ebay bov?
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ebay bov?
hey i found a cheep intercooler I think I'm going to get.
now I'm looking for a bov.
and i seen this....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Turbo...spagenameZWDVW
any one know if its a fake/ripoff or is it worth getting?
now I'm looking for a bov.
and i seen this....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Turbo...spagenameZWDVW
any one know if its a fake/ripoff or is it worth getting?
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I have used both ebay intercoolers and bovs. Intercoolers are ok, bovs are junk. The machine work is terrible, they either get stuck open and leak or get jammed closed and don't open. I would recomend staying far, far away from them.
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Well... its not completely necessary. A recirculation valve is more efficient than a blowoff valve though. Its basically a blowoff valve that recirculates the pressurized air to the intake of the turbo to help keep it spooled up between shifts. You don't get as much of a pssshhht sound, but I think that noise is ricey anyway. But bottom line is that even with stock boost pressures, I would feel more comfortable to have some sort of overpressure protection for my turbo/intake tract when my throttle body butterfly valve slams shut.
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Well... its not completely necessary. A recirculation valve is more efficient than a blowoff valve though. Its basically a blowoff valve that recirculates the pressurized air to the intake of the turbo to help keep it spooled up between shifts. You don't get as much of a pssshhht sound, but I think that noise is ricey anyway. But bottom line is that even with stock boost pressures, I would feel more comfortable to have some sort of overpressure protection for my turbo/intake tract when my throttle body butterfly valve slams shut.
I definitely don't know enough about this to start talking in high detail.. but.... There was a thread recently that talked about this I think........ can't seem to find it though. Might be on a different forum. Made me a believer of BOV's being mostly marketing puff. If I find the thread, I'll post it up.
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Well... its not completely necessary. A recirculation valve is more efficient than a blowoff valve though. Its basically a blowoff valve that recirculates the pressurized air to the intake of the turbo to help keep it spooled up between shifts. You don't get as much of a pssshhht sound, but I think that noise is ricey anyway. But bottom line is that even with stock boost pressures, I would feel more comfortable to have some sort of overpressure protection for my turbo/intake tract when my throttle body butterfly valve slams shut.
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Will it hurt a few times? Probably not. Will it eventually destroy your turbo and cause the turbine shaft to snap? Yes. Not to mention when your turbo is spinning and you suddenly slam the throttle plates closed all that boost is forced back towards the turbo and it slows down your turbine rpms, slows boost response, and can increase lag from a Wot to closed to Wot throttle situation (ie changing gears).
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Will it hurt a few times? Probably not. Will it eventually destroy your turbo and cause the turbine shaft to snap? Yes. Not to mention when your turbo is spinning and you suddenly slam the throttle plates closed all that boost is forced back towards the turbo and it slows down your turbine rpms, slows boost response, and can increase lag from a Wot to closed to Wot throttle situation (ie changing gears).
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Will it hurt a few times? Probably not. Will it eventually destroy your turbo and cause the turbine shaft to snap? Yes. Not to mention when your turbo is spinning and you suddenly slam the throttle plates closed all that boost is forced back towards the turbo and it slows down your turbine rpms, slows boost response, and can increase lag from a Wot to closed to Wot throttle situation (ie changing gears).
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yeah that blow off looks cheap, too cheap. I love my old blitz ss bov, its loud, plus the piping came with a really neat marble paint looking finish. I'm a firm believer in running a bov or recirc valve, they're the same to me, just one vents to the atmosphere. the purpose is the same, to preserve turbo life, it's similar to a turbo timer in that you don't need one to make the car run but it can't hurt to have one to help your turbo.
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