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Jeep Wrangler JL 3.6L Pentastar Baffled Oil Catch Can Kit 2018+

  1. Prepare for Adventure - Catch Can R&D, Part 3: Test Results

    Prepare for Adventure - Catch Can R&D, Part 3: Test Results

    One of the hardest parts of any adventure comes before you even leave your house: the waiting that leads up to your inevitable start. Sitting there, watching the minutes tick down until it's time, is a test of patience. That last minute can feel like it lasts longer than the hours leading up to it. Here at Mishimoto, it feels like we've been in the final minute of our 2018+ Jeep Wrangler JL 3.6L catch can project forever. But with this post, we're counting down those last seconds and moving on.

    We installed our prototype catch can kit on our volunteer JL and sent it out into the world to see what it would catch. About 800 miles later, we paid a visit to our volunteer JL to check how much blow-by the can collected. We've seen in the past that the Pentastar engine can generate a lot

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  2. Prepare for Adventure - Catch Can R&D, Part 2: Design

    Prepare for Adventure - Catch Can R&D, Part 2: Design

    Imagine driving your brand-new 3.6L Jeep Wrangler JL up a
    steep, rocky grade. Your tires struggle to grip the rocks and loose soil, but
    you persevere, steadily making your way to the top. You look back to see the
    faces of your friends, hoping they'll be amazed and thinking the same thing you
    are, "Wow, this Jeep can take on anything!" But you can't see them, because
    they've been enveloped in a plume of blue-white smoke that's still billowing
    from your exhaust. Instead of impressing everyone and selling at least four JL Wranglers in the
    process, all you've manage to do is drive up a hill in a James Bond-esque smoke
    screen.

    Before you start worrying about piston rings and head
    gaskets, you might want to investigate your CCV system. Blow-by accumulation
    can wreak havoc on your intake and upper engine (and the lungs of anybody
    spectating). Even a properly functioning CCV/PCV system can allow a large
    amount of blow-by to pass

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  3. Prepare for  Adventure - Catch Can R&D, Part 1: Stock Review

    Prepare for Adventure - Catch Can R&D, Part 1: Stock Review

    "What's the point?" A question commonly asked by those who see cars and trucks solely as a means to get from point A to point B, from where they are to where they want to be. Those people look at a Ferrari and a Camry the same way. There are speed limits and traffic, so what's the point of having a fast car? They look at off-road capable vehicles and ask, "What's the point?" We have roads and highways that get you wherever you need to go, why would you ever want to leave them? What those people miss, however, is that with the right vehicle, every inch of Earth is your road, and any drive can be a journey. No vehicle better embodies that idea than the Jeep Wrangler.

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    Any Jeep owner knows that one of the greatest rewards of driving a Jeep is that it can turn a simple journey into an adventure. But adventure

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