bov opinions..(quick kill).. and update

[JekylandHyde]

tat, the symptoms you described have happend to many MR2 owners (myself included). For some reason different MR2s respond differently to BOVs.
I have had both good and bad.

[Hypsi87]

Originally Posted by CBFryman

no one ever said you CANT run a BOV on a MAF, it isnt going to hurt the engine in any way, just run it rich if it can. this hurts performance.
as for liking the sound of compressor surge... it may sound good but i rather hear a "ptschhhhh" than "PTCSHHHHHWAHHH" then 40k miles later you hear no turbo.... plain and simple. the smart hting is to just go ahead and use a diverter valve on modern fule injected cars. it isnt oging to hurt anything, just prevent potential HP and fule loss.

as for my personal likes, i like the sound of a turbo spooling in sync with the engine revs rising and then as it gets to full boost both turbo and engine screaming....

edit:
and then waste gate beigning to open just before shift.... ahhh music to my ears....

if you run a bigshaftt turbo, surge won't hurt it, the bearings can take it. They had t3/t4 turbos on the GN's stock with no BOV and they last a long time. Mine was still good at 90k. Also the only time it would cause the car to go rich is when he is off the gas and venting the boost when performance is not needed.

Personal likes, I like to have the boots at max no matter what RPM it is, then the automatic shifts and the boost stays there, 27 PSI through all 4 gears. Am I the only one who has not heard my wastegate open up?