i'm sure the valve seems quite because you are used to hearing the old valve . switching from the turbosmart to forge, ....... great idea. cheaper and proven dependable.
forge drives just like stock, but sounds awesome.
i suggest you use the blue spring, it helps you spool up faster
After a loud backfire today, I switched my turbosmart back to the original bypass vlave. Since switching, I have noticed smoother running and driving. But, it doesn't seem to be as loud as it used to be. I can hear it a little, but nothing like it used to be. Seems to be running fine. This is only temporary since my Forge will here Monday, but I was just curious to why its not sounding the same. Maybe just needs to be re-broken in again?
Just allow me to make sure I have this correct...your turbosmart BOV was not a recirculating design, right?
I ask because a BOV is a BOV, and you have two primary ways of making it work. Either vent to atmosphere, or recirc. ANY BOV/BPV in recirculation should be just fine for this car.
The Forge is what I'll be using most likely, but any BOV that is properly designed to run recirc should be good to go.
you can covert the turbosmart to full recirc in about 10 mins
installed the forge earlier today and i already love it. much much louder than i was expecting and best of all, no backfiring or bucking!!! i used the blue spring like most people suggested.
Can't be any worse than the 2gen DSM stock valve, could it? Are you going with the black or the polished piece?
