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Old 01-23-05, 06:56 PM
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does any one know at what psi a stock TII bov vents? i tried searching, but i couldnt find anything, if i missed something, point me in the right direction.
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Old 01-23-05, 07:22 PM
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It vents when u let off the throttle. Not at a certain psi.
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Old 01-23-05, 07:31 PM
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how is that controlled? sorry for my ignorance.
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It opens when it sees about 11" of vac., but I've heard it will start to leak around 10# of boost pressure.
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It opens when it sees about 11" of vac., but I've heard it will start to leak around 10# of boost pressure.
at 11" of vacuum? what is 11"??
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11 inches of vacuum.. As in 11 inches of negative pressure, not positive pressure.
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how is it measured in inches?
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He's kidding right. It's inches of mercury, being pulled up a calibrated tube. A term I thought was commonplace.
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