tcengel

I bought a turbonetics kit recently and really hated the way the Raptor BOV sounded. I decided to take a chance on the Ebay version of the Greddy Type-S since it is a basic bolt on and $50 shipped to my door in three days.

I put it on last night and so far so good. It's much quiter than the Raptor and just lets out a small woosh of air. The car seems to run much smoother at part throttle also. One thing I did notice is that I get one PSI less boost now. I'm wondering if I had a leak somewhere that I fixed. The turbo also seems to spool faster and I get more boost at partial throttle which tells me I may have had a leak before.

Anyways, I think it's a good upgrade for $50 and sounds nicer

Schuller

Lets hope it don"t end up in pieces in your throttle body. If your getting less boost would that not mean now you have a boost leak? Hit me up when you go to GRD I would like to get a good tune as well.

tcengel

Well, It's built very well actually. I had the real Greddy version on my MR-2 and it looked and sounded exactly alike. I'll knock on wood just in case though....

My appointment at GRD is monday at 11:00. I am bringing both BOV's since it only took about 5 minutes to swap. If they notice something messed up with the tune, I'll change to the raptor.

Guru

I have seen these knock offs and they are extremly cheaply built. The diaphram will start leaking shortly if it doesn't off the bat and they have a tendency to lock up and seize either open or shut. C'mon folks. Do not perpetuate the stereotype that Scion owners are cheap.

Nu_ERA

You gotta pay to play. Those knock-offs will do more harm than good

tcengel

Cheap is one thing, but since the Greddy Type-S has been discontinued this was my option. Your comment above can cover just about every Chinese made product on earth. I don't always believe that to be the case though. Your probably referring to the magazine article and the Greddy Type-s BOV. I don't believe a single word that I have ever read out of a performance magazine. The whole thing is a huge advertisment for Greddy, HKS etc.

http://www.importtuner.com/tech/0612.../photo_06.html

You can search the internet regarding Turbonetics and find a rediculous amount of information that will tell you they sell crap that falls apart. That didn't stop me from buying their kit!