BOV defection

[BoOsted]

Here's somethin you only dream a cop would do!!
I got pulled over by a cop on my way to work in a undercover car :hitwall: i happened to pull off from the lights next to him and my BOV caught his attention... so he pulled me over, defect for sure i thought :(

He sorta looked at the car for a while, then looked inside, pedals, S. Wheel, BOV, too low etc. it was all bad!! then he came back to me..... And started yabberin on about how he used to own an N12 EXA which he worked on and had all these problems with it and how mine was in pretty good condition for the old N12s, i was waiting for the..."however the BOv and blah blah blah...DEFECT!!" but instead he explained that his son had a 180sx and spent $580 on a BOV to make that, Quote:"stupid Cch cch chh noise" and if i had spent that much he was satisfied the waste of money was punishment enough. i've just got to work and i'm kinda in disbelief, he didn't do anything!! he just gave me the little, get all that stuff fixed and disconnect your BOV speech then said "they're a nice little car" and drove away!! The moral of this story... nothing, i was bloody lucky!

Anyhoo, that's my story, BYE!!

And for the record, he said BOVs are illegal if they vent into the atmosphere, as u prolly all know and cops are listening out for them now, and NO i didn't spend $580 on mine, all i have the type 1 Go fast Bits BOV, it just makes the cool fluttering noise for some reason :bounce:

Dan :afro:

[boostinhard]

hey,
hehe sweet! Ive only ever spoken to a cop once while in my Exa, it was at a booze bus... I had all my neons on and went to turn them off - but I realised it would be too late and would just create more attention, so I left them on and gritted my teeth. The cop laughes and said, "cool lights man" haha what a champ!
Sam

[[YMMIJ]]

that cool fluttering noise isn't all that cool
it means your BOV is too tight and not releasing enough air.

sam: turbo flutter good/ bad? also how long did it take to tune your microtech? took simon from profags 20mins. And the idle is really really bad, stalls at times. especially when it's cold. Also hand controller is it worth it?

thanks sam, and to the others sorry for hijaking your post.

btw, my car is running no bov, not even the standard one. So turbo flutter annoys the crap through me. plus it is killing my turbo and making me lose drags.

also everyone's heard about my defect, not a very nice guy. still off road though. waiting for a new pair of tyres

[boostinhard]

Hey,
flutter - can be good and bad. I get a flutter sound as my inlet pipe is not restricted whatsoever so some of the air likes to try and go back through the filter while some goes through the BOV. I borrowed a home maid pod for one weekend (it was small and could fit in the spot I need it to fit in!) and you should heard the BOV then, exact same settings and it went PSSSHHHHHHHHHH! one really loud noise. Put my big smooth inlet pie on wit agood pod and now she goes psh psh psh a lot quiter.

Microtech. Hmm, Im guessing he didnt do that 20 mins oin a dyno? If he did do it ona dyno - it was a very basic tune. If he just did it in the car - it was just a guess at what he thought needed to be changed from the standard map. All I can suggest is that you book in an hour or two at a leading dyno workshop and get them to spend some quality time getting it right. Will cost around a $100 an hour, but you will more than likel;y get more power, smoother power, more efficiency and a better running car.

Handest - If you like to play with things yourself, then yes! A handset is an absolute bargain at $150 - lets you try things to see if it makes a difference or not (could most likely fix that idling problem you have - especially if you have an 02 sensor) I personally couldn't live without beeing able to dick with my cars settings, but others couldnt give crap. Its up to you...

Defect - yes, that was bad luck man.... What a pain in da ass cop that was.
Sam

[BoOsted]

Hey,

(ymmij) - I used to have a 12A turbo, dunno what specific model it was, but i had that on 9psi and my BOV made a very loud single PSSSSSH, then i got the T28 and moved my AFM and it started to go PSSSHH-ch chh ch ch, and i haven't adjusted my BOV so i don't think it's a problem. but i'll have a play around and see what happens, cheers for the tip tho!

Oh and Sam, i ordered a microtechm MT8 from dyson rotary over there in vic for $990 and they rang me up and said they have a hardly used s/h MT8 which they put a new loom into and i could have for $800, i prolly could've bargained him heaps lower but i was at work and in a bit of a fluster :hitwall:

How long should my dynotune place be spending on it to tune it before they start rippin me off? cos i heard it can be up to $1000 for the tune alone!!!

hehe we should re-name the board - "Ask Sam" :p

Dan

[boostinhard]

Hey,
your BOV sound would have changed becasue you modified your inlet track (you said you moved your afm) which would have made it flow better - meaning you are getting the same thing as me - some air going back through the turbo and out the filter while teh other bit is going through your BOV, giving it fluctuationg pressure levels (up and down) ie, vrrm shh shh shh...

Yeah, Dyson's is about 15mis from my house. Go there fairly often for their "Dyno Shootouts" but havent entered yet as I want to be pulling 150kw at the front wheels and just come in and blow all the fwd's away! They are pretty good there, they did my dyno tunning so far - but I think I might go to a place in Melb to get the final tune (Dysnons are pretty damn good, especially with rotaries, but I want the best!)

yeah, the second hand unit should be fine - as long as they load it up with a e15et base map which Im sure they will. And ask to make sure its the latest modle aswell...

A dyno tune shouldnt cost much more than $200 tops. If it goes much further over that, they are just ripping you off! I like to stay and watch them flog the shit out of your car on the machine and see the tune take shape (at first it will rn rough, then it will slowly get really smooth and powerfull in the different regions, till its all smooth and powerfull!!!) This is where "goo" workshops really come ionto play, as if they really know what they are doing, they can do the tune much quicker. Ie, even if they charge $110 an hour compared to the other joints $90 - they may take and hour and a half compared to the other mobs 2-2.5 hours...

and lol, "ask-Sam", would be a very small forum as believe it or not, I dont know that much shit at all!!! :help: lol,
Sam

[BoOsted]

hey,

Sorry, i meant on tuning the microtech, it cost me $170 for a full dynotune. How long did it take to get your microtech in and tuned properly?

Dan :afro:

[boostinhard]

Hey,
yeah $170 is good... About an hour and a half on the dyno?

A fellow member "chris2" did most of the installation for me. He/we did 3 in a row (all n12 Exa's) so we got used to them pretty quick. Mine was the third and it went in, in about an afternoon. Neater installation han you'll get from a workshop though...
Sam

[BoOsted]

Hey,

It turned out it was a MTX-8 not just MT-8 so i get some replacement part instead of stock ones, can't remember what he said :p , it arrived today, so far i have had a quote for (includes dyno run for all): $1000 to fit and tune, $500, and $200-300, all for the same work, and the last quote came from a very reputable mob in adelaide, but i gotta get the base map for the E15 from microtech :hitwall:

I'm thinkin of gettin a handset, not sure though, cos i don't want to get it and then not know how to use it, are they easy to learn?

Dan :afro:

[boostinhard]

Hey,
good stuff! Yeah, hmmm no way would I pay anywhere near $100 to fit it and tune it!!! Did it come with a loom what so ever? I would think you'd be looking at $200 (MAX) to install and $300 (MAX) to tune.... so $500 max would be the most I'd pay...

Handests are very daunting at first, but you just have to read over your manual a few times and dont be affraid to make minor changes. You can ssave your settings into 4 spots (maybe even more on the MTX-8) and load them up again if you make a mistake or something. But once you become confident (a week or 2, or 3-4 if your really nervous!) pretty quickly then you'll love it! Just gotta be adventurous - otherwise it will just sit there staring at you forever... But on the other hand - It displays more info about the motor to you than $150 worth of guages...
Sam

[BoOsted]

yeh, it was $800 for unit and they made a complete new loom :D so i was pretty happy! And i dunno if you meant $1000 in your post(cos u wrote $100) it was actually $1000, that's what one of the guys said it'd be, and they were trying to convince me to get a haltech, so with their pricing it would've cost me bout $3000.... so i'm goin with the guys that said $200-$300, cheers for ya help

I think i will get the handset, i don't know much bout tuning, but i'll learn pretty quick i reckon!

Dan :afro:

[boostinhard]

Hey,
yeah, I menat $1000 :o sorry...
New loom - nice! Sounds like you got a good deal... Yeah go for the $200-$300 install and tune as these guys obviously know what they are doing and can do it quickly (thats why it costs less) Yeah, you wont be dissapointed with a handset - and if you are you can sell it to someone for close to new price anyway...
Sam