no bov our bov

[capwred]

i have just put my new fmic and was wonder if theres anyone not running a bov.and what is the benefit from running one?and can you boost high with out one?

[AmoebAssassin]

i have just put my new fmic and was wonder if theres anyone not running a bov.and what is the benefit from running one?and can you boost high with out one?

BOVs protect your compressor from bearing damage and failure caused by compressor surge at higher boost pressures. Yes you can boost higher with a BOV, but not without additional tuning and supporting fuel & engine mods. I think most people out there with CAs are running BOVs as this is OEM equip.

[damesta]

Actually, bov's aren't oem equipment on CA's. As far as I know a CA was never produced with a blow off or recirculation valve from the factory, nissan started to add them with s13 sr's.

[Rookieca18det]

yeah they didnt have 'em and it is a good idea to run one. Compressor surge=bad I would tell you to recirc but i dont recirc mine soo...do what ya want.

[damesta]

I'm not going to recirculate either, I have a sard r2d2 and an hks eids on the way, hopefully there won't be any stalling issues.

[lifelicksballs]

so did ca's have that compressor surge noise from the factory? cuz that'd be pretty cool

[damesta]

I don't see how they wouldn't, mines pretty much stock and its pretty loud.

[dvd]

tell us how the r2d2 sounds and idles after you get it on.

[damesta]

I will, Ive heard good things about the eids, it could be a really useful tool for the CA idle problems, even if your not running an open bov, and its cheap.

[rico05]

R2D2 is the same guts as the Blitz DD, so it should be fine. I run a HKS SSQV, and properly adjusted, there are no idle issues and no surge on shifts.

[damesta]

Yeah, I had an ssqv on my sr a few years ago, they are nice, never had any issues with it. From what I here though, the design of the blitz, sard, arc etc is alot more problematic when it comes to these issues plus the ca is prone to being a pita when it comes to idling and running atmospheric bov's. So I got the eids to be safe, its only about 100.00 shipped new.

[Import Is Life]

get a bov

[capwred]

i have a apexi bov.but i just put my new fmic on and havent had time to get the flange welded on yet and i was wanting to autox this weekend.but it dosent matter now anyways.i done a compression check today and it was 124,120,120,117 of course thats when it was cold im going to let it warm up and check it again.and my water pump went out too.
Modified by capwred at 6:24 PM 2/14/2006

[biosehnsucht]

Other than turning the screw and seeing what happens how exactly do you adjust the BOVs anyhow? I've got a Prof Sheepdog BOV and its just set to whatever it was at on the SR it came from (presumably SR, it was on a SR hotpipe..)

[themadscientist]

Crank it tight and set your boost. Now back off the preload until you notice the boost fall off which means it is leaking and tighten it a little. You want just enough spring tension to contain the boost but not so tight that it doesn't respond quickly when it needs to do it's thing.

[boost_boy]

i have a apexi bov.but i just put my new fmic on and havent had time to get the flange welded on yet and i was wanting to autox this weekend.but it dosent matter now anyways.i done a compression check today and it was 124,120,120,117 of course thats when it was cold im going to let it warm up and check it again.and my water pump went out too.

Modified by capwred at 6:24 PM 2/14/2006

Even if that goes when it's warm, your engine has ring dramas or stretched bolts issues. If and when you decide to run some good boost like 15 or better, you should see your oil can filling up fast or your open breather spitting oil all over your engine bay. Either way, it's time to to refreshen that puppy.

Dee

[capwred]

yea i believe im going to go ahead and refresh the buttom end up.i going to take it out this weekend hopefully.i dont want to put this new turbo on it and then have to take it back out and rebuild our get a new engine.thanks dee