B.o.v And Boost Control

[stagpower]

hey all,just wondering if it is easy enought to fit b.o.v an boost controller myself or pay 2 get done,,,i know it might sound funny but i hav alwayz had holdens..anything with them i can do,but imports...........any help would be apprciated,thanx

[Ska]

Yeah it is easy enough, undo 2 bolts and the hoses and bolt on the new one.

Word of warning, if you are thinking of putting an atmospheric venting BOV on, you will find that all it will do is make your stag constantly stall.

[stagpower]

really,aww k how do ya tell if it atmospheric?? like i said i not 2 good with the imports

[Ska]

Well if it just bolts on, and you only have to attach a little tube from the plenum to it, and nothing else, then more than likely it is an atmo venting.

Plumback will have a like little pipe, bout as round as a 50cent piece, where you attach the piping that runs back into the intake

[Stinky Rooster]

atmo BOV's usually have a trumpet looking thing on the side to help make the annoying noise (that is actually illegal in WA and the cops really hate them). If you do a search you will find quite a few very learned people on this site that recommend leaving the std one in place unless you are going with a highflow or stupidly big AM turbo, but its up to you.

You are in Gosnells huh? Drop me a PM if you do go ahead because I would love to come and stick my head under your bonnet and watch/help with the proceedings. I share your n00bness to imports, but I was a Ford man myself before the Stagea (ie seeing the light)

[Ska]

True Dale, changing your BOV will do nothing but make a different noise, and that is it.

[stasis]

it makes the engine fart louder thats all. It doesnt improve the performance at all.

When i first joined the forum the BOV "the fart valve" was on my mod list. And these guys are the ones who talked me out of it. And i needed 2 BOV which will cost me around 800 bucks. so... . Reakky you dont need the BOV you rather spend it on something else like pod filters and the cold air intake box .

If you talk to cruiseliner in regards of the BOV im pretty sure he will spank your ass and say :P dibt touch the damn thing. Well he made his point out to me. LOLOLO!!! But i saved $$though.

Edited April 19, 2007 by stasis

[Stinky Rooster]

^^

*waits patiently for cruiseliner to respond*

Oh, thats right......

he won't because he got off the forum!

[stagpower]

yeh if i do do it i will let u know newbie101,i had a pod filter on for about 3months but the car soundin like a kettle when im drivin and only sounding good when i back off just didnt do it for me.so i just put the airbox back on.

[stasis]

^^

*waits patiently for cruiseliner to respond*

Oh, thats right......

he won't because he got off the forum!

Wat cruiseliner got off the forum again? Since when ? And wha did he do this time? No wonder havent seen him for quite sometimes now.

[Stinky Rooster]

he made the tragic mistake of actually having an opinion and sharing it when asked to. That, and the fact that some brown nosing mods that have never heard the term "innocent dissolution" before, overreacted.

But, thats just my slightly jaded opinion on it, ask the user with the handle "overpowered" I'm sure he could tell you more, I am pretty sure he still see's cruiseliner from time to time

[ssshonky]

well there is one question I was going to ask .. that I no longer have to ask

I had a plumb back BOV on my pulsar and it was loud as hell .. dont know how they think its supposed to be silent. I was thinking of changing the factory BOV on the Stagea just cause I think they sound kinda nice.. but after reading this I might not. Was just looking for that nice tssshhh noise.

not the sound of my old one that sounded like a pidgeon on a megaphone.. " BEEEEOOOOWWW "

[stasis]

well there is one question I was going to ask .. that I no longer have to ask

I had a plumb back BOV on my pulsar and it was loud as hell .. dont know how they think its supposed to be silent. I was thinking of changing the factory BOV on the Stagea just cause I think they sound kinda nice.. but after reading this I might not. Was just looking for that nice tssshhh noise.

not the sound of my old one that sounded like a pidgeon on a megaphone.. " BEEEEOOOOWWW "

hahah!! thats funny. Yea i rather hear the noise of the pod intake though the turbos sucking it in.

BTW which thread did cruiseliner got while he made his comment?

[Stinky Rooster]

It was in the WA section about a month ago.

*refuses to whore up this topic anymore*

Yeah, blow off valves 'n shizz.........

[Silverback]

I kinda like mine the way it is, you can still hear it within the car, but only at full noise......I do like that sound! Specially those freeway merge lanes when it tops out in 2nd........you know what I mean

[FLYSLY]

I still dont understand why atmo bov's make your car stall???

[yokotas13]

Yeah it is easy enough, undo 2 bolts and the hoses and bolt on the new one.

Word of warning, if you are thinking of putting an atmospheric venting BOV on, you will find that all it will do is make your stag constantly stall.

unless yuo know how to use the decel air setting on an SAFC2

it fixes it

[yokotas13]

I still dont understand why atmo bov's make your car stall???

ill try and explain and not make it sound stupid with my wording.

Basically, your MAF map has the air that is returned from your BOV automatically calculated in, which also changes depending ont eh amount of boost you make etc etc

when you vent to the atmosphere that air isnt beign returned, so the engine expereices an extremely rich condition from the added fuel it plopped in to compensate for the woosh of air from your BOV.

by using the DECEL air setup on teh SAFC2, you can eliminate the small burst of fuel and be god to go

[FLYSLY]

Sweet thanks for that Grant, cause i really want an atmo bov, and i plan on getting and SAFC 2 or NEO

To all of you that dont like atmo bovs, bite me! I like em and im gonna get one

[Mr_RS4]

Yeah I have a sard r2d2 bov on mine and was having the usual stalling problem. But now I have the SAFC its all good. I have to admit there isn't much rice in me but I love bov's. Espically when they are on a wagon, makes people go WTF??? Couple that with a very loud pod and the fact that now the stock cooler is gone I have a nice hole right under the pod (which I will make a cold air feed soon) and its sounds so cool and really gets people looking.

And about bov causing engines with air flow meters to stall grant pretty much covered that. But its not a bad idea to get and safc (only safc 2 / neo have the DECEL option btw) so you can tune your fuel mixtures and get some better fuel economy anyway, the jaycar unit will do the same but won't help you with an atmo bov.

Edited April 19, 2007 by Mr_RS4