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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: the4ork on August 02, 2007, 07:50:14 pm

Title: disabling the stock bov and using aftermarket?
Post by: the4ork on August 02, 2007, 07:50:14 pm

i have a blackstone intercooler with a 1st gen mitsu bov welded to it... can i use it? as a surge protection? how much psi do they hold w/o a vacuum signal? would i use a vacuum signal?

Title: disabling the stock bov and using aftermarket?
Post by: OM617 on August 02, 2007, 08:06:38 pm

The stock item is a pop off valve that relieves excess pressure as a safety device. You do not need any kind of BOV and trying to make one functional is 100% waste of time.

Title: disabling the stock bov and using aftermarket?
Post by: the4ork on August 02, 2007, 10:14:36 pm

dang i guess i'll keep this IC for my 8vT or sell it....

i also thought about running an air/air and air/water since i have a spearco awic and this small saab intercooler... might be a little overkill though, im going to be running about 25psi on a vnt17

Title: disabling the stock bov and using aftermarket?
Post by: saurkraut on August 03, 2007, 06:05:05 am

You don't even need the stock one.  Back out the adjusting screw, drop a small cap screw down the hole and snug the adjusting screw against it.

Title: disabling the stock bov and using aftermarket?
Post by: stewardc on August 04, 2007, 07:26:23 am

The nice aluminum plug with the green clamp is where the bov used to be on my 1.6TD. They were discontinued on later models.

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