This is the hot side at the end of that there's a 180 deg pipe not pictured
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I don't think there is a clear advantage either way, but the valve ought to be at one end or the other.

If a recirc, after the IC lightens the heat load very slightly. But, the work to push thru the IC is also very slightly greater thus the turbo would lose rpm quicker. Damn little.

My preference is at the TB end and it is, as stated earlier, to keep air heading one direction, and the IC a tick less drained.

Note that modern OEM's are now building it into the compressor housing. I hope Porsche doesn't succum to that approach.

Corky

The compressor wheel is spinning, but youre totally neglecting that the engine is still drawing in air. What makes you think that the compressor is ALWAYS pushing more air than the engine is taking in?

But anyway, even if it is a rare occurrence, which I agree that it probably is, it still could happen, and if your BOV is 2 inches from the ground you could possibly suck something up.

OP, that location looks great to me, I would put it anywhere in that reigon where its out of the way.

Edit: Hey how vague can I be :facepalm: I am refering to the coldside piping that you hit with the marker. One thing thats nice about that point is that you can do a piece of straight pipe there and thus have some real variability in the direction of the BOV, You can rotate the pipe to keep it out of the way and all.

not really. I've put my hand up to the bov on my car as well as many others while idling, and while revving, and while stabbing the throttle suddenly, each time it was exactly the same: at idle it was pushing out air, at slow revs it was pushing out air, at stabbing it would close super fast but before that it would be pushing out air. There was not one single time where I could get it to suck in air. And I TRIED to get it to do that.

That's just my experience though. Maybe some cars actually do suck in air through the bov. I don't know:noob:

I think the Lord thy God Has spoken and may it be so...Im putting mine about 3" away from the Throttle Body for the as above stated reasons.
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lol, you said MAF based EMS.

Mine's always letting out air unless there's positive pressure in the manifold to keep it closed.

Mine used to let air out at idle untill I tighten the adjustable spring

+1 on above - wherever it is easiest to place.

Just make sure your not going to have clearance problems with your diverter and cooling fans/radiator. My old setup had the diverter pressed against the cooling fan, it was a major pita to install and uninstall.

I agree, but pressure is going to "stay" on one side of the intercooler longer, and I'd rather vent at the turbo-side of the piping because it dumps air more efficiently for the turbo and may help it free-wheel...but I think the advantage will be miniscule.

Anyone that tells you "compressor surge" off the throttle is a problem is a certified moron and you should not believe anything else they say.

weld it to the intercooler, i didnt try it on my evo but some people i knew had the setup on their evos, ams did it on many of their cars. just a thought

Pressure is pressure, but mass and velocity can co-exist in separate conditions under the same pressure. If boost is vented to atm near the TB then the turbo stays spooled and probably increases RPM. All air post compressor to BOV keeps it's velocity. Then when TB is opened the only air that has to start moving (still under pressure) is from the BOV to the TB, not compressor, IC, piping and TB. If this was not important why to we even bother with "tuned" intake manifolds?

My :2cents: :makeout:

This isn't club fagster: we don't do shit to be "different".
Makes sense. So you're saying coldside bov placement is better, right?:D

Seriously you guys are overthinking this one, and this is coming from an R&D Engineer who tends to overthink everything. Just place it where it is easiest.

I had my BOV on the hot side of the IC. Then when I switched to a Tial Q (big, like my penis) it would not fit on the hot side. So, I moved it to the cold side. All else was the same, and I did not notice a difference. Really, no big deal.

And welding it to the IC tank is not a bad idea if it is convenient. Why not? I considered it because it is a naturally good location clearance-wise for a v-mount setup when placed on the 'inside' of the V.

As long as it isnt like this, youre cool.

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I think best location would be on the exhaust manifold

I think the best location would be in my butt :jerkit:

seems to me like thats not true b/c you have a person asking where he should place his bov. If yall didnt do shit to be "different" he would be putting the fucking valve where every other person places their valve. Come to think of it the thread wouldnt even be here.

The bov on the intercooler has a purpose. The only difference is there are not any miatas running 40-50psi.