Think twice before you get a bov

[Mazdafug]

2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart - Venting A Bypass Valve - Import Tuner Magazine

It is actually more beneficial to recirculate boost than to vent it to atmosphere.

[gsrtype1]

dang the ralliart only makes 179whp... decent but not very impressive

[ElBartoRex]

so they spent all the time testing what everyone already knows?? On a MAF car venting is always going to cause issues.

[ChrisK]

Originally Posted by ElBartoRex so they spent all the time testing what everyone already knows?? On a MAF car venting is always going to cause issues.

took the words out of my mouth

[Hectik1]

Originally Posted by gsrtype1 dang the ralliart only makes 179whp... decent but not very impressive

Well my buddy is at a dyno day and just sent me a vid of an stock Evo X
on the dyno making 202 WHP! Granted it is a Mustang Dyno but WTF!?

[bnoon]

That article is the biggest "DUH" I think I've ever read... Keep it stock if you don't already know as much information as that article contains. Any BOV is going to work as long as it doesn't leak, and run it in bypass (NOT VTA) unless you're ready to tune, or deal with popping backfires and/or erratic idle if you don't tune.

[86AmishMs3]

Originally Posted by bnoon That article is the biggest "DUH" I think I've ever read... Keep it stock if you don't already know as much information as that article contains. Any BOV is going to work as long as it doesn't leak, and run it in bypass (NOT VTA) unless you're ready to tune, or deal with popping backfires and/or erratic idle if you don't tune.

Hey it's import tuner, the kids that read that don't know any better haha. Import tuner is for kids with body kits and loud ass mufflers.

[cxz]

Originally Posted by Mazdafug 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart - Venting A Bypass Valve - Import Tuner Magazine It is actually more beneficial to recirculate boost than to vent it to atmosphere.

Thanks for the article and the heads up!!! I was thinking about getting a BOV but after reading the article not so sure...

[ElBartoRex]

Originally Posted by cxz Thanks for the article and the heads up!!! I was thinking about getting a BOV but after reading the article not so sure...

Its fine to get one, just recirculate it. About 99% of the members on this board are running aftermarket bpvs.

[Hectik1]

Originally Posted by ElBartoRex Its fine to get one, just recirculate it. About 99% of the members on this board are running aftermarket bpvs.

Exactly.


That article was a waste of time. That is common sense (or should be).

[Laxman]

Originally Posted by SilverSpeed3 Exactly. That article was a waste of time. That is common sense (or should be).

Common sense these days are not so common...

[Mazdafug]

i thought i would post it because I don't even have my car yet and I didn't know that you should recirculate it and I figured that there were other people out there like me.

[MadOzodi]

Originally Posted by Mazdafug i thought i would post it because I don't even have my car yet and I didn't know that you should recirculate it and I figured that there were other people out there like me.

Don't sweat it 'fug...believe it or not some people need to be reminded and there are still those that don't know either.

[Mazdafug]

Since I don't have a car to install anything on and I have read that you can change proportionately the amount of boost you vent to atmosphere and the amount that gets recirculated, why wouldn't everyone just set it to full recirculation? How does venting to atmosphere help? Is it because if you recirculate too much the turbo will get damaged? or is it because people just like the sound of bov's.

[danesti]

[kingpin748]

People like the sound of BOV's.

This was a good post. As much as everyone whines it was already know or common sense that just not the case.

Thanks for adding something to the forum.

[SneakyP86]

You know I know the articles and everyone here is right BUT I have been running my HKS SSQV VTA air now for about 6 months.I do get a little backfiring from time to time I wont deny that but I have no problem at all with idling in the least.I have the mount to change it to recirc and the hose in a bag I carry in the trunk and will eventually change it BUT for now I like the looks from little old ladies and the way little kids jump when they hear it so far......LOL


Hmmmmm.....maybe that had something to do with my top cat exploding the other day but I really doubt it,I think it was the wotbox myself.

[Mazdafug]

I was talking to my friend (he has a neon srt-4) yesterday about recirculation and he said that recirculation doesn't really matter if you are power shifting, using a wot box, or in the case of the 08/09 cobalt ss/tc no-lift-shifting because you will be maintaining boost anyway. Is this true or is there some other advantage that comes from recirculation regardless of whether or not you are maintaining boost?

[ElBartoRex]

Originally Posted by Mazdafug I was talking to my friend (he has a neon srt-4) yesterday about recirculation and he said that recirculation doesn't really matter if you are power shifting, using a wot box, or in the case of the 08/09 cobalt ss/tc no-lift-shifting because you will be maintaining boost anyway. Is this true or is there some other advantage that comes from recirculation regardless of whether or not you are maintaining boost?

Neon SRT-4s are not MAF cars, so they can do whatever they want.

I suspect that because the MS3 runs so rich as it is, a lot of people don't have issues with running VTA.

[Laloosh]

ive been running vta for over a year...never a problem

[bova]

i just started running vta since installing my fmic last weekend and i honestly don't have any problems other than the occasional backfire, but its not even that frequent. i dont have any kind of idle problems or studder issues when shifting for that matter. i have everything to go to recirc but i figured i'd give this a shot.

[I<3Groceries]

I swapped back to my factory bpv, after I realized it holds 20 psi just fine. Sold my TS bov compact.

The sound didn't matter much anymore, after I installed a TIP. The bypass is virtually silent now.

[SoyBean]

I've been running VTA HKS, but I've been feeling guilty about it lately. I might switch to recirc soon.

[JCSPEED3]

thanks

[mexicant]

you guys must have not read the article very well. They are talking about letting the stock bpv vent to atmosphere, which we all know the stock valves leaks like a cunt, so it has to have the recirc. The hks on the other hand holds boost like a motherfucker

[MS3xeoc]

I have been VTA almost sence I bought the car. Using a HKS SSQ for at least a year and a half going on two with no known problems. Just a few crackles n pops... Seems to run just fine to me, not the first CEL. Granted, I bought it new, and have only put on 17k miles... lol so still a bit leery about it.


I think i am going to invest in a CPE standback eventually to put my mind at ease.

With the CPE CAI and VTA it sounds amazing.

[Fratman]

for the street I VTA for on track RECIRCULATE

[crazyitalian041]

worthless article, give us something we dont know, like why our turbos suck so much fucking cock or perhaps why we have a random ass lean spot.

[corner-hard]

Great article man - I'm sending that to a good handful of friends and associates that think other wise!

[AG.]

i had my HKS vta for a bit....i read a bunch of ppl (on here) had it and no problems...did it for like 3 weeks, even reset the ecu, id get a backfire every once in a while but everythin else seemed fine. I just recently switched back to recirc and OMG 20x better...i never appreciated recirc until now....set it back to recirc...feel the silky smooth...

[phillyb]

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