check it out...

[clos561]

if you want to get a bov, check out synapse engineering new bov that comes out january. i saw a video on youtube, looks pretty good.....

[dread]

link?

[clos561]

link?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MU5Y6d9rh1k

here it is, i forgot.....they won new product of the year award for there wastegate..... watch the whole video he compares with hks ssq

[benzo]

seems like it would work better. But who knows. Really only need one if you are puttin on a bigger turbo or higher boost pressure.

[clos561]

seems like it would work better. But who knows. Really only need one if you are puttin on a bigger turbo or higher boost pressure.
even at low boost like our ms3's i dont see why it wouldnt be jsut as responsive....

[Vermilion]

I'm gonna change mine on my MS3 just cause its fucking plastic.. I mean come on.. a plastic BPV. Next thing we'll be rolling on plastic wheels.

Also an all metal BPV/BOV should hold boost better as well.

Also if you plan on getting a Cobb Accessport and running stage 1 or 2 (if its like the subie's) then you'll definitely want something thats recirc and is of a better quality.

[quiet desperado]

I'm gonna change mine on my MS3 just cause its fucking plastic.. I mean come on.. a plastic BPV. Next thing we'll be rolling on plastic wheels.

....

I worked in a tire store when I was a teenager back in latter half of the last century. There were a number of cars that did have plastic wheels. Can't remember which ones. They weren't especially light, either. In fact, I recall them being a good deal heavier than the steel wheels. I think the selling point was the "style".

[dread]

I'm gonna change mine on my MS3 just cause its fucking plastic.. I mean come on.. a plastic BPV. Next thing we'll be rolling on plastic wheels.

Also an all metal BPV/BOV should hold boost better as well.

Also if you plan on getting a Cobb Accessport and running stage 1 or 2 (if its like the subie's) then you'll definitely want something thats recirc and is of a better quality.

I believe cobb said that the stock BOV would be sufficient after their intitial testing.

[clos561]

you guys shoudl watch that vid, the bov looks really good

[zoom-zoomhatch]

I worked in a tire store when I was a teenager back in latter half of the last century. There were a number of cars that did have plastic wheels. Can't remember which ones. They weren't especially light, either. In fact, I recall them being a good deal heavier than the steel wheels. I think the selling point was the "style".
Older v6 mustangs. 1

[Vermilion]

Well i've "heard" that some MS6's have blown/destroyed their BPV's on stock boost.

[clos561]

proly not stock boost.....mazda wouldnt relaese if it did. companies want reliability.... unlesss they red line it or seomthing crazy..i cant see that happening

[zoom-zoomhatch]

proly not stock boost.....mazda wouldnt relaese if it did. companies want reliability.... unlesss they red line it or seomthing crazy..i cant see that happening
plastic=reliable :bs:
The plastic piece was probly the most cost efficient route for them to go, likewise being cheap to replace under warranty claims.

[Vermilion]

Well anyway.. plastic or not.. its getting replaced by something made of metal.

[quiet desperado]

Well anyway.. plastic or not.. its getting replaced by something made of metal.

It was one MS6. But, yeah, who cares why Mazda chose it. Manufacturers make a million crappy choices on every car to keep costs down. It's up to us to decide which ones we can live with and which we need to replace/repair. For example, I can't believe they didnt spend a few extra bucks for a better TMIC. Might have saved the MS6 from the whole "heatsoak" scandal if the more efficient TMIC had kept temps and knock down at the margins. Then maybe I could have sold my MS6 for $24K instead of $21K. (pissed) I guess I'll never know.

[fourthmeal]

if plastic is good enough for Porsche, Volvo, etc...its probably good enough for Mazda. I bet thats what they thought, anyway.

BTW, if you open up the stock airbox, or replace with some sort of CAI or SRI, you'll hear the stock BOV pretty well. I did, and it's pretty nice, for stock.

[clos561]

if plastic is good enough for Porsche, Volvo, etc...its probably good enough for Mazda. I bet thats what they thought, anyway.

BTW, if you open up the stock airbox, or replace with some sort of CAI or SRI, you'll hear the stock BOV pretty well. I did, and it's pretty nice, for stock.
i wanted to change the airbox but i had problems with leaks..i will try to jsut take out the bottom part of the box and clamp in the filter so its kinda the same thing...get a k&n upgrade filter and see what happens.