Power...car At The Tuners :)

[R33GOD]

i cant stand the atmo bov. im going back to the stock one. is there anyway i can make it hold boost better?

i cant remember where i saw it in a thread but isnt there a little breather hole...should i block it up?

Edited October 2, 2007 by R33GOD

[RBwhatever]

Yeah take it off and block off that little hole.

And to make it hold even more, "adjust" up the spring tension by crushing the top of the bov in a vice. too crush it even more, tap in the top too a rounded bowl shape. It'll be super tight now, and will be able too hold your desired boost.

[R33GOD]

uhh.... i dont know what i should crush. is there any tutorials/pics of what to do?

[RBwhatever]

The goldy coloured part on top of the bov.

[RBwhatever]

This is the hole to block. Use a screw/tape/hot glue/whatever.

It can be crushed to about this height. It'll collapse in it's proper order, just let the vice do its work.

Tap it on the top and round it inwards for even more tension.

You may experience flutter under certain conditions. Usually only under light throttle back offs when under boost.

[R33GOD]

how far down should i go? few mm? and can i just block the hole with solder?

[R33GOD]

thanks heaps keymaker

[R33GOD]

cant wait to do it now

[RBwhatever]

I just crushed it till I felt it stop. I don't know if you can get solder to stick to cast. I used some tape folded over a couple of times.

You'll feel it when it can't crush anymore. The nipple will touch or bottom out and may bend a little.

Edited October 2, 2007 by KeyMaker

[SilverECR33]

thats so Dodge.. I'd be interested to see how that works actually.

[R33GOD]

im gonna try n find something to block the hole off now and use my uncles vice tomorow and put it all back together. is there any downside to this or should i be all good?

[RBwhatever]

thats so Dodge.. I'd be interested to see how that works actually.

Lol yeah i know.

[RBwhatever]

im gonna try n find something to block the hole off now and use my uncles vice tomorow and put it all back together. is there any downside to this or should i be all good?

Just make sure whatever you use isn't going to get sucked/pushed through.

Use a piece of wood with the vice to crush it.

You can use a ball pein hammer or a hammer and shifter to round the top in.

The only negatives could be the flutter that everyone argue's about. It only happens when you back off the throttle lightly when under boost. Gear changes and sudden back offs it functions normally.

It flutters under that condition because of the tighter spring tension, and the vacuum isn't able to pull the diaphragm up. Any aftermarket BOV does pretty much the same thing anyway.

Edited October 2, 2007 by KeyMaker

[R33GOD]

can i use gasket sealer for the hole? then put some tape over it?

[RBwhatever]

That would probably work. Fold the tape over a couple of times so it pinches together when you bolt it down.

[RBwhatever]

I bought a another stock bov to crush and experiment with, just in case I stuffed it up, I'd able to use my original still. I've had it like this for a few months now, with no issues to speak of.

[Cubes]

Use a computer fan case screw; fits perfectly.

The case/fan screws with a coarse thread.

[RBwhatever]

Or a small counter sunk screw. Some computer screws have those chunky heads on them, some are flat.

Edit: I'm an idiot. Fan case screws are counter sunk.

Edited October 2, 2007 by KeyMaker

[R33GOD]

i tried the fan case screw. the actual thread is not tight in the hole but the head of the screw fits perfect. what i dont was put teflon around the screw and put thread locker just underneath the head of the screw. if that dosent work il try somthing else

[Cubes]

I've came across a few different sized case fan screws.

These are the type I used - http://www.pccasegear.com/category83_1.htm

Unsure if they are identical to the ones I have but thats what they look like.

They were very difficult to screw in as it was very tight they were also super tight when screwing in to a computer case fan.