u might aswell, but plumb it back into the system, unless u get off on the 'PSSHHTTTT' noise. they help stop compressor surge, so it will help ur turbos longevity(sp?) turbo smart make good ones.
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either way u like... having a plumb back BOV prolongs the life of your turbo but doesn't give as much sound as ones that vent to atmosphere.. so if you're asking whether you should have a BOV installed or just have a big hole on ur piping... i'd say bov... because u're gonna wave ur turbo byebye if u don't
Bov both have asthetic and practical uses. Firstly they have a massive range of sounds which sound pretty cool as well as your basic stealth ones. (whatever floats your boat)
Practically they are designed to protect your turbo from backpressure when your throttle body shuts. This backpressure after time can reduce the life of your turbo to the point where is may even fail. (depends on running boost, driving style, turbo etc etc). also Bov reduce your boost lag inbetween gear changes, as your compresser wheel is still able to spin freely, if the air is going fowards and escapeing, but not if its compressed backwards thought the turbo (wording could be a bit off, make sense?) do to haveing nowhere else to go.
If your in it for the practicallity (not a fan of a wankish "cha ching" noise every time you change gears) i would think get a basic stealth bov (no big trumpet ends), mount it just after the cool side of your cooler in your front bar, in front of your wheels, that way its out of site and cannot be seen if you open your bonnet.
lol at people who think turbo hondas are illegal..
also has anyone ever though of putting a Breather style mini pod filter on the outlet of your bov? so then air would not be leaving your engine system unfiltered? possibly a way of gettting around legallities? (doubtfull though)
thats about it
Regards Lyle
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