amoosenamedhank

I'm not counting out the fact that I may be retard but I'm still not getting this....He wants you to mount the bpv to the s/c inlet and have it vent into the discharge tube?

The way you have it configured in the drawing is the standard way the vortech is set up. The BPV is mounted to the discharge tube (the tube that goes to the t/b) and it vents into the s/c inlet before the s/c but after the maf.

Sxynerd

It has been mounted that way since I installed the Vortech. I don't know how to explain it better except that the "BPV" is under the t/b inlet tube instead of it being under the Vortech inlet tube.

amoosenamedhank

So is yours like mine or different?



Oh, and imagine there is a hose from the BPV to the s/c inlet.

Sxynerd

Just like yours.... The Vortech Installation manual says the BPV needs to be UNDER the intake pipe.


That's the first time I've seen your engine... THATS SICK! I wish I had a 5.4 now!

Sxynerd

What does it take besides a tune, Blow Thru MAF, and BOV to convert it to vent to the atmosphere? Also how much does this conversion normally cost?

amoosenamedhank

Oh I see what you're getting at. I have no idea, lol. I don't see what that would change but I'm going to assume the Vortech engineers are a lot smarter then I am.

Thanks, I still need to get some shots with the engine complete.

Are you having problems, or did your tuner just suggest that as a "matter of fact" type of thing?

Sxynerd

No, no problems at all. I was just curious and didn't really think about it till now.

As for the BOV, since I'm uping my boost to about 15lbs I'd see what it costs to switch to a BOV setup. I've heard it tunes easier and it's pretty loud, which I would like, lol.

Fobra

Most people that I know that did a bov instead of the bypass, went back to bypass as tuning was biotch... could just be stupid tuners though

amoosenamedhank

Well I asked my tuner if I should switch because I really don't like the filter being so low in the fender and he said it was much more of a pain to tune the blow-through.

Sxynerd

Hmmm, I wonder if that's really the case because all the prochargers are BOV blow thru setups.