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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 10:58 PM
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Anything look funny with whats supposed to be the BOV?
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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 11:00 PM
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im lost here... u wanna point it out for me lol
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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by bongva
im lost here... u wanna point it out for me lol
That looks like a wastegate where the bov should be, maybe I'm wrong but thats what me and some of my freinds thought it was.
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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 11:03 PM
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thats a wastegate installed as a BOV? wtf?
lol
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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Tiago
thats a wastegate installed as a BOV? wtf?
lol
Thats what it looks like to me too, just wanted to see if someone could clear it up.
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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 11:09 PM
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hm... wastegate looked like it was at the right place to me... exhaust side...

im sure it has a BOV just not pictured
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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 11:11 PM
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LMFAO AH HAHAHAHA yes it is, check it out coming through the firewall into the TB, that is a damn wastegate. I have NEVER seen a BOV like that before, lol. That's awesome.
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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 11:22 PM
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nvm i see the bov
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it looks like there is a wastegate on the intake side, and a BOV on the exhaust... the old switcheroo
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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 11:25 PM
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dam that whole running the pipes into the firewall looks really clean and must of been a majorrrr pain in the ***, must be some kind of water to air ice box deal. And i agree i didnt spot the actual BOV at first , i was looking at the wastegate dumped back into the downpipe with the flexpipe on the right side i thought i was seeing things. It really looks like a wastegate used as a BOV, and dam that is definitely the first time i see that. Wonder how they got it to work tho or how it works period, im sure its possible though as it does have somewhat the same function (they are both "relief" valves in theory) but still im haha lol, good find though and very cool setup on that car. What car is it btw? Looks like old school muscle with new school steroids

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wtf what car is this on?
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Old Sep 17, 2008 | 11:37 PM
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it's actually very common to use a gate on the intake side.
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Originally Posted by y2khawk
it's actually very common to use a gate on the intake side.
I have never heard of this, is it something you would only do in a higher HP situation?
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 08:05 AM
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Yes you can run the WG on the intake side to regulate boost.....NOT a good idea as this sometimes causes a turbo to overspin.
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by DrTurbo
Yes you can run the WG on the intake side to regulate boost.....NOT a good idea as this sometimes causes a turbo to overspin.
Cool, thanks I have never heard of this method.
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 09:04 AM
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The car is a '70 nova with a 5.3 and Big Stuff 3. A build thread is here http://www.theturboforums.com/smf/in...topic=103675.0

It looks to be quite sick!
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Originally Posted by WS6HUMMER
I have never heard of this, is it something you would only do in a higher HP situation?
alot of the big turbo drag cars doing it. It's more for staging the car than anything else, but they do break alot of turbo shafts it seems
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by y2khawk
alot of the big turbo drag cars doing it. It's more for staging the car than anything else, but they do break alot of turbo shafts it seems
Learned something new on LS1tech....again!
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 10:13 AM
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The car is using a 60mm gate where it should be. I have heard of people using wastgates on the intake side to bleed off boost on the line/launch. I would think there might be a BOV elsewhere.
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Old Sep 18, 2008 | 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by whiteghost
The car is a '70 nova with a 5.3 and Big Stuff 3. A build thread is here http://www.theturboforums.com/smf/in...topic=103675.0

It looks to be quite sick!
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