blow off valve on civic question??
Oct 21, 2007 | 03:05 PM
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Re: blow off valve on civic question??
Mass air flow sensor based engine management strategies don't like atmo BOVs..
Oct 21, 2007 | 03:09 PM
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Re: blow off valve on civic question??
would the mass airflow read the boost wrong in that case?
Oct 21, 2007 | 03:40 PM
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Re: blow off valve on civic question??
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Jon-Eric
would the mass airflow read the boost wrong in that case?
unless you have some type of maf translator/modifyer..... yes it would.
Oct 21, 2007 | 03:56 PM
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Re: blow off valve on civic question??
the MAF is setup to account for the BOV to recirculate back into the intake. When that air is just being dumped into the atmosphere the MAF is like bitch where the fuck is my recirculated air
Oct 21, 2007 | 05:01 PM
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From: norfolk
Re: blow off valve on civic question??
u need load on the motor to create boost unlike the wrx
Oct 21, 2007 | 05:54 PM
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Re: blow off valve on civic question??
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streetlamp
The MAF is like bitch where the fuck is my recirculated air
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Oct 21, 2007 | 06:29 PM
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Re: blow off valve on civic question??
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laosboy301
how come my blow off valve dont whistle when you rev it up like wrx's? or is it just common that it only works when your driving?
What a great question...
Oct 22, 2007 | 06:54 AM
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From: Va Beach
Re: blow off valve on civic question??
next questions will be, "i opened the hood, where's the bov at?"
Oct 22, 2007 | 08:20 AM
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Re: blow off valve on civic question??
Oct 24, 2007 | 02:19 PM
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Re: blow off valve on civic question??
Dave is the king of Random pics. haha. it's great