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Old 06-26-2015, 09:20 AM   #94
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Originally Posted by yomny View Post
Yeah the bov and the wastegate are two different animals lol. The wastegate not being recirculated makes an open exhaust(no header) sound when it opens as it reaches the predefined boost pressure. The bov just vents excess air when you close the throttle plate, it's a nice lite wooshh sound. We don't really recirculate that as our maf sensor is located after the bov.
If the maf was before the bov, air would still escape and pass through the maf causing a rich condition since the maf is still seeing air?

So since the bov is before the maf, the excess air doesn't pass through the maf causing a rich condition, right?

At least, that's what makes sense to me.
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