BOV and wastegate
BOV and wastegate Need some help guys
What is the different in BOV and Wastegates??
At what point is it necessary or good to have a BOV or Wastegate?
is it a hp thing or is it a boost amount? or is it just better to have one than not having one?
What is the different in BOV and Wastegates??
At what point is it necessary or good to have a BOV or Wastegate?
is it a hp thing or is it a boost amount? or is it just better to have one than not having one?
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You need the Wastegate, and SHOULD have the BOV for any turbo application. Recommend you get them both.
Like Oange SS said...
Wastegate limits the amount of boost your exhaust can make through the turbo - saves you from overboosting your car and blowing up engine by forcing too much boost into system.
BOV gives the boost a place to go when the throttle body plate closes (letting off accelerator) so that it doesn't go backwards through the turbo and stall it (saves wear and tear on the turbo unit). The momentum of the turbo spinning will continue to make boost even after the throttle is let off. BOV allows it to continue to spin, but gives the compressed air an avenue of escape.
Get em both.
Like Oange SS said...
Wastegate limits the amount of boost your exhaust can make through the turbo - saves you from overboosting your car and blowing up engine by forcing too much boost into system.
BOV gives the boost a place to go when the throttle body plate closes (letting off accelerator) so that it doesn't go backwards through the turbo and stall it (saves wear and tear on the turbo unit). The momentum of the turbo spinning will continue to make boost even after the throttle is let off. BOV allows it to continue to spin, but gives the compressed air an avenue of escape.
Get em both.
You need the Wastegate, and SHOULD have the BOV for any turbo application. Recommend you get them both.
Like Oange SS said...
Wastegate limits the amount of boost your exhaust can make through the turbo - saves you from overboosting your car and blowing up engine by forcing too much boost into system.
BOV gives the boost a place to go when the throttle body plate closes (letting off accelerator) so that it doesn't go backwards through the turbo and stall it (saves wear and tear on the turbo unit). The momentum of the turbo spinning will continue to make boost even after the throttle is let off. BOV allows it to continue to spin, but gives the compressed air an avenue of escape.
Get em both.
Like Oange SS said...
Wastegate limits the amount of boost your exhaust can make through the turbo - saves you from overboosting your car and blowing up engine by forcing too much boost into system.
BOV gives the boost a place to go when the throttle body plate closes (letting off accelerator) so that it doesn't go backwards through the turbo and stall it (saves wear and tear on the turbo unit). The momentum of the turbo spinning will continue to make boost even after the throttle is let off. BOV allows it to continue to spin, but gives the compressed air an avenue of escape.
Get em both.
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Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 916
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From: Las Vegas, NV
Here's a pic of a BOV (round red thing in the bottom left corner) coming off the pipe. (Procharger setup on a Ford Mustang).
http://www.elitestangs.com/forum/sho...up-sbf-mustang
