Turboxs BOV installed--Pics inside!

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{UPDATE}----Hey guys, I just got the BOV put in this morning. Very easy to do and man it sounds awesome (omg) Here is a video that Jermaine (employee at Turboxs) linked - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCMtBtl6vkc) which is better than what I have, I only had my phone to record video, which is useless.

Its not the loudest BOV I have ever heard but it sounds really good. My friend has a GTI and has the HKS BOV which has a higher pitch sound to it. This one has a deeper, more aggresive tone to it...hard to explain but I think just about anyone would love it :) Here are some pics, I hope to possibly get some vids put together next weekend of both of our cars.

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So, let me try to understand. You spent good money and time to make your car run worse, get worse gas milage, shorten the life of your catalyst, and sound funny.
Nope, I don't get it. Maybe I am just too old to understand.

Why don't you make a cd from the sound track of F&F and just play that while you are driving?
 
Rotus8 said:
So, let me try to understand. You spent good money and time to make your car run worse, get worse gas milage, shorten the life of your catalyst, and sound funny.
Nope, I don't get it. Maybe I am just too old to understand.

Why don't you make a cd from the sound track of F&F and just play that while you are driving?
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Easy old fellow, actually this BOV was produced and tested specifically for this car, so the engine would not run rich, backfire, foul plugs or shorten the life of the Catalytic converter. It runs in both VTA and recirculation mode and man the car feels stronger than ever..and sounds amazing :)

I was just posting this for people who are interested in a BOV that works well with this car. Enjoy yours when it comes in. (thumb)
 
"and man the car feels stronger than ever.." I dont understand why the car would run stronger ?
How does letting out pressure from the turbo to the atmosphere make the motor run stronger? Please enlighten me. Thanks :)
 
flyrevs said:
"and man the car feels stronger than ever.." I dont understand why the car would run stronger ?
How does letting out pressure from the turbo to the atmosphere make the motor run stronger? Please enlighten me. Thanks :)
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Not recirculating the hot air from the turbo, hence more cool air for it to get from the intake. Let me ask, why do turbo race cars use vent to atmosphere and not recirculating?
 
Rotus8 said:
No offense intended. But I still don't understand this quest for strange noises coming from your engine.
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Turbo car, make noise so people know you have a turbo car. Why put a headers on a small block? Yea you get power from it but most do it for the noise. Like a big cam, some install them for power others want the lope at idle. It just sounds "cool".
 
ptperformance said:
Not recirculating the hot air from the turbo, hence more cool air for it to get from the intake. Let me ask, why do turbo race cars use vent to atmosphere and not recirculating?
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because for one, the stock Mazda bypass valve definitely wouldn't hold crazy high boost pressure.
 
if it vents any metered air you are not running at an optimum level. just because it doesnt pop or stall out doesnt make it good....just good enough.
why do turbo race cars run VTA....simple they dont use mass air meters, or the meter is on the other side of the turbo. you will still run richer than normal between shifts, it is impossible to vent any air to the atmosphere and not have this happen. the best way to go is a good BOV run in recirc with a CAI. sorry to knock your mod dude, but i dont recommend this at all.
 
my air meter is after my blow-off valve on my cold pipe.. seeing how the MS3 intercooler is set up, this isn't really an option unless you get a FMIC I think.
 
knocking VTA's is getting old on this forum. If you want a quiet set up run the stock piece. Recirc is ok, but VTA sounds cool and if you tune your car with a FMU like XEDE than the MAF isn't a big deal. By the way u run rich for a fraction of a second between shifts. There is no mechanical damage that will come from a VTA. So lets keep the posts positive. I'd like to know what people's knowledge on turbo systems consists of making these comments. I'd be glad to talk about it, since I've grown up working on turbo cars with my dad at his shop.
 
Mspeed3 said:
knocking VTA's is getting old on this forum. If you want a quiet set up run the stock piece. Recirc is ok, but VTA sounds cool and if you tune your car with a FMU like XEDE than the MAF isn't a big deal. By the way u run rich for a fraction of a second between shifts. There is no mechanical damage that will come from a VTA. So lets keep the posts positive. I'd like to know what people's knowledge on turbo systems consists of making these comments. I'd be glad to talk about it, since I've grown up working on turbo cars with my dad at his shop.
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(werd) There seems to be a lot of anti-VTA on this board (shocked) As I explained before, I was just writing this for people who were interested in a well made BOV for the MS3. I wasn't trying to justify anything or make a point. It was easy to install, well made and sounds great..not to mention well priced.
 
Mspeed3 said:
knocking VTA's is getting old on this forum. If you want a quiet set up run the stock piece. Recirc is ok, but VTA sounds cool and if you tune your car with a FMU like XEDE than the MAF isn't a big deal. By the way u run rich for a fraction of a second between shifts. There is no mechanical damage that will come from a VTA. So lets keep the posts positive. I'd like to know what people's knowledge on turbo systems consists of making these comments. I'd be glad to talk about it, since I've grown up working on turbo cars with my dad at his shop.
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want to know my knowledge ??
1987 buick grand national ran 10's
1988 mustang GT custom made turbo drag car ran 9's
1995 custom turbo ford probe did 12's
1986 mustang SVO bolt ons did 12's
2007 MS3 ...just getting started.
VTA works it is just not a great idea.
rich even for a faction of a second is going to cause a slight performance loss, and cause early failure of the cat.
i'm not bashing anyone i am simply trying to help people make modding decisions that will help their car and not just make silly noises.
but people are stubborn and dont like to hear that the great idea they had actually just made their car slower. i admit i ran my greddy VTA for a while, after the thrill of the whoosh whoosh went away, i hooked it up THE RIGHT WAY.
 
tru-boost said:
want to know my knowledge ??
1987 buick grand national ran 10's
1988 mustang GT custom made turbo drag car ran 9's
1995 custom turbo ford probe did 12's
1986 mustang SVO bolt ons did 12's
2007 MS3 ...just getting started.
VTA works it is just not a great idea.
rich even for a faction of a second is going to cause a slight performance loss, and cause early failure of the cat.
i'm not bashing anyone i am simply trying to help people make modding decisions that will help their car and not just make silly noises.
but people are stubborn and dont like to hear that the great idea they had actually just made their car slower. i admit i ran my greddy VTA for a while, after the thrill of the whoosh whoosh went away, i hooked it up THE RIGHT WAY.
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TRU-BOOST (enguard)RULES !!!!!!!
Dude very impressive record on your cars!!!
Seriously man I can't wait to see your 1/4 times on the Speed3. :):)
 
tru-boost said:
want to know my knowledge ??
1987 buick grand national ran 10's
1988 mustang GT custom made turbo drag car ran 9's
1995 custom turbo ford probe did 12's
1986 mustang SVO bolt ons did 12's
2007 MS3 ...just getting started.
VTA works it is just not a great idea.
rich even for a faction of a second is going to cause a slight performance loss, and cause early failure of the cat.
i'm not bashing anyone i am simply trying to help people make modding decisions that will help their car and not just make silly noises.
but people are stubborn and dont like to hear that the great idea they had actually just made their car slower. i admit i ran my greddy VTA for a while, after the thrill of the whoosh whoosh went away, i hooked it up THE RIGHT WAY.
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props on the probe gt i had a 95 but it was all motor with ZE goodies
 
The cat won't just magically break from those rich stints between shifts, it can take alot more than a bov would do to it to break
 
its the brief moments the car is running very rich that hurts the cats. the increase in unburt fuel saturates the cat and that is what leads to the premature failure
 
hey man not bashing in anyway. personally i love that whoosh sound, its very intimidating and very sexy to hear down the highway. but just a quick question, i understand that BOV releave the pressure from the turbo but why not get a diverter valve. instead of wasting that precious boost why not throw it back in all set to go and everything plus it is better for acceleration right. if im rong in any way plz correct me. but anyways nice pics and nice car.
 
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