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leftme4dead Jan 12, 2006 04:46 PM

BOV's for autos???
 
I dont really know too much when it comes to FI so I was curious if there are bov's on automatics? If not can you have one put on? Enlighten me please. :)

John_D. Jan 13, 2006 11:04 AM

I'm putting one on mine. For low boost it's not necessary. I plan to run my car on a road course, and didn't want to take a chance on stalling the turbo while getting on and off the gas for the corners... Should reduce lag when I get back on the throttle again.

JZ 97 SS 1500 Jan 13, 2006 11:22 AM

Not really needed for low boost as mentioned above. But for road racing like John is doing, yes...indeed.

boostedinaz Jan 13, 2006 11:25 AM


Originally Posted by leftme4dead
I dont really know too much when it comes to FI so I was curious if there are bov's on automatics? If not can you have one put on? Enlighten me please. :)

Yes. For some reason people dont think they are needed on auto's. I can see why becasue you never lift off the throttle during a run, but after the run you do as well as driving around town. When that happens all that pressure gets slammed against the compressor. I would run one on any turbo setup no matter the boost, but some will only run it on higher boost applications. I look at it this way, I just bought a turbo, probably not cheap, why not spend 200.00 or less to help it live longer?

tamanjd Jan 14, 2006 09:48 PM

I run one on mine and i didnt think it would ever blow off but it does constantly and I am glad i put one on after I did bc all that pressure would be slamming back against the compressor. I did some reading on this and found you should always run one to help preserve your turbo's life.


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