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Catch can review

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So about a month ago I bought a UPR catch can from amazon. After 2 weeks and 600 miles it caught about a 1/4 inch of oil in the can. I didn't measure it out but I has happy it was doing its job or I thought. I took the hose to the intake and it was wet so I cleaned it and retested again and it was still catching oil but also making its way into the intake. Needless to say it was catching the majority but not all so I just order a Mishimoto and see if I get any positive result. I'm not here to debate whether it needs one or not just my preference but if you have a catch can have you ever took the intake hose off and look if it was dry? Photos what the system looks like. I put it on my truck when It had about 200 miles on it.
 

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I'll check mine tonight (Mishimoto) but it's doubtful that it would catch all the oil. Figuring out if one is better than the other sounds like a fun experiment though
 

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From the YouTube video the person reviewing the Mishimoto can had no oil In the hose going to the intake which clearly was doing ita job so I was like let me check mine out. Yup its doing part of its job LOL
 

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Okay, just checked the tube to the inlet on my Mishimoto and it was dry. Get rid of that UPR can lol. I guess the Mishimoto was worth the price!
 

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I had a no name cheap catch can off of ebay on for about 500 miles and it looked to be catching ~50% of the oil. I threw that in the trash and put on a mishimoto. 1000 miles since and there is zero oil in the intake hose, plus it is way easier to screw/unscrew to empty.
 

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Installing UPR can right now... Guess I'll check mine in a few hundred and see how it all looks.
 

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Yea its funny when you see it catching oil you think its doing its job but to stop and think to check the inlet hose is it really dry? Lol I'm returning the UPR and have the Mishimoto by Saturday
 

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Yea its funny when you see it catching oil you think its doing its job but to stop and think to check the inlet hose is it really dry? Lol I'm returning the UPR and have the Mishimoto by Saturday

Are they allowing you to return it after it’s been used?
 

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I have a UPR and mine looks nothing like yours. I have the one with the offset baffle it’s black. My hose is dry, though I’ll check again but I pulled it off the other day both sides and the inlet side was wet but fine on the other side.
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Mine looks similar to this, you can buy this part for $30 might be cheaper and give you a better result. You have a single baffle so you could getting blow by across the baffle this design is suppose to stop that.


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I have a UPR and mine looks nothing like yours. I have the one with the offset baffle it’s black. My hose is dry, though I’ll check again but I pulled it off the other day both sides and the inlet side was wet but fine on the other side.
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Mine looks similar to this, you can buy this part for $30 might be cheaper and give you a better result. You have a single baffle so you could getting blow by across the baffle this design is suppose to stop that.


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The problem with spending 30 is the total cost would be about 170 so for that Im just going to return it and get the Mishimoto. Not sure if mine is the new design or old design
 
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The problem with spending 30 is the total cost would be about 170 so for the Im just going to return it and get the Mishimoto. Not sure if mine is the new design or old design

Mine came with the offset baffle and I bought direct from UPR is was only $130. You might have an old one maybe.
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This is mine. If went with this vs Mishmoto because I wanted the hoses to stay below my ram air, nothing wrong with Mishmoto mine choice was in part aesthetic. I’m going to check my hose again but last time I pulled it off it was fine. Hope you get what your looking for.


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This is the link for the UPR CC, it’s not like yours you may have a older model.


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This is the link for the UPR CC, it’s not like yours you may have a older model.


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So got an e-mail from URP about the catch can and the one I got is their NEW style ‍♂️
 

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Yes, that is correct. There are two styles of UPR Catch Cans...the offset baffle and the flat baffle. The offset is the older model and the flat is the newer model.

Another thing you can check besides your hose for dryness is keep an eye on your rear stainless exhaust tips. If they don't have soot collecting on them anymore, then you know the UPR Catch Can is doing it's job. I haven't had to scrub a chrome/stainless exhaust tip since I installed the UPR Catch Can on four of our family Rams.
 

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Yes, that is correct. There are two styles of UPR Catch Cans...the offset baffle and the flat baffle. The offset is the older model and the flat is the newer model.

Another thing you can check besides your hose for dryness is keep an eye on your rear stainless exhaust tips. If they don't have soot collecting on them anymore, then you know the UPR Catch Can is doing it's job. I haven't had to scrub a chrome/stainless exhaust tip since I installed the UPR Catch Can on four of our family Rams.

Good to know. I ended up returning it for the Mishimoto and so far after 1000 miles nothing on the intake hose. so I think the Mishimoto is well worth it.
 

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Mine came with the offset baffle and I bought direct from UPR is was only $130. You might have an old one maybe.
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This is mine. If went with this vs Mishmoto because I wanted the hoses to stay below my ram air, nothing wrong with Mishmoto mine choice was in part aesthetic. I’m going to check my hose again but last time I pulled it off it was fine. Hope you get what your looking for.


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Super old thread but, is this a billet tech? I just traded in my 2012 ram for a 2020 rebel and love the looks of this...
 

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