dude Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 After reading a book on turbocharging over the weekend I would not run without one, not so much for fear of turbo damage. I will bring the book and quote what it says. I run 2 X HKS racing bov's BTW;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodilx6 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 okay...reason for asking that the bov on the red car always seems to open half a second too late. I always get 2 "judders" of compressor stall before the bov opens. Where could be the correct place to get vacuum from for the bov..turbo or manifild? Christian, sorry to hijack a bit, but do you have an idea where I can get a rubber cap to plug the stock BOV pipe? I want to get rid of my Forge BOV and run without one. I know is't trivial but I can't seem to find anything that fits and will be able to a clamp... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csa Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Christian, sorry to hijack a bit, but do you have an idea where I can get a rubber cap to plug the stock BOV pipe? I want to get rid of my Forge BOV and run without one. I know is't trivial but I can't seem to find anything that fits and will be able to a clamp... Hi Stefan. Don't know where to get a cap like that, but another solution could be to plug the silicone hose insterad. I'm quite sure it's 34mm and plugs to fit that should be easy to come by Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 The neat way is to pull the steel pipe stub out (crush it) and turn up an alloy bung and Loctite it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodilx6 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Thanks guys. Chris, I would rather just find a rubber bong, as I would like to be able to go back if I get annoyed with the whining from the tubbies... I do have one on blocking off on of the stock pipes so it does exist.. Just can't find it. Annoying something so simple is so difficult. Think I might need to go to a plumber or something... Christian, that might be a solution. I'll see if that is easier to come by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 A N Other trader used to use the rubber tips off walking sticks. People laughed, but they seemed no less durable than the caps HKS supplied with their mega expensive shiny BOV kits, that also cracked and perished in no time. I too have trouble finding sealing caps in larger than 8 mm sizes. Let us know if you find any decent supplier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krister Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 (edited) I have never ran a BOV and I've been boosting 2.1 bar and the turbo has no play what so ever and has almost 10k miles. I cant stand the BOV's sound anyway, compressor surge sounds so much better. check out a video of my car here to hear what it sounds like: (my car at 1:30) Edited February 16, 2010 by Krister (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I have never ran a BOV and I've been boosting 2.1 bar and the turbo has no play what so ever and has almost 10k miles. I cant stand the BOV's sound anyway, compressor surge sounds so much better. check out a video of my car here to hear what it sounds like: (my car at 1:30) can i just stop for a second and say , the mean lookin vw in that vid " hitlers revenge " pmsl lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 (edited) I have never ran a BOV and I've been boosting 2.1 bar and the turbo has no play what so ever and has almost 10k miles. I cant stand the BOV's sound anyway, compressor surge sounds so much better. check out a video of my car here to hear what it sounds like: (my car at 1:30) Any link where i can read up about you car and see pics? EDIT... dont worry found thread with spec. Edited February 16, 2010 by JamieP (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodilx6 Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I have never ran a BOV and I've been boosting 2.1 bar and the turbo has no play what so ever and has almost 10k miles. I cant stand the BOV's sound anyway, compressor surge sounds so much better. check out a video of my car here to hear what it sounds like: (my car at 1:30) I agree, which is why I might as well get rid of the thing. Just need to find a way to do it without actually making it too permanent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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