stock bpv vs Turboxs Hybrid Bov
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SubieKiller3
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well your never gonna gain any power with a bov but you will hold boost better.
mclovinspeed3
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with my turboxs hybrid bov and bpv i actually feel my car hold it boost more then my stock bpv and also make it sound nices as well
Hey guys i just called turbo xs and ask them what i should use to grease up my bov, he told me not to use grease of any kind, all i have to use is wd-40 and put a light coating in the bov and that should be good, I just wanted to let you guys know in case you need to grease your bov's.
SMOKEYS36SHOP
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yea i have a turboxs hybrid bov in my speed6. first let me say that you cant just have it in just recirculate mode... its a hybrid which means that it does both vta and recirculate under different types of power.
next i live in new york and its frickin cold here now. i was having the same kinda problems with my bov. after a while my bov would start to hold less and less boost. finally i realized that the piston in the valve was bone dry and had noticed that when i bought it that it was lubed up. so i also called turboxs and asked them what the deal was and if i should use anything like a lube or grease on it. first off let me tell you the guy i talked to was a moron and said dont use anything. i was like my piston was all scuffed up wtf? so finally i took it upon myself to use some kind of lube (not grease) and it brought my boost back to life! now every month i keep it well lubed and everything is great.
finally let me say the stock bpv sucked. i had added my boost gauge before adding my bov and noticed in first and second gear i was holding boost at 8lbs..now i hold around 14lbs in first and second. let me tell you it was a huge difference
next i live in new york and its frickin cold here now. i was having the same kinda problems with my bov. after a while my bov would start to hold less and less boost. finally i realized that the piston in the valve was bone dry and had noticed that when i bought it that it was lubed up. so i also called turboxs and asked them what the deal was and if i should use anything like a lube or grease on it. first off let me tell you the guy i talked to was a moron and said dont use anything. i was like my piston was all scuffed up wtf? so finally i took it upon myself to use some kind of lube (not grease) and it brought my boost back to life! now every month i keep it well lubed and everything is great.
finally let me say the stock bpv sucked. i had added my boost gauge before adding my bov and noticed in first and second gear i was holding boost at 8lbs..now i hold around 14lbs in first and second. let me tell you it was a huge difference
SMOKEYS36SHOP
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by the way how many washers are you using??
SMOKEYS36SHOP
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i am using 5 not much of a difference...just make sure its well lubed. and you will notice when its time to do it again cause the sound starts to fade away lol. its not so bad in the summer time tho surprisingly..i got my bov last year around june and started having problems when it started to get colder. i am very happy with the way it sounds tho. a nice crisp sound when driving. and it gets louder with a cold air intake if you decide to get one.
SMOKEYS36SHOP
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well from what people are saying there isnt much of a reason to switch from a short ram to a cold air on our cars. idk how true it is but i wouldnt go spending another $300 on something you know... but what i use to protect my intake is this... http://www.***************/Injen_Water_Repellant_Pre_Filter_p/x-1034.htm
SMOKEYS36SHOP
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ok that didnt work lol.. its on ********* website...its a injen water repellent prefilter
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SMOKEYS36SHOP
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yea well you really need to get a lot of water for something like that to happen. i havent had any problems with it in the rain with this cover on it..i think it works well as long as i dont try and drive through a pond lol