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Can somebody explain the SOS/Lufa thing? 
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Ya, You use a lufa or some SOS pads to block the carbon buildup. Lufas are cheap and work pretty damn good. Thats what I am using.
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Originally posted by RandyCSVT:
are those plastic PVC tubes? I have heard bad things about putting that stuff in your engine bay.
Seems that most of the people on this site (at least that have taken pictures) have used PVC without any issues, though it's technically *supposed* to release chlorine gas. My separator is made of ABS.
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I'm REALLY interested in one of these also. I had my intakes yanked and cleaned by hand last summer and I am now looking to keep them from getting so gunked up again.
Here's a compound question about the way you have these made: Can you ONLY open/remove the plug off one end and drain it; OR can you ALSO remove/replace the scrubber stuffed in it?
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You can take the cap off one side AND clean/ replace the scrubber or w.e you want inside of it. In a nut shell its fully serviceable
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Originally posted by starjammir:
Ya, You use a lufa or some SOS pads to block the carbon buildup. Lufas are cheap and work pretty damn good. Thats what I am using.
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Sorry I'm not up on the spelling for the girly things
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Originally posted by teamSVTour:
so what exactly does this do again? Is it the same as an oil acusump (or whatever its called) 
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Originally posted by teamSVTour:
Originally posted by teamSVTour:
so what exactly does this do again? Is it the same as an oil acusump (or whatever its called)
No, it's not the same at all. What these do, is catch the oil that would otherwise enter into your intake tract, causing your intake manifolds and throttle body to get gunked up with carbon.
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I'd be interested as well. You'd be suprised how much crap gets stuck in your intake where you'd like steady flowing air...
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