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Oct 28, 2004

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Best sounding BOV?

I've searched and searched and can't find anything.
I'm boosting in march and the first thing i'm gonna do is upgrade the BOV that comes with the TSI kit that i'm leaning towards getting. I'm looking for something that goes PSSSSH rather than WWWWSSSHHHH. Here are my needs:

Something LOUD
Something with a nice sound reving at a stop

Pretty much i want something that'll get the word across to any dumb ricer that tries reving at me then.
I've looked at:
Greddy Type S
TurboXS RFL
Apexi' twin chamber
TurboXS type H
Blitz Super Sound

Of these, or any other one's out there, which do you believe is the best for what i'm looking for.
I hate how you can always read up on a BOV but never really get to hear what you might be buying

Oct 28, 2004

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honestly, the higher you boost, the better it will sound.

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agreed, but i have no plans of going over 6lbs of boost

Oct 28, 2004

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if you want really loud........then the RFL is the way to go. But it is more of a whhoooosssshhhhh sound.

IMO...........HKS SSQV all the way

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is that the one that sounds more like PSSSHPSSH?

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PPPPPPPPPSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH..sqeek . That's somewhat the sound mine makes...hehe. TXS-RFL.

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/\/\upload a sound file or something, i wanna hear this thing!

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how much boost ya runnin too?

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me personaly, i like the type s, im running 6lbs and it sounds great.

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the RFL won't sound very loud at low boost, it starts sounding nice at around 12psi. you may want to consider getting a bypass valve in addition to your BOV.

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hks ssqv....squeek.....squeek....

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Quote:

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you may want to consider getting a bypass valve in addition to your BOV.

Bypass valve?

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eh. bypass valves are for the VW's

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Compressor bypass valves are for cars equipped with a mass flow type metering device.

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Quote:

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me personaly, i like the type s, im running 6lbs and it sounds great.

Maxrev kit right? Nice kit! T304, externally wastegated. Worth $3200, but no darn fuel system! I'd get this kit with an SF fuel kit if i didn't wanna boost asap. Haha. Boost noob, guess i gotta start out simple!

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^^
I use the mf2. People dont give it enough credit because people on this site have a problem with an extra injector. But for 6lbs it works great for me. It runs nice and rich. If you contact maxrev im sure you can opt for the mf2.

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i have more expandablilty with TSI's fuel system. 2 extra injectors. With a better fuel pump and possibly a return line conversion i could up the boost nicely with some internals, but yeah, argh, boost noob, i'ma stay safe and stay under recommended specs til' i get either a built d17 longblock swap or who knows what else.

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anybody have any sound files of ANY bov's?

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Bypass valve?

similar to a blowoff valve, but it doesn't vent into the atmosphere, it goes into your pre-turbo intake pipe to even the pressure on both sides of the turbine. turbo VW's, MSP's and such come with these stock. a lot of the MSP guys keep these in addition to the BOV's they add.

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hks ssq is nice. Like a hard phwoosh sound with a little whistle mixed in..good stuff. Blitz BOV sounds hardcore though. Sounds like someone who ran out of water in their super soaker when you pumped it like 30 times.

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doesnt the hks ssq sound more PSH.PSH.PSH.PSHHHHHH.... got some friends that have it and it sounds more like a machine gun PSH going off then at the end it has a long PSSSHHH sound...

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I like my HKS SSQV. With the windows up it sounds kinda wistle like though. With them down or cracked, it sounds mean.

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I use the mf2. It runs nice and rich. If you contact maxrev im sure you can opt for the mf2.

How much did the mf2 run you? I keep looking at the maxrev kit and a T3, externally wastegated, and T304 stainless steel has got me sitting on the fence with TSI.

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Of kits your considering, quality and fitment: Max Rev > TSI

We now sell Max Rev D17 kits too.....The only D17 kit that we will probably sell once it's released is our kit.