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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 03:34 PM
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mystery jdm part (wtf is it?)
what is this thing and its purpose?


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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 03:37 PM
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> Where is it supposed to go? And is it a suspension component?
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 03:42 PM
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flux capacitor?
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 03:43 PM
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> Where is it supposed to go? And is it a suspension component?
im not sure, thats the only info i have...unless you can read japanese. i think it might be a BOV.
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 03:46 PM
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seems to be a BOV

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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 03:47 PM
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the piece it attachs to in the second pic looks alot like the stock bypass valve maybe it makes it work better somehow
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 03:49 PM
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Yeah, looks like something on the stock bypass valve. Perhaps a noise maker so you can sound uber cool with your stock bypass
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the piece it attachs to in the second pic looks alot like the stock bypass valve maybe it makes it work better somehow
Mabey its some kind of check valve so you can vent the stocker? Or perhaps changes the sound.
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 03:53 PM
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flux capacitor?
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 04:32 PM
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 04:41 PM
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+3 on flux capacitor
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 04:52 PM
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***** cover so you don't get it all over the 7 on the track?

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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 04:54 PM
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Looks to me like a blockoff for the pipe that goes to the BAC off of the turbo up-pipe...
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 04:57 PM
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http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl...3DDZl%26sa%3DG

its a "blow-off cap"

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well what the fawk is a "blow off cap"? LOL!
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it's a cap for your blow-off. it caps the blow off which i believe means the off from the blow is capped.
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it's meant to have a balloon strapped to it, like the one at the end of this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9CKLSjBzL8
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lmao. thats good ****. helpful and funny
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Originally Posted by speed_monkey
Mabey its some kind of check valve so you can vent the stocker? Or perhaps changes the sound.
Bingo...we have a winner...


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Originally Posted by phoenix7
***** cover so you don't get it all over the 7 on the track?


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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 02:10 AM
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i almost thought it was a simple pop-off valve to prevent overboosting
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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 07:02 AM
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+4 on flux capacitor
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its a real canuter valve!. lmao.
maybe it makes the bo say giggidy.
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