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Location: Brisbane
Registered: May 2002
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Re: BOV. is it needed??
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Mon, 11 April 2005 23:15

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With a FMIC you have a much larger volume of pressurised air between the turbo and the throttle body, so combine this with increased boost and you end up with pretty large pressure spikes when the throttle snaps shut at full noise, much larger than any factory engine would experience.
I have a very large FMIC and when I cranked the boost up to 18psi I started popping intercooler hoses off occasionally, even with the factory BOV. I have since installed a much larger BOV and the problem has gone away; the only down side is my car sounds like a city bus now. 
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Norbie | Mon, 11 April 2005 04:15 |
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Hunty | Mon, 11 April 2005 05:35 |
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Merudo | Mon, 11 April 2005 05:36 |
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Hunty | Mon, 11 April 2005 05:42 |
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Norbie | Tue, 12 April 2005 02:57 |
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JustenGT4 | Tue, 12 April 2005 05:42 |
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