Help with Bypass valve set up

[srvntfhim]

So, below is a picture of how I am currently running my bypass valve. Looks terrible but works okay. But I want it to work great otherwise it isn't worth having over the stock bypass valve since as you can see in my sig, I'm not heavily modded. The problem is that the hose clamps loosen up after 30 minutes of driving and although the car still performs, there is some loss in boost pressures as expected with a boost leak! Are there better clamps I can buy or is there a better solution to this problem?? I am running the bypass valve between my stock intake pipe and the hot pipe.

[srvntfhim]

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[Ryoga28]

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showt...ghlight=engine

My mechanic just reused the oem diverter hoses.

[onequickmsp]

Get a Forge BOV. Forget the bypass valve. If you really don't want the attention of a BOV, then get the Forge bypass valve. I had a Forge BOV on my car with stock pipes and it was great. No "turkey", just a clean "swooooosh!!" everytime you change gears in boost. I'll give you this much, that bypass valve looks pretty neat.

[Bakrauf]

I am thinking about the forge. You have any stalling problems???

[srvntfhim]

Get a Forge BOV. Forget the bypass valve. If you really don't want the attention of a BOV, then get the Forge bypass valve. I had a Forge BOV on my car with stock pipes and it was great. No "turkey", just a clean "swooooosh!!" everytime you change gears in boost. I'll give you this much, that bypass valve looks pretty neat.

I'm not going to bother with stalling issues from running a BOV without recirculating with a bypass valve as well. Thats too much work. I just wanted smoother boost. Sometimes it seemed like the stock valve was leaking boost.

[srvntfhim]

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showt...ghlight=engine

My mechanic just reused the oem diverter hoses.

Yeah, I will give it a try. When I tried it originally, I couldn't see how anyone would get the stock hoses over the bypass valve inlets, but I'll give it a try. But I still run into the same issue on the other end of the bypass valve. You've got cold air intake so your outlet hose goes downward naturally, but I have to re-route my hose to go horizontal instead of vertical like the bypass valve points it. Thats where I end up with more hose clamps and therefore more points where they can come loose and leak air....

[onequickmsp]

I am thinking about the forge. You have any stalling problems???

I was having a few stalling issues when I JUST had the Forge BOV on but it wasn't anything major. Backing up and coming to a stop when hitting the gas hard would cause the car to want to stall. You would have to play with the gas a bit to prevent it from stalling. The noise from the BOV is worth it all. Stalling won't happen very often if you know how to drive your car. If I could do it agian, I would. I have the hardpipes now and an Injen CAI and stalling is not a problem any longer. However, My clean swooosh!!! has now been replaced by a stupid turkey thanks to the CAI. You still hear the BOV every so often but it's not as loud as it was.