HeyY0

is it worth upgrading the stock bov or is it sufficient for my goals

1jz, stock twins and sidemount running 14-15psi

and what should I be looking at labor wise, cause from what i've read it has to be welded and a block off plate made

london07

i think my stock bov sounds awesome, just stop it from recirculating and it sounds great.

HeyY0

i actually like that its quiet

but if a new bov would help in performance or reliability i'd just upgrade

2jzlex

iTrader: (3)

Don't really consider a BOV a performance upgrade, it's more of a safety mechanism for your turbo. There are alot of drift/performance cars that don't even use BOV's. Their purpose is strickly to release built up pressure from the pipes after the throttle plate closes. By doing this it helps to relieve "surge" on your compressor wheel, or, in other words, it trys to relieve the reverse the flow of air that would put alot of stress on your turbo. Now, if you have big plans in the future and thinking about running some serious cfm with a bigger turbo, then your BOV can become a factor if the stock spring is not large/stout enough to handle pressure, and it will start venting boost the atmosphere before it can hit your TB. So for now, the answer is, will it help performance? I highly doubt. Could it possibly help prolong the life of your turbo? If you plan on pushing it to its max, it very well could. Hope that helps.

Jon

HeyY0

kool, that answers my question. i can use that money for gas lol