[Supras] blowoff valve recommendation

t72pwrd nholden1 at woh.rr.com
Wed Nov 14 20:28:03 CST 2007


That sounds about right.  Damned Nazi and your German shit.  I'd make fun of 
you, but I blew the motor in my Cressida and the damned E30 325i with a 1/4 
million miles on the clock is still doing fine.  Don't get me started on the 
parts cost or ease of repair however.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <cthommes at adelphia.net>
To: "t72pwrd" <NHOLDEN1 at woh.rr.com>
Cc: <Supras at supras.com>; <berniek at technicaldevelop.com>; "Jim Jobe" 
<jjobe2 at supratech.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 8:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Supras] blowoff valve recommendation


> Nope, instead I bought a bigger, heavier, slower german POS.
>
> -Craig
>
> ---- t72pwrd <nholden1 at woh.rr.com> wrote:
>> Oh Lord, here we go again;-)
>>
>> Ever get that rebadged mustang fixed?
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <cthommes at adelphia.net>
>> To: "t72pwrd" <NHOLDEN1 at woh.rr.com>
>> Cc: <Supras at supras.com>; <berniek at technicaldevelop.com>; "Jim Jobe"
>> <jjobe2 at supratech.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 7:14 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Supras] blowoff valve recommendation
>>
>>
>> > Fixed that spelling error for you:
>> >
>> > ---- t72pwrd <nholden1 at woh.rr.com> wrote:
>> >> Ah, OK.  I was running stock ECU, VPC and 1st gen AFC.  No kidding it 
>> >> was
>> >> a
>> >> long time ago.  Good times!
>> >>
>> >> > Certainly not the case now...the cars or you maturing.  LOL!
>> >>
>> >> I'm sure I could find SOMEBODY to attest to my masturbation, just not
>> >> sure who
>> >> at this point!
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >> From: "Jim Jobe" <jjobe2 at supratech.org>
>> >> To: "t72pwrd" <NHOLDEN1 at woh.rr.com>
>> >> Cc: <b2nice84 at aol.com>; <berniek at technicaldevelop.com>;
>> >> <Supras at supras.com>
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 6:22 PM
>> >> Subject: Re: [Supras] blowoff valve recommendation
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > Actually I was noting the time when I had the stock AFM
>> >> > and thus also the stock ECU.  And, amazingly, I had a stock
>> >> > turbo then too.  It was pushing 13-15psi.  That was a long
>> >> > time ago for both of us.
>> >> >
>> >> > No ill effects, not even a backfire from it.
>> >> >
>> >> > Certainly not the case now...the cars or you maturing.  LOL!
>> >> >
>> >> > On Wed, Nov 14, 2007 at 06:16:09PM -0500, t72pwrd wrote:
>> >> >> Option B with HKS SSQV vented to atmosphere worked for me as well. 
>> >> >> My
>> >> >> turbo was a -60 trim at 21PSI at the time.  HKS valve was located
>> >> >> where
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> passenger side foglight WAS.  Amusing as hell to see people jump 
>> >> >> when
>> >> >> I
>> >> >> shifted.  Of course this was a damned long time ago and I was much
>> >> >> younger
>> >> >> then.  Some people even say I've matured ;-0
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Jim is also too modest to say he's running a turbo quite a bit 
>> >> >> bigger
>> >> >> than
>> >> >> any of the ones discussed so far.  SP61 or 63 IIRC.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >> >> From: "Jim Jobe" <jjobe2 at supratech.org>
>> >> >> To: <b2nice84 at aol.com>
>> >> >> Cc: <berniek at technicaldevelop.com>; <Supras at supras.com>
>> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:08 PM
>> >> >> Subject: Re: [Supras] blowoff valve recommendation
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >Option B has worked very well for many, for a long time.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >I've also run just the HKS SSQV with no ill effects.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >On Tue, Nov 13, 2007 at 09:49:19PM -0500, b2nice84 at aol.com wrote:
>> >> >> >>The below options is using a blow off valve.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>Option A
>> >> >> >>The HKS SSQV has an adapter you can add to be able to redirect 
>> >> >> >>the
>> >> >> >>air
>> >> >> >>back into the accordion hose.? But of coarse it costs some money 
>> >> >> >>and
>> >> >> >>a
>> >> >> >>little of thinking to install.? Regardless it is doable and you 
>> >> >> >>will
>> >> >> >>lose
>> >> >> >>the BOV sound if you care about it.?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>Option B
>> >> >> >>Another way (this is what I am doing) is to keep the stock Bypass
>> >> >> >>valve
>> >> >> >>in and install the blow-off valve at the same time (blow-off 
>> >> >> >>valve
>> >> >> >>air
>> >> >> >>is
>> >> >> >>released into the atmosphere).? It eliminated the bogging. The 
>> >> >> >>stock
>> >> >> >>bypass valve keeps the AFM happy and the blowoff valve let out 
>> >> >> >>all
>> >> >> >>the
>> >> >> >>extra air out that the stock bypass valve could not (over 8 psi)
>> >> >> >>when I
>> >> >> >>am boosting over stock.?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>I feel the stock bypass valve works great when you are boosting
>> >> >> >>stock.?
>> >> >> >>But when boosting more then stock I feel it needs a little more 
>> >> >> >>air
>> >> >> >>out
>> >> >> >>that the stock bypass valve will not allow.? That is why I used
>> >> >> >>Option
>> >> >> >>B.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>Now I am waiting for Jeff to make a comment on how wrong it is 
>> >> >> >>for
>> >> >> >>me
>> >> >> >>to
>> >> >> >>do this.? hehe
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>Brandon
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >> >> >>From: berniek at technicaldevelop.com <berniek at technicaldevelop.com>
>> >> >> >>To: Supras at supras.com <Supras at supras.com>
>> >> >> >>Sent: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 5:43 pm
>> >> >> >>Subject: [Supras] blowoff valve recommendation
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>For the last two weeks I've been getting my jollies by driving my
>> >> >> >>'91
>> >> >> >>with 550cc injectors, 57 trim turbo, Walbro, Lexus, 3" exhaust 
>> >> >> >>from
>> >> >> >>turbo back, etc.  However, a disturbing boing-oing-oing sound has
>> >> >> >>persisted from the air intake when closing the throttle under 15 
>> >> >> >>PSI
>> >> >> >>boost.  Spoke to James at Performance Techniques about this, and 
>> >> >> >>he
>> >> >> >>says
>> >> >> >>it is compressor surge, which I suspected.  From all I have read,
>> >> >> >>using
>> >> >> >>the Bosch Porsche right angle blowoff valve should have been
>> >> >> >>sufficient,
>> >> >> >>but it is not.  I get the sound even at low boost.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>So I'm looking for recommendations as to which BOV to use.  I 
>> >> >> >>would
>> >> >> >>like
>> >> >> >>to recirculate to the accordion hose, even if I need to cut a 
>> >> >> >>hole
>> >> >> >>in
>> >> >> >>it
>> >> >> >>and use curved, clamped large washer-like pieces on the inside 
>> >> >> >>and
>> >> >> >>outside to provide a large bung for the BOV discharge.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>Any and all suggestions would be appreciated.  Thanks.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>BernieK.  PS:  Arlene and others were right.  There is never 
>> >> >> >>enough
>> >> >> >>power even if you can "walk" the tires in second gear.  Starting 
>> >> >> >>to
>> >> >> >>wonder what to do next for more HP.
>> >> >> >>
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>> >> >> >>
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