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Well it's been a few weeks since I installed my RX monster catch can with clean side separator. I wanted to give my overall impressions of this product from all aspects. I wanted to eliminate the fuel in oil dilution along with the gunk buildup in my CAC. After endless research I concluded that the RX kit was the best out there. I was however a little weary after reading endless threads about incomplete kits shipping/missing parts but I figured they had it sorted out buy then.
Purchase.
I purchased this through boosted when he was on the ssi forum. Paid $450. It took almost between 3-4 weeks to receive it. Weather that was RX taking that long or his ssi mess, I'm not sure. Either way I received what I thought was everything I needed.
Turns out I was missing the AN fittings for the can. Guess they still had issues. Ugh. Called RX and they were very apologetic and I had the fittings in the mail in 2-3 days.
Install.
This does not come with directions. They have some on their website which was helpful but I found that surfing the forums for pictures was the best.
The fist snag I ran into was that the holes needed to be drilled in the intake tubes were a lot bigger than 1/2". The biggest bit I had was 1/2" so I had to wobble it out. Another problem I have with this kit is the fact they give you 5/8" hose and most of the fittings are 1/2". Most of the connections were loose and require clamps. The kit came with 5 small clamps, not sure what for but I went to the store and bought clamps for everything. Here's some pics of it all installed. Look in this first picture, there's 8 small clamps that were needed.
I did then end up having a problem with one of the hoses coming off the can wanting to kink.
The left one off the can which goes to the intake tubes. I cut it down some and repositioned how it comes through.
So far so good.
My compaints and suggestions.
This system, the way it ships is kind of a cluster to be honest. look at all the extra parts and hoses that shipped with it that I didn't use?
Maybe me clamping everything was a little overkill but with all these 5/8 hose on 1/2 fittings, more than 5 clamps should have came with it! If I'm paying over $400 for a kit like this it should have clamps for everything and some epoxy for the intake tube fittings would be nice. Also the hoses could be cut to length to make the install more straight forward rather than guessing how to cut the 2 random pieces of hose.
My praise.
Even with some of those headaches, this kit is amazing. This was what was caught after my first 100 miles.
I would definitely buy this kit again as I believe it is the best solution for our trucks. I think RX has packaging issues that need sorted out but overall I am happy with the kit. Maybe this will help other people and/or RX to make this kit even better for future customers.
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Purchase.
I purchased this through boosted when he was on the ssi forum. Paid $450. It took almost between 3-4 weeks to receive it. Weather that was RX taking that long or his ssi mess, I'm not sure. Either way I received what I thought was everything I needed.
Turns out I was missing the AN fittings for the can. Guess they still had issues. Ugh. Called RX and they were very apologetic and I had the fittings in the mail in 2-3 days.
Install.
This does not come with directions. They have some on their website which was helpful but I found that surfing the forums for pictures was the best.
The fist snag I ran into was that the holes needed to be drilled in the intake tubes were a lot bigger than 1/2". The biggest bit I had was 1/2" so I had to wobble it out. Another problem I have with this kit is the fact they give you 5/8" hose and most of the fittings are 1/2". Most of the connections were loose and require clamps. The kit came with 5 small clamps, not sure what for but I went to the store and bought clamps for everything. Here's some pics of it all installed. Look in this first picture, there's 8 small clamps that were needed.
I did then end up having a problem with one of the hoses coming off the can wanting to kink.
The left one off the can which goes to the intake tubes. I cut it down some and repositioned how it comes through.
So far so good.
My compaints and suggestions.
This system, the way it ships is kind of a cluster to be honest. look at all the extra parts and hoses that shipped with it that I didn't use?
Maybe me clamping everything was a little overkill but with all these 5/8 hose on 1/2 fittings, more than 5 clamps should have came with it! If I'm paying over $400 for a kit like this it should have clamps for everything and some epoxy for the intake tube fittings would be nice. Also the hoses could be cut to length to make the install more straight forward rather than guessing how to cut the 2 random pieces of hose.
My praise.
Even with some of those headaches, this kit is amazing. This was what was caught after my first 100 miles.
I would definitely buy this kit again as I believe it is the best solution for our trucks. I think RX has packaging issues that need sorted out but overall I am happy with the kit. Maybe this will help other people and/or RX to make this kit even better for future customers.
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