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Old 06-01-2006, 09:57 AM
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Wondering about changing out the factory blow off valve for something a little louder. And also wanting to know the size of the turbo in this car....I need to study up a lot very quickly on this car.
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You don't want a BOV... you want a DV
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why's that?
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Default well long story short, use the search and u'll find many answers

but for a quick answer here:

some ppl run hybrid dv/bov that do both 50/50..but a normal bov will run u rich which turns into a cel (check engine light) most ppl dv esp if your running higher boost etc
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Default STFA. Pls. don't make your Audi sound like a WRX.

The car was not designed for a BOV.
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Yeah I had a friend who ran a BOV and removed it once it threw a CEL
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ok i understand....where do you suggest that I look?
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BOV causes the car to run rich between shifts. Stick to DV.
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Default you have a factory bov? You should return your ride

search for DV instead and you'll find your answers
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Turbo is the K03s. It's tiny.


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