which bypass valve to go with
02-21-2010, 06:30 PM
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which bypass valve to go with
Im getting ready to buy a bypass valve and im venting it into the atmosphere, which bypass valve is louder, the vortech mini race or the procharger race bypass valve? ive never heard them in person only videos off of youtube
02-21-2010, 06:59 PM
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havent heard one in person but from all the videos i've watched on Youtube about it, it sure does sound loud lol.
are you going to be running a lot of boost or just want to cool "woosh" sound from it?
are you going to be running a lot of boost or just want to cool "woosh" sound from it?
02-21-2010, 07:11 PM
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right now im planning on only running 8-10psi seeings im on the stock bottom end. when i get back from deployment i wanna run about 14psi. I want a bypass valve that sounds good and loud, cant have a sleeper seeings its already loud so y not make it louder than it is now lol
02-21-2010, 07:47 PM
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Procharger Pro-Flo is loud and sounds just like a BOV. I loved mine. Say goodbye to the little chirping bird under the hood! LOL
And you can use a bypass valve just like a BOV, just don't connect it to anything on the discharge side
they do the same thing, just with a bypass, you have the option to connect it and have it nice and quiet.
You will nedd to run a "blow thru" setup, but you can use the same maf you have, just run it in a "blow thru" configuration.
And you can use a bypass valve just like a BOV, just don't connect it to anything on the discharge side
they do the same thing, just with a bypass, you have the option to connect it and have it nice and quiet.You will nedd to run a "blow thru" setup, but you can use the same maf you have, just run it in a "blow thru" configuration.
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02-21-2010, 08:08 PM
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The bypass valve has two sides. The side that is connected to the intercooler/blower piping (under pressure), and it relieves the pressure by opening and venting the pressurized air back into the intake tube through the other side of the valve. Inside it basically looks like a throttle body with a butterfly that can open to allow air to pass through it.
When running a blow thru maf setup, you can choose not to connect the valve back to the intake tube. That way it vents to the atmosphere instead of back into the intake tube. Same thing the BOV does, but you have the option to run it regularly if you ever get tired of the loud venting.
When running a blow thru maf setup, you can choose not to connect the valve back to the intake tube. That way it vents to the atmosphere instead of back into the intake tube. Same thing the BOV does, but you have the option to run it regularly if you ever get tired of the loud venting.