View Poll Results: Which BOV is the loudest?
APEX'i
31
14.69%
HKS
72
34.12%
GReddy type S
45
21.33%
other
63
29.86%
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Which BOV?
03-19-02, 11:53 AM
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Which BOV?
I am looking into which BOV is the best one for me. I want the best quality and also the loudest one. I am looking at the APEX'i, the HKS, and the GReddy type S. Please give me your feedback on any of those and feel free to take the poll. Thanks alot.
03-19-02, 12:30 PM
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Originally posted by Grizzly
What about the Blitz?
What about the Blitz?
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03-19-02, 07:32 PM
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I have the APEXi one.
The APEXi one is quiet. I can barely hear it...but it totally depends on how much boost you put out, if you put out 15 psi of boost, I am sure it would get louder.
03-19-02, 07:50 PM
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Made in America stuff? I buy Japanese parts for a Japanese car thank you. I like my HKS because its a very high quality piece, plus its different from the rest: A whistling instead of the wooosh. Its a toss up between the Blitz Super Sound or the Turbo XS Type H as to which is the loudest. We'll have to have a sound competition, that would make a good video.
03-19-02, 07:56 PM
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Originally posted by menace
tial is my perfered brand... who cares which one is the loudest
tial is my perfered brand... who cares which one is the loudest
I just got a Tial BOV for my 20B a few weeks ago. It looks like it is made better than any other brand that I have seen, and I can hardly wait to try it out. On the downside, it will only vent to the atmosphere and therefore can't be used as a TBV for those who have cars with an AFM, although Tial's web page states that a TBV add-on will be available soon. Also, I don't see any way to adjust it other than changing out springs, which may or may not be a problem depending on how it works out of the box. We will see.
http://www.angelfire.com/me2/tpi/bovalve.html
I have never heard anything bad about the Blitz BOV. On the other hand, this forum is the only place where I have known anybody who actually liked the TurboXS BOV - they must be dealers or something.
The BOV's in the RX-7 store are good, although I know one person who had trouble with the HKS SSBOV on his 400+ HP 13B-REW, and ditched it for a GReddy TypeR which worked great.
http://www.rx7store.net/blowoffvalves.htm
03-20-02, 12:03 AM
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star wars!
does anyone have experience with the sard r2d2 bov?
http://www.takakaira.co.jp/php/templ...3?id=702&cat=2
http://www.takakaira.co.jp/php/templ...3?id=702&cat=2
03-20-02, 12:10 AM
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What would you recommend for a hybrid turbo (60-1 hifi cold side, stock hot side) running up to 18 pounds of boost? I was thinking about the Tial, but does anyone have recommendations?
Kris
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03-20-02, 01:21 PM
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I happen to like my turboXS type "H". I really like the loudness, and it seems to be an attention getter while I'm accelerating. I'm getting rid of my Greddy IC and thus the bov is going with it so I'm in the market for a new one. I actually inherited an HKS racing type II BOV... but I think it may be too big for street application. THoughts? Any word on the loudness of the Tial units?
03-20-02, 01:23 PM
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Originally posted by carx7
I happen to like my turboXS type "H". I really like the loudness, and it seems to be an attention getter while I'm accelerating. I'm getting rid of my Greddy IC and thus the bov is going with it so I'm in the market for a new one. I actually inherited an HKS racing type II BOV... but I think it may be too big for street application. THoughts? Any word on the loudness of the Tial units?
I happen to like my turboXS type "H". I really like the loudness, and it seems to be an attention getter while I'm accelerating. I'm getting rid of my Greddy IC and thus the bov is going with it so I'm in the market for a new one. I actually inherited an HKS racing type II BOV... but I think it may be too big for street application. THoughts? Any word on the loudness of the Tial units?
03-20-02, 02:41 PM
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Originally posted by carx7
I happen to like my turboXS type "H". I really like the loudness, and it seems to be an attention getter while I'm accelerating. I'm getting rid of my Greddy IC and thus the bov is going with it so I'm in the market for a new one. I actually inherited an HKS racing type II BOV... but I think it may be too big for street application. THoughts? Any word on the loudness of the Tial units?
I happen to like my turboXS type "H". I really like the loudness, and it seems to be an attention getter while I'm accelerating. I'm getting rid of my Greddy IC and thus the bov is going with it so I'm in the market for a new one. I actually inherited an HKS racing type II BOV... but I think it may be too big for street application. THoughts? Any word on the loudness of the Tial units?
03-20-02, 02:42 PM
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What would you recommend for a hybrid turbo (60-1 hifi cold side, stock hot side) running up to 18 pounds of boost? I was thinking about the Tial, but does anyone have recommendations?
Kris
What would you recommend for a hybrid turbo (60-1 hifi cold side, stock hot side) running up to 18 pounds of boost? I was thinking about the Tial, but does anyone have recommendations?
Kris
03-20-02, 10:23 PM
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Here is a basic BOV review with sound files which I borrowed from one of the other import sportscar sites. Good luck getting the sound files to play or download, though.
http://www.alltrac.net/tuning/blowoffvalve.html
http://www.alltrac.net/tuning/blowoffvalve.html
03-21-02, 09:28 AM
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actually TURBO SMART out of AUSTRAILIA is the loudest. i know a guy that has one on his eclipse and that S.O.B is loud everytime it blows off it scares someone. i like them there are alot if cars in town with turbos and everyone has a diffrent BOV. turbosmart is the loudest go to WWW.turbosmart.com.au thats the web site
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03-21-02, 12:21 PM
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My turbo XS went with IC, which is shipping today. I got it from rx7.com and I've seen them before at carparts.com. As for the Tial loudness, I can handle less noise. The name speaks for itself and if it's quiet then I'll deal with it. Quality over volume, although my XS was really nice and I know BDC is running one with is 400RWHP+ car just fine.
04-18-02, 01:41 PM
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If you're going with a "universal" BOV, you'll need to buy a matching mounting flange.  The stock FC turbo doesn't adapt well to welding a mounting flange anywhere easily - there's the turbo splitter pipe right after the turbo, but it's cast aluminum (i.e. pain in the *** to weld to)...
You're much better off getting a "kit"...
-Ted
You're much better off getting a "kit"...
-Ted