Greddy Turbo - Should I Weld on External BOV?

[Sportsguy83]

Originally Posted by shiro

Hey everyone,

I added a Questions and Answers spot on the first part of this forum. I did this hoping to help those with questions about this kit. Also, so people don't get mixed up with the conversations that went back and fourth from dumb comments and arguements. If you think I should add something on the first page, let me know. I'd be glad to. Thanks for all your help and patience on helping me learn more about my turbo!

You gave me a thread tag, it was my only zero on the statistics section. Thanks.

In all seriousness great FAQ!

[Cessblood]

Nice F.A.Q.

[Pablitomarrero]

Originally Posted by shiro

Also, yesterday I finished installing my oil catch cans. Tell me what you all think. The steel braided hose looks killer but was a bitch to put in. Glad that's over with LOL.

hey! Awesome thread and very usefull and relevant for me. Im putting in dual catch cans as well. Ive been looking for braided lines... Where did you get these and what sizes did you get? Also can you post up a pic with the BOV on? I recently purchased the Greddy FV BOV and will be tuning with it as well

[shiro]

Originally Posted by Pablitomarrero

hey! Awesome thread and very usefull and relevant for me. Im putting in dual catch cans as well. Ive been looking for braided lines... Where did you get these and what sizes did you get? Also can you post up a pic with the BOV on? I recently purchased the Greddy FV BOV and will be tuning with it as well

I bought all my AN fittings and braided lines from Summit Racing. They usually have some really good prices verse any other online shops and locals stores (that I've seen). The only downside is that braided lines can get dirty faster and they were a bit*h to put on compared to using push-lok hose.

These were some of the things I bought. Most of the hoses you will need is 8 AN (1/2") and I bought the 6 AN for the smaller inlet on the engine block behind the intake manifold.

Hose, Braided Stainless Steel, -8 AN, 4 ft. Length
Hose, Braided Stainless Steel, -6 AN, 3 ft. Length
Fitting, Hose End, Swivel Seal, 90 Degree, -8 AN Hose to Female -8 AN

And this is what my car looked like with the Greddy FV BOV installed:

[Pablitomarrero]

Originally Posted by shiro

I bought all my AN fittings and braided lines from Summit Racing. They usually have some really good prices verse any other online shops and locals stores (that I've seen). The only downside is that braided lines can get dirty faster and they were a bit*h to put on compared to using push-lok hose.

These were some of the things I bought. Most of the hoses you will need is 8 AN (1/2") and I bought the 6 AN for the smaller inlet on the engine block behind the intake manifold.

Hose, Braided Stainless Steel, -8 AN, 4 ft. Length
Hose, Braided Stainless Steel, -6 AN, 3 ft. Length
Fitting, Hose End, Swivel Seal, 90 Degree, -8 AN Hose to Female -8 AN

And this is what my car looked like with the Greddy FV BOV installed:

ThankS!!!! It looks pretty good. Any chance it could be mounted the other way around (the blue outlet facing the engine bay instead of the bumper or did it not fit for some reason?

[shiro]

Originally Posted by Pablitomarrero

ThankS!!!! It looks pretty good. Any chance it could be mounted the other way around (the blue outlet facing the engine bay instead of the bumper or did it not fit for some reason?

No problem. And I don't see any issues with you mounting the BOV in the other direction. You just need to be careful that when you weld the flange on there is enough room to clear the BOV and the car's body (top part of the flange). Otherwise you are good to go

[raytrix]

interesting topic. never thought the BOV could be so in-depth

[hiranak]

Almost everyone is complaining to me about the surge, and that it is not good for the Turbo. I really like the sound of the surge and newer liked the blow off sound, as its very common. Since the Greddy turbo is built without the need of the BOV i will newer have it. The Greddy Kit is absolutely awesome, I couldn't be any happier. Its a great Q&A tread for the Greddy Turbo kit owners. Thanks for the help.

[ed8756]

Just my understanding and inputs here after reading this long and meandering thread... If your are NOT running MAF you should not run into his AFR issues when using a BOV (unless your spring pressure sucks. There is really a lot to study here in relation your desired throttle position and bov activation point and the same would apply to a recirc valve). You should definitely not run a recirc if you opt out of using a MAF. Without the MAF sensor all that recirc valve is doing is pumping a portion of that piping hot air back into your intake to be heated even further.

[fizzymike]

Hi guys, bringing this thread back from the dead. I was looking into buying this kit but what else do I need aside from the kit to complete the installation. Aside from the tune. I know I need fuel injectors.