[Supras] blowoff valve recommendation

Rich rdp at ix.netcom.com
Thu Nov 15 17:40:34 CST 2007


Lets try to keep the topic related to Supras...
-Rich

t72pwrd wrote:
> Yeah, but your E31 at least LOOKS like a BMW while mine looks like an 
> insectoid Volkswagen.
>
>
> ----- 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: Thursday, November 15, 2007 1:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [Supras] blowoff valve recommendation
>
>
>   
>> Try an E31, that'll stop your whining about that E30.
>>
>> -Craig
>>
>> ---- t72pwrd <nholden1 at woh.rr.com> wrote:
>>     
>>> 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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