basicly, you can put a bov in the place of the bpv that lets out boost when you take your foot off the gas(automatic) or shift gears(manual) and makes a cool woosh sound
i just put one on my saab 2 days ago, and love it :suprised;
it only took about 30 min, some rubber hose and some clamps
if you only want sound, i recommend just disconnect your line from the stock bpv back into intake. just take that line off and go to hardware store and get a rubber plug to plug the hole in the intake. very easy and quick and you will get the pshhhh sound you might be looking for. until you start uppin the boost, unless your stock bpv is faulty, theres no need to purchase an aftermarket valve since the stock one will be sufficient. unless you really really really want to spend all that money for a certain sound:roll: ..... but do keep in mind that doing this to the stock valve has been rumored to lower the life span of the valve and some people even put little engine breather filters on the ends of the valve to ensure no dirt and what not gets in the bpv at idle. and if you really wanted to spend all that money for a different valve, get one with a 1 inch flange something for audi and vw and obviously SAAB..
this topic has been discussed many times so try a search, and you should find more info and what you need that way also
So for just the sound I can just delete the intake return line....Cool
And I can keep this like this until I start uping the boost. If I get a MBC will this set up still work fine? or is that the time I would want to upgrade?
From reading past posts, I have been told that the stock unit will handle quite a bit of boost.
As already mentioned, a BOV can be used on a stock car. A "dump valve" Is sometimes known as the technical "dump tube" Which goes within the exhaust system to dump excess gas. Good luck with the install, they sound great. Which valve are you planning to run? I reccomend the Tial, no doubt it is the best one avilable for boosted vehicles.
basicly, you can put a bov in the place of the bpv that lets out boost when you take your foot off the gas(automatic) or shift gears(manual) and makes a cool woosh sound
i just put one on my saab 2 days ago, and love it :suprised;
it only took about 30 min, some rubber hose and some clamps
So just for fun until I can find a good BOV, I took the pipe going to the intake off, since that wasn't being used any more, I removed the plastic intake pipe coming off the turbo, replaced it with some intake piping I had laying around, then put on a large K&N filter.
Sounds real nice now, I have the blow off sound now
The only thing is that I have a Automatic, When I get on it, It doesn't dump between the shifts, only if I'm in boost, I let off the throtle.
Is this normal??
I was thinking/hoping that it would do it bettween shifts under acceleration, but I think it will only do it when I lift off the throttle
This was a good/cheap/easy mod, Thanks for help guys!!
I'll post some pic's in a few days
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