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Quote (riot @ July 06 2002,11:45)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Shit...you don't NEED a BOV in the first place. All it does is release the pressure in the piping from the tb to the turbo. If anything it will just stall the turbo between shifts instead of keeping it spinning.
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Yes. Correct. In fact, many Japanese tuners don't use them because they are a source of leaks and running problems. No one has yet proven that a BOV extends the life of the turbo in any significant manner. For example, if a normal turbo lasts 100k, and the BOV makes it last 102k...do you really care? That's the "safety" we're talking about here. The BOV is mostly for sound purposes. The turbo will spool between shifts just fine...and if you're really worried about spool-upp at the track, learn how to speed shift so you never close the throttle plate. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='
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Eric