen plenty of replacement parts along the road, but there's system that you never want to have to replace, and that's the valve-train. In our last installment we went over the causes of blow-by, and as many of you know, these engines are highly susceptible to copious amounts of carbon buildup. While this photo might have been from one of the Speed 3's direct competitors, the MKV GTI, the story is still the same, if not worse. Over our development period for this catch can system, we ran two separate 1000 mile tests, leading to two different results. The first was in warmer weather, yielding what we might call a standard collection of about 18 ml. However during the colder months the story was much different, and our short test produced approximately 100 ml in the same time span. With such a large amount of blow-by collected, it was a no-brainer to utilize our larger, 7.5 oz. catch can over our standard 2 oz. compact can. For the full write up, including our mounting and our prototype kit, check out our latest post on the Engineering Blog. Those of you with a Gen1 Speed 3, the presale for our kit is now available! Check out the link below to be one of the first to get you catch can! Mazdaspeed 3 Direct Fit Baffled Oil Catch Can Kit Special PreSale Price - $165.95 We're still on the hunt for a Speed 6 as well, so feel free to reach out if you're in the area! -Nick

Nick, I'm in the Maryland/Nova area and own a Speed6, are there any prerequisites to be a tester vehicle? I'm currently in the market for an OCC and given that I've had an MM aluminum radiator on my Hyundai Tiburon, seeing that you guys are developing an OCC caught my attention.

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[ialewis]

Just placed an order for one of these for my gen 1. I'll try to get it mounted and leave a review and some pictures when it comes in and I get some time to install it.

[deeAYEennENNwhy]

Hey guys, I bought my ms3 back in 2014 with your occ already installed but just rattling around on the skid plate. Is there any chance I can purchase just the mounting bracket for a genwon?

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