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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 02:24 AM
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i had a custom hardpipe kit made and my bov at idle is opening and closeing and causing my car to idle bad or shut off. whats tha deal???
Old Jul 7, 2008 | 02:30 AM
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are you turbo or s/c?
Old Jul 7, 2008 | 02:33 AM
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 02:48 AM
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can anyone help me
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a bov removes to much air on a s/c, which makes you loose power. what type of bov do you have? check your vac lines, are you running a cai, any emanage, any vac leak?
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To run a BOV you need to run a 50/50 atmosphere/recirc BOV, you cant vent straight to atmosphere.
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i checked out all the vac lines and the only place i think it could be leakin from at the t to tha boost guage and the bov also what is that black thing that has a hose that runs from the bottom of the charger to that canister from that to the intake????? i thought i would lose power but it started out just for sound. anyway where can i get the factory pipein kit or what should i do
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