Quote from: Call the midlife! on Yesterday at 23:34I think you've picked a result that relates to the American cars there, the "charcoal canister" on the American version is nearer the fuel tank.

Ahh I see, would give more room in the engine bay if it was out of sight

Quote from: Jared on Yesterday at 15:13Hi all, I came across a thread on here the other day from 2017 about the removal of the "charcoal canister" I'm guessing its down to weight saving or maybe the MR-S did not have it so why do we need it etc.
But when I google info about the canister the info online states its behind the drivers seat close to the fuel tank?
If that's correct what the black tub like thing to the right of the engine and do people remove them for any given  reason.

I think you've picked a result that relates to the American cars there, the "charcoal canister" on the American version is nearer the fuel tank.

Quote from: Jared on Yesterday at 17:03cheers for the replay, I do get an idea of what it does as in its a filter for fuel vapour so they go back into the engine and not into the atmosphere but just wondering if the black tank like thing next to the engine is the canister or if its somewhere else.   

That's it.

Quote from: Jken24 on Yesterday at 16:45Charcoal filters out petrol vapour. There is a breather line coming from the top of the fuel filter/pump assembly

cheers for the replay, I do get an idea of what it does as in its a filter for fuel vapour so they go back into the engine and not into the atmosphere but just wondering if the black tank like thing next to the engine is the canister or if its somewhere else.   

Charcoal filters out petrol vapour. There is a breather line coming from the top of the fuel filter/pump assembly

Hi all, I came across a thread on here the other day from 2017 about the removal of the "charcoal canister" I'm guessing its down to weight saving or maybe the MR-S did not have it so why do we need it etc.
But when I google info about the canister the info online states its behind the drivers seat close to the fuel tank?
If that's correct what the black tub like thing to the right of the engine and do people remove them for any given  reason.

So I gave up on using grok and reverted to chatgpt for the analysis.
The below shows how both setups worked on the 4th of July vs the 7th of July.
Changes between the 4th and 7th are as follows:

• Intake moved to drivers side air vent
• Heatshield created for charge barrel and intake trunking
• Front number plat raised to allow for greater air flow to radiators
• Charge system fiddled with to remove all possible air locks and hopefully a few restrictions in piping routing

The desire to gather more data just to make pretty graphs is strong..
Suffice to say it's nice to see that I'm improving and it's visualised in a way that I can verify.

It will be interesting to see if I can establish a baseline for the car when I've finished with the cooling improvements and then occasionally upload a log file and ask it to tell me if anything is wrong/worse..

Quote from: Joesson on July  7, 2025, 21:42@jvanzyl
John, from my earlier working life I recognise the hose you are using as a Griflex product, (Griflex HN Clear Braided PVC Liquid hose) in my experience used for compressed air, liquids and food products (at ambient temperature).

Ok- fair enough thank you.. they're selling it as charge cooler piping, but it definitely does get thinner with heat and angles..

@jvanzyl
John, from my earlier working life I recognise the hose you are using as a Griflex product, (Griflex HN Clear Braided PVC Liquid hose) in my experience used for compressed air, liquids and food products (at ambient temperature).

Quote from: Gaz2405 on July  6, 2025, 09:52That see through hose can kink quite easy from what I remember.

I've used 19mm ID coolant line, it's got a much thicker wall to it and is difficult to kink.

Oh do you have a link to what you used? I used this stuff https://www.chargecooler.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=202_219&products_id=395

It's nice to be able to see the liquid to check for air bubbles.. but as you say, if it's easy to kink then that sucks.
Just re read your post. So you're using standard coolant rubber? ... Guess I could move to that... Could have little transparent bits before and after the barrel maybe to check for bubbles.