Rarecat Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 I'm reading and hearing from friends that I should install an oil separator on the GT-500. Since the car did not have one from the factory and Ford Racing doesn't offer one, it makes me question if needing one is an urban legend or reality......I've read the write ups from the manufacturors on why you need them but I'd like to get some "neutral" opinions..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03 DSG Snake Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 I'm reading and hearing from friends that I should install an oil separator on the GT-500. Since the car did not have one from the factory and Ford Racing doesn't offer one, it makes me question if needing one is an urban legend or reality......I've read the write ups from the manufacturors on why you need them but I'd like to get some "neutral" opinions..... Over time the oil does get into the intercooler that sits under the blowers. It was first seen on the Lightning truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89Saleen215 Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 This is an informational read --> L & S Oil Separator It's a true coalescing filtration system not a screen and can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullens Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 Take off your throttle body and look in the plenum. I guarentee there's a nice puddle of oil sitting in there. Oil that gets sucked into the rotors and onto the intercooler. These superchargers were meant to pump air, not oil. Oil in the intake lowers octane and has no good purpose. Why Ford didn't put one on to start with is anybody's guess, but I'd say cost is the #1 factor. JLT makes a nice plug & play set up. It's worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07SGT5687 Posted July 22, 2011 Report Share Posted July 22, 2011 Not sure how different the 5.4 is but once I put the Whipple on my SGT 4.6, I waited about a month to put my JLT oil separator on and now wish I hadn't waited so long. Under heavy driving at the track I was pushing about 2 ounces of oil in that that canister EVERY 20 minute session! I bet I took 8-10 ounces of oil of of that thing over the entire weekend. Glad that oil is now not glogging up my intercooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbyville Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 I took my intake apart several months ago to instal new valve covers. I was shocked at how much oil was already in the system with only about 7500 miles on the car. Everything downstream of the pcv valve was coated and there was a puddle in the elbow. It really looked nasty. This on a car not run hard and with only a CAI mod on the engine. It can't be good on the engine to run that much oil thru the intake. I guess we could make it a two-stoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One_Mean_Marine Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 I had one on my Roush 428R and I just pulled the trigger for my new 2011 Shelby GT500 should be here friday. I went with the one from JLT since we get the discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbyville Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Once the catch cans are on, how long will it take the system to clean up? Or will it ever clean up on its own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake40 Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Has anyone tried the L&S piece on a GT500? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hamilton Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Once the catch cans are on, how long will it take the system to clean up? Or will it ever clean up on its own? I was wondering this also or if it would ever "wash" clean again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake40 Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 I just installed a VMP TVS after running an upper pulley on the stock blower for 200 miles and was surprised how much oil was in the system. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmn444 Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 I vent to atmosphere, and a lot of what accumulates in my breather can is moisture, but there is also enough oil that I'm glad I don't let it go back into my engine. I've actually been just emptying it into the same container every time I drain it lately, so that I can see how much oil there is after it separates from the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grabber Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 I have the JLT catch can on my passenger side. I just changed my oil. I have only put 800 miles on my car during the last year due to working out of town for an extended time. This is how much oil was in mine after 800 miles and one year. I think it is a good idea to have one on the passenger side and I just ordered another one for my wifes GT500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grabber Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 A friend of mine had his on both sides and had a few thousand miles on his before he checked the cans. The passenger side was catching the oil and the drivers side was dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89Saleen215 Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Has anyone tried the L&S piece on a GT500? No. I've contacted him about one and he said he needs a car on hand to make sure he gets the valve cover angle right. So I went with a Conceptual Polymer piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moncho Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 Once the catch cans are on, how long will it take the system to clean up? Or will it ever clean up on its own? This is a question that Tucker @ JLT may be able to answer. Interesting enough I've been looking @ this oil separator & from what I read it appears to be most effective installed on the passenger side. Grabbers pics prove that (thanks grabber!). I'll probably be ordering mine today through JLT. BTW - What's the best way to apply our discount through JLT? OP - Thanks for posting the question. Grabber as always thanks for adding value to this forum. Cheers, Moncho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbyville Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 This is a question that Tucker @ JLT may be able to answer. Interesting enough I've been looking @ this oil separator & from what I read it appears to be most effective installed on the passenger side. Grabbers pics prove that (thanks grabber!). I'll probably be ordering mine today through JLT. BTW - What's the best way to apply our discount through JLT? OP - Thanks for posting the question. Grabber as always thanks for adding value to this forum. Cheers, Moncho I would not assume this. On my car the butterflies in the throttle body were absolutely covered in oil which had to come from the drivers side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braztang Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Should you really by both sides or just the passenger side will do, in case buying one. Also, what is our discount code for TEAM SHELBY members! Thanks guys, LCL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aclass Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 I would love to have a Shelby oil separator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingram4868 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Shelby is suppose to be bringing their own branded oil separator to the market but I wonder if it is too late considering the GT500 is 6+ years old. Many of us that felt this was a needed item have already bought one of the existing products on the market. Unless Shelby has discovered some new revolutionary filtering concept I can't see a lot of people tossing their existing units. Perhaps they should try to get a head start on the next generation Mustang/Shelby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chairman Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 JLT Coupon Code: TS5% The coupon is worth 5.00% discount against your order Have used the code several times. Works fine on his great products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NordicShelby Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Jer had shown me the NEW Shelby oil separator over the weekend. All I can say is "the wait is worth it" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07SGT5687 Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Jer had shown me the NEW Shelby oil separator over the weekend. All I can say is "the wait is worth it" All I can say is "PICS OR BAN!!" :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acroholic Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Shelby is suppose to be bringing their own branded oil separator to the market but I wonder if it is too late considering the GT500 is 6+ years old. Many of us that felt this was a needed item have already bought one of the existing products on the market. Unless Shelby has discovered some new revolutionary filtering concept I can't see a lot of people tossing their existing units. Perhaps they should try to get a head start on the next generation Mustang/Shelby. With the above statement in mind (GT500 being 6+ years old), has anyone experienced any major engine issues without a separator? Certainly there are enough higher mileage GT500s now to be able to draw a conclusion? I have a Bob's on my Driver side, and I admittedly did it as much so I could mod something as I did it to keep the oil from getting into the SC, hehehe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingram4868 Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 With my limited understanding of the "facts" with the oil separators I fall into the camp that if it was harmful to the engine then Ford would have installed them. By the same token if you have built a heavily modified engine that requires a perfect air fuel balance and requires every bit of a high octane fuel then an oil separator would be needed so as to not dilute the benefits of the high octane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07SGT5687 Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 With my limited understanding of the "facts" with the oil separators I fall into the camp that if it was harmful to the engine then Ford would have installed them. By the same token if you have built a heavily modified engine that requires a perfect air fuel balance and requires every bit of a high octane fuel then an oil separator would be needed so as to not dilute the benefits of the high octane. I would put myself in the same "limited understanding of the facts" category, but the reason I put mine on was a friend had an '04 with the inter-cooled Whipple and over a not-so-long of a period of time he started to have significant inexplicable cooling issues. Come to find out the returning oil had completely gummed up the fins of his intercooler and very drastically reduced the cooling capacity. After he took it all part and acid cleaned the IC fins back to new, his cooling issues went away... At least that the story he told me and was a pretty honest guy. And judging my how much oil I take out of canister (especially after spirited driving), I was not going to risk that on my car - which already has a hard enough time staying cool under heavy throttle. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ingram4868 Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 I would put myself in the same "limited understanding of the facts" category, but the reason I put mine on was a friend had an '04 with the inter-cooled Whipple and over a not-so-long of a period of time he started to have significant inexplicable cooling issues. Come to find out the returning oil had completely gummed up the fins of his intercooler and very drastically reduced the cooling capacity. After he took it all part and acid cleaned the IC fins back to new, his cooling issues went away... At least that the story he told me and was a pretty honest guy. And judging my how much oil I take out of canister (especially after spirited driving), I was not going to risk that on my car - which already has a hard enough time staying cool under heavy throttle. ... I don't disagree with you one bit. I have seen a number of pics of the F-150 and Mustang with IC fins coated with the gunk. That is why I installed two on my car, "just incase". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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