1G-GTEU = No stock BOV from factory!

[Rob]

Ok I know I know that my car is not a Skyline but I had to share this info with you I just found out.

Just found an interesting fact out about my car, it never came out of the factory with a BOV!.. how weird is that?!?!

Engine in question here is a 1G-GTEU.

It has been fitted with an aftermarket BOV since (blitz atmo), but never had a factory one... found this out when i was trying to find a BOV that went back into the system.

Wouldn't this be damaging to the turbo's?.. especially if uping the boost?.

Guess I will have to just keep the atmo one and hope for the best .

Dean did your mates Supra have a BOV on it?

Rob.

[EnricoPalazzo]

Hey rob, mate my mates was bone stock. It had no bov afaik and all i remember about the car was its water to air intercooler.

Like i said mate, there is absolutely nothin about this engine.

All i can think off is that the BOV is meant to help protect the turbo and help it spool faster, so really, i dont think it can be hurtin them too much.

Hows the car goin now anyway? I wouldnt mind seeing it soon. Comin to the cruise on sun 25th?

[Rob]

Hey Dean,

Ahh he must have had a Gen II 1G-GTE , mine is Air to Air intercooled. Gen III 1G-GTE came out in the 1988 models and changed from water/air to air/air and was factory rated at 210 BHP (or around that) up from 175BHP in the Gen II.

Na I mean't I thought it would do damange not having a BOV .

Car is going great now, the Alternator was causing all those probs I was having.. since i got it fixed I havn't had a single prob .

I can't come to next weeks cruise as I have a 40th the night before and yeah won't be in any shape to drive the next day .

However the next cruise I will be there, confirmed it already with the misses hehe.

Hopefully by then it will be lowered... (getting whiteline springs put in)

[EnricoPalazzo]

well i think the whole situation with BOVs still is a mystery, as some people still believe they dont really do much. Maybe back then toyota thought that aswell.

[Rob]

Hmm interesting indeed.

On another note, do you ever remember seeing an external antenna on your mate's car?.... Mine doesnt have 1 at all on the exterior.. it must be somewhere under the body?, unsure if this is factory or not.....yet the MA70 & JZA70 have them on the rear (right side).

[EnricoPalazzo]

hmm cant remember. ill try dig up some photos or ask him.

[Danish]

Hey Rob,

The Antenna should be on the rear window in what looks like a demister strip. I used to have a 1G and it never occured to me to worry about not having a BOV, as it didn't produce much boost stock.

[Rob]

Cheers thanks Danish

Mine runs a boost controller (unplugged at present tho) so want to keep to BOV on there just incase.

See you have a GZ20 Soarer .. there is one of them around the corner from where I live but it is not registered yet, looks like it has just been imported and hasn't gone to regency yet.. very nice looking cars.

[Danish]

I had a Blitz BOV on my old 1G for a while. But it didn't vent much at all since there was a problem with the engine. I think it was very low compression in the end.

A friend of mine welded the standard metal peice the BOV came with from a Silvia to fit the 1G.

I ran about 15PSI in the end with and without a BOV.

How about just cut loose the 1G and get a 1JZ?

[EnricoPalazzo]

That would be the best thing to do if chasin big power. the 1jz is a WHOLE lot better then the 1g. Plus the 1jz is tried and true with mods.

[Rob]

Not chasing big power , just want a nice cruiser at this stage.