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DOHCZCEF9 05-31-2003 12:26 PM

Re:making BOV sound cooler
 
I'm a mazda/VW tech at the dealership I'm a tech. at. I see the Bosche ones off VW's for $20 shipped if anyone interested. They just make a swoosh sound like most common BOV's when they're not used a recirculating valves. But you can always tell when those Bosche ones are starting to go bad cause they'll make a flutering sound not a swoosh sound when shifting. When it does that it means the BOV is dead and needs to be replaced. I've had to do a bunch on 1.8T VW's especially the 99'-00' 1.8T Jetta Wolfsburg editions.

Dr.Boost 05-31-2003 06:00 PM

Re:making BOV sound cooler
 

Originally Posted by sk8rmike
if you want a loud ass BOV, go buy the turbo XS RFL type H =P

i scare old women in my girls GSX lol
that thing is stupid loud


That is what I have and it is WAY TOO LOUD. It seriously sounds like my tires blew up when I shift. Even just regular driving releases that thing and PPPPPPPPPPSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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donalson 06-01-2003 01:34 PM

Re:making BOV sound cooler
 

Originally Posted by Todd
How about sticking one of those little kids whistle things in it. I forget what they are called but its a tube and when you blow it the inside spins really fast and makes this high pitch squeel. I know you remember them.. put like two or three in the outlet.. That would sound cool.

friend of mind did this on his mkI mr2 turbo for a lil while... said he got some great looks from people lol

mark

sk8rmike 06-01-2003 04:55 PM

Re:making BOV sound cooler
 

Originally Posted by Dr.Boost


That is what I have and it is WAY TOO LOUD. It seriously sounds like my tires blew up when I shift. Even just regular driving releases that thing and PPPPPPPPPPSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

no way...i love to pull up next to ricers and let off the gas... PSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

hahahaha they never want to race. it's funny as ---- seeing the look on their faces.

Dr.Boost 06-01-2003 05:21 PM

Re:making BOV sound cooler
 
Yeah, I guess it is kinda intimidating. 8)
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aron2063 06-01-2003 06:06 PM

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someone said something about the BOV spuddering, my friend got a HKS SSQV for his eclipse and now its spuddering , does that mean its gone bad?

DOHCZCEF9 06-02-2003 06:43 AM

Re:making BOV sound cooler
 
hahahaha they never want to race. it's funny as ---- seeing the look on their faces.Yea it's a kodak moment. It's soooooooo frustrating though. Why is it when I had my old D15 Dx motor I could find people left and right and was doing o.k. for a 85HP motor. Now that I have all this crap done to my car everytime I race another honda or any car for that matter we both take off ( From a light or roll ) and I start pulling on their little SOHC's and they stop. Always. The last three times I've raced people I haven't even made it to the top of 2nd gear when they stop cause they end up seeing I didn't spend my money on Bodykits , wings , lights , fancy rims ,etc. like some other honda owners do. Damn this sucks. This is one of the reasons I think I'm starting to get out of street racing. You sit there and make your car hella fast and none of the punks that before were rev.ing on you want to go.

scarecrowX 06-02-2003 01:25 PM

Re:making BOV sound cooler
 

Originally Posted by sk8rmike
no boost at idle. the ---- shouldnt be open because at idle the car is under vacuum. the design is ---- and those BOV's are crap. it's not worth more than $5.

vaccuum is what opens the valve. do you guys who are criticizing me here even know how a BOV works? at full vaccuum, the valve is open. therefore it SHOULD leak slightly at idle.

as i said before, people have used that BOV to over 20psi without any problems. their effectiveness as a BOV is directly related to the mechanical ability of the person using them. if you want to spend $200 to get the same effect, that's your business. i'll stick with my $10 part..

Special FX 06-02-2003 05:56 PM

Re:making BOV sound cooler
 
Word. At idle, it better be damned close to open or it's never gonna work right. When it's blowing off, you will see ~ 30 inches vacuum and ~ 20-22 at idle.

VTCPWR 06-03-2003 11:04 PM

Re:making BOV sound cooler
 

Originally Posted by 99TurboSI
is there any kind of fitting that i can use to back my BOV sound cooler, its a 2nd gen eclipse BOV, it sounds all right but i want it to have more of a whissling sound. any ideas?

Tie the vacume hose coming off your Blow/off in a knot. You will most probly get compressor surge, and your turbo life will drop dramatically, But at least it will sound cool :P


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