I am no longer a ricer...

[Nartanian]

I'm started recirculating my hks bov today and what a huge difference! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/worthy.gif No more sputtering, kicking, car dying and turbo over working itself. To anyone venting to atmosphere on a stock mas, please recirculate. That is all.

PS: I'm still working on kicking the rest of the ricer habit out though /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/uhh.gif

 

[CarRacer]

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Might I add, about damn time.

 

[Chim55117]

Why did you have it vented? Just curious?

 

[Nartanian]

I bought it like that and I thought it sounded siq... Till I lost to a NA prelude. Every time I went past 5k the engine would sputter and backfire. I though it was my spark plugs and wires the whole time. Turn out CR was spot on though. Now the turbo spools a lot quicker and my rpm doesn't drop like a rock between shifts anymore and feels a lot more healthier.

 

[2of9]

I like where you placed that sticker! LOL. nice.

 

I would imagine the hks would still sound sick recirculated.

 

This isn't making sense to me. Recirculating the bov makes sense because of in between shifts and recovery time, however WOT throttle past 5k you shouldn't be breaking up because its not recirculated. Boost keeps the pull type valve shut(HKS) and it won't leak through the valve unless you have another issue. If that stopped when you recirculated it still means you are LEAKING boost but just back into your intake where it is metered but your car would still be losing power.


Do a boost leak test because honestly when everything is sealed up tight you shouldnt have that issue on a vented bov on a maf car. I ran venting on multiple maf cars (Not jst mitsu) and the recovery from shifts and the occasional stall from fast stops where the only ill effects.

 

[Street Surgeon]

I agree with crankwalk, 501 has a non-recirc'd HKS SSQV and she still pulls just fine. It's not the best way to do business but that's how I got it.

 

[4thStroke]

The only time I had driveabiity issues with a VTA valve and a Mitsu MAF was in between shifts. Otherwise, it ran perfectly fine.

 

[Nartanian]

Well I found out why I couldn't hold 15psi after 6k. I still hold my stand that recirculating the stock maf will feel better than going non recirculated. The bov is still loud too. With a non recirculated setup, I couldn't hit boost then go to neutral without the car dies. Same goes for quick stops.

 

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jawdrop.gif I bet that was a boost leak and 1/2, Fixing or upgrading?

 

I always experienced fuel cut in my 2g when VTA with a Greddy. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

 

[Nartanian]

Yea, plan on upgrading. Working a custom piping for an Evo 8 fmic. Hopefully will be done this week.

 

Quoting Nartanian:
Well I found out why I couldn't hold 15psi after 6k. I still hold my stand that recirculating the stock maf will feel better than going non recirculated. The bov is still loud too. With a non recirculated setup, I couldn't hit boost then go to neutral without the car dies. Same goes for quick stops.

That looks like a boost leak to me. That was the main problem. Full boost then going to neutral and it dying IS a symptom of VTA on a maf. Breaking up and hitting fuel cut isn't unless something else is going on, IE you had the boost turned up on an intercooler that is the size of a baby's fist.

 

[DR1665]

Glad to hear you're back on the wagon. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/applause.gif

 

[Hertz]

I don't get it... your oil cooler is bent?

/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[Nartanian]

Yes, my oil cooler was causing a lot of issues because all the oil would flow out and not lubricate the boost that was being forced into my vtak engine. On the other hand my Intercooler wasn't doing it's job too well either...

I ended up switching to an Evo 8 oil cooler instead.

 

[AnotherNewb]

Quoting Dbossman:
I always experienced fuel cut in my 2g when VTA with a Greddy. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif



I concure with bossman. His 2g GSX Hit fuel cut fast with a greddy rs VTA and had all of his fuel trims maxed out. Recuirculated and it ran like a champ and never fuel cut from that day forth.