Bov Help

[amilliems6]

i hope to have the first of the shipments of the new Turbosmart 100% BPV. i will take pics and video for youtube as soon as i get it.

did su tell you when you should be getting it?

and thanks for the pics and vids lol thats what i need to make my decision so i can get my money worth

 

[Super Shredder]

did su tell you when you should be getting it?

and thanks for the pics and vids lol thats what i need to make my decision so i can get my money worth

i was told at the end of the month i think

 

[ms6dj]

I was told it would be ready end of May as well, but "for a prototype"... got an email from Mark at SU today ("I hope to have a prototype in by the end of May.")

From his mention of 'prototype' rather than 'product to sell' (or something similar), sounds like it may be into June before a final product is shipped? But I'm not sure exactly what he meant by prototype (still in development vs a test of the final product). Maybe I should take a smart pill and follow up with another email. Unless anyone has heard otherwise (Super Shredder, did they mention something about end of May just being prototype to you as well)?

 

[Super Shredder]

i asked "when will they ship out" he said the end of the month

 

[amilliems6]

i asked "when will they ship out" he said the end of the month

what about clips and pics??

 

[Super Shredder]

nevermind everything i said, spoke to SU today they said the protoypes will be here at the end of may, and the rest will ship out next month once they get the ok, i cancelled my order for 175$ and instead bought the real Turbosmart Dual Port BOV for 160$ from this forum. even the guys at SU were like you should buy the BOV it will flow more. i couldnt wait another 2 months, its summer. now is the time to vent!

 

[Super Shredder]

just installed, cleaned/lubed, guestimated 1/4th inch and started up, no problems, no stalls, no backfires, sounds OUTSTANDING. this is the exact sound i could have hoped for, i was leaking SOOOOOOOOO much boost i cant beleive it. i thought it was my spark plugs (gonna replace them anyway) but its now really smooth, no shutter either during acceleration depression. I scared the crap out of an SVT F150 hot rodding around my town, we pulled to a stop light inside a tunnel, in his american flag bandana he looked at me reved up which was very very loud so i waited until the resonance was gone, did one big VEEERRPASH! and this guy flinched sooooo classically. ultimately making my purchase worth it all. i made my left, he went straight, i drove away with an ear to ear smile. wont have any heavy driving impressions until the ECU learns how to live again. gimmie 2 days.

 

[amilliems6]

lets see some clips and pics

preferably clips

 

[Blendercloud]

just installed, cleaned/lubed, guestimated 1/4th inch and started up, no problems, no stalls, no backfires, sounds OUTSTANDING. this is the exact sound i could have hoped for, i was leaking SOOOOOOOOO much boost i cant beleive it. i thought it was my spark plugs (gonna replace them anyway) but its now really smooth, no shutter either during acceleration depression. I scared the crap out of an SVT F150 hot rodding around my town, we pulled to a stop light inside a tunnel, in his american flag bandana he looked at me reved up which was very very loud so i waited until the resonance was gone, did one big VEEERRPASH! and this guy flinched sooooo classically. ultimately making my purchase worth it all. i made my left, he went straight, i drove away with an ear to ear smile. wont have any heavy driving impressions until the ECU learns how to live again. gimmie 2 days.

Sound clip please! (yippy)

 

[amilliems6]

i actually just found a video.. this could be helpful to some people

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq9RuEPJ8Ic&feature=related

 

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[amilliems6]

are you too busy enjoying ur new BOV that u cant come in here and post pics/clips and tease us(sad2)

 

[Super Shredder]

haha im at 98 miles and its raining so no chance to rip it and no place to take out the camera yet, but it is very satisfying to not hear boost leak overpowering the delicious turbo noises. im talkin boost leak at 3100rpm too, my stocker was a peice of dook. pics will be coming within the next sunny day, and video/sound will be when i can get one of my friends who can film to take some footage.

 

[tunersteve]

Are you positive your stock valve was leaking? Did you perform the pen test and see?

 

[Super Shredder]

i mean what else could explain it, i reused all hoses and stock clamps, and experience absolutely no loss of power at any time anymore.

 

[tunersteve]

Were you able to quantitatively measure a loss of boost on a DH or AP?

I'm just trying to say there are a lot of reasons why you'd lose boost. One of the most common areas is the connection between the inlet and the turbo itself. When installing my TIP, the stock inlet literally fell off.

 

[Super Shredder]

nope no guages or tests, i only replaced one part, and all the problems i was experiencing dissapeared, so i cant say for sure, but i had an idea for a while, and it ended up fixing it within one test drive. didnt touch the inlet or intake.

 

[tunersteve]

I know a lot of people will swap out BPVs for new ones from stock, but the point is, it's not always a problem. If you're seeing boost leaks on a logging device, I'd consider it. I've known members with other MS6s and MS3s who have went back to the stock BPV because there was no issue, and validated it's function via a DH or AP.

Definitely take the time to check your inlet connection, as well as the intake--> inlet connection as well.

 

[Super Shredder]

after 40k miles with the stock peice i can honestly say i will never go back to stock. this turbosmart works pretty outstanding.

 

[amilliems6]

Super Shredder where are he pics and clips man its been like a week