BOV question
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BOV question
How normal is it for a blow off valve to be blowing air at idle. And not like a little bit, but a lot. How about when revving?
I noticed today while under the hood that the BOV was definitely blowing quite a bit of air. Should I be concerned?
I noticed today while under the hood that the BOV was definitely blowing quite a bit of air. Should I be concerned?
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Usually the BOV is adjusted to be closed at idle vacuum. If you are running an afm/maf then it's an issue but since your not recirc. then I assume your not. If you are then you should be recirculating your bov anyways. The valve should open when the throttle is closed but the rpm is above 2000 or so.
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yeah, I should have known that you did.
F-It. You're running what 8-8.5 psi? Pull that boost leak off and let's see what happens. Yee haw.
We should get together again soon and make sure your tune is good. Maybe invite Stan too. Plus you need to drive my car with the new intercooler. It pulls good up top now.
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F-It. You're running what 8-8.5 psi? Pull that boost leak off and let's see what happens. Yee haw.
We should get together again soon and make sure your tune is good. Maybe invite Stan too. Plus you need to drive my car with the new intercooler. It pulls good up top now.
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yeah, I should have known that you did.
F-It. You're running what 8-8.5 psi? Pull that boost leak off and let's see what happens. Yee haw.
We should get together again soon and make sure your tune is good. Maybe invite Stan too. Plus you need to drive my car with the new intercooler. It pulls good up top now.
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F-It. You're running what 8-8.5 psi? Pull that boost leak off and let's see what happens. Yee haw.
We should get together again soon and make sure your tune is good. Maybe invite Stan too. Plus you need to drive my car with the new intercooler. It pulls good up top now.
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I want to come.... i know I am not worthy with my n/a but but...lol
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Right now, i have a forge BOV, and the bottom goes to the IC pipe that comes off the Throttle body, and a vaccum hose off the nipple from the top of it. I have an Extra Bosch BOV with a Check valve on it (what ever the hell that is) How would I hook that up If There is two places to hook it up at like the one above?
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With the TPS working like a champ, I played around with this damned BOV some tonight. Conclusion: it is definitely FUBAR. Releasing at any breath of throttle, and not releasing during shifts. So I took it off. Holy compressor surge, Batman! Better get me a new BOV! I like a gentle "whoosh;" nothing fancy, nothing expensive, but something cheap and easy to plumb in. I'm thinking the cheap ebay BOV (purple ) that Rob found and had success with. Any other thoughts?