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Old Oct 11, 2002 | 10:27 PM
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I am wondering which BOV to use on a 99 P1SC 4 PSI LS1. I plan on upping the boost in the future to 5 or 7PSI.
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Old Oct 12, 2002 | 08:05 PM
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stock bov is fine. Im running the stock BOV with the d1 and 12 psi
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Old Oct 13, 2002 | 04:18 AM
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12 psi?

Built motor?
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Old Oct 13, 2002 | 06:44 PM
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shouldn't need one until @ least 10psi
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Old Oct 13, 2002 | 07:57 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by JimmyKash:
<strong>shouldn't need one until @ least 10psi</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wont the pressure spike at high rpm when letting off the throttle, and or hitting the rev limiter? I am new to the FI route and dont want to screw anything up.
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Old Oct 13, 2002 | 09:38 PM
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the stock bypass valve that comes with the kit should be sufficient to about 10psi or so
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