So I Put In An Rb30et Over The Weekend....

[AlexCim]

Brad had a VL with an RB26, now ive got a Stagea with an RB30!

No, thats lies....but I do have a wagon that doses its ass off!

Got bored after a few days, plus, the lack of a BOV kept causing the car to be drivin like a manual to keep the revs up, which equals not auto box friendly. Good for a few laughs on Friday night though

[qikstagea]

HAHA thats awesome. Sounds just like mine did. I bet yours sounds loud and just when you release the throttle quick, but flutters if you back off gently...

I had to drive mine like a manual if im cruising under about 40kph, or she'd stall too. Messes with the vacuum which is a BASTARD cos i love my ricey BOV.

Is there a way to fix it, apart from just putting the factory one back on?

[AlexCim]

Oh yeh, I learnt to keep a good 5+ second dose if I wanted to.

I am going to get a metal intake pipe made with a provision for my stock BOV, as even with my stock BOV, my car still flutters. Will let everyone know the results as well, from a performance point of view.

[qikstagea]

Its cos o fthe big intercooler, right? cos i noticed mine got a lot louder with the intercooler. Something about it echoing in end tanks and what not... the flutter actually comes from the pod, cos the BOV doesnt vent when u release it slowly

[GorGasm]

werd.

What sort of valve is making that sound? Plain old SSQ or is it no valve?

Edited December 19, 2006 by GorGasm

[AlexCim]

no valve and a metal intake pipe

you dont have VL turbos with dose pipes in NZ?

I wonder if they have dose pipes in Japan

[Mr. Oizo]

no valve and a metal intake pipe

you dont have VL turbos with dose pipes in NZ?

I wonder if they have dose pipes in Japan

vl commos in NZ came with rb20e's

[Stinky Rooster]

vl commos in NZ came with rb20e's

You have got to be kidding me?

You would have thought that Holden learnt their lesson after the Starfire that commodes and 2lt engines do not mix......

Such a pity you didn't get the rb30 turbo - it made the commode a desirable car for the first time ever IMO

[darrinspencer]

Is there a way to fix it, apart from just putting the factory one back on?

Fit a Apexi SAFC or similar

[qikstagea]

what does the SAFC stand for?

[darrinspencer]

what does the SAFC stand for?

Super air flow controller

[qikstagea]

Super air flow controller

$$$? and waht other benefits does it have?

[GorGasm]

o_O

Safc is super airflow converter.

It alters the AFM signal to the ECU. So you can tune fueling and AF ratios.

Basically, more power.

Didnt realise there were such gangsta mods for VL commos haha.

vl turbos are pretty rare over here.

[tRUkbOY]

No, thats lies....but I do have a wagon that doses its ass off!

Could someone please explain what 'dose' is? Have you removed the blow off valve?

I am going to get a metal intake pipe made with a provision for my stock BOV, as even with my stock BOV, my car still flutters. Will let everyone know the results as well, from a performance point of view.

I have a SSQV & an alloy intake pipe (a/f meter to turbo). The intake pipe just makes it a bit more noisey

[AlexCim]

Ok, Uhh, How to explain this.

So Holden made VL's.....

Ok na, really. A dose is when you remove the BOV and use a metal pipe staight off the turbo inlet to create different pitches of flutter. The ideal dose pipe puts the AFM in the cooler piping and runs no air filter.

This is something that almost ALL VL's do.

Video examples

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoVGIimDcnQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGrNhgMNZg8

Different noises's/reverb can be created with different bends/size/material pipes.

[tRUkbOY]

Ok, Uhh, How to explain this.

So Holden made VL's.....

Ok na, really. A dose is when you remove the BOV and use a metal pipe staight off the turbo inlet to create different pitches of flutter. The ideal dose pipe puts the AFM in the cooler piping and runs no air filter.

This is something that almost ALL VL's do.

Different noises's/reverb can be created with different bends/size/material pipes.

Ok.................But why?

[mjones]

when i brought my r33 it sounded VERY similar to that and after a while of trying to figure it out why it was doing it,i had found a SIZE C BATTERY from japan placed inside the bov,removed the battery and is now barely noticable,weird huh

[Stinky Rooster]

Ok.................But why?

I was going to ask the same thing myself....

Maybe rice?

[AlexCim]

Clearly, its because it sounds sick

[tRUkbOY]

Clearly, its because it sounds sick

Couldn't you just fit a venting BOV like a SSQV instead though?