blow off valve

[ivanjones]

I have only just purchased my GTO 3R ( so I know nothing ).
I am still at the stage where I polish the garage floor so as not to dirty my tyres. ( honeymoon stage ).
Q, Is there anybody out there who knows what a faulks blow off valve is, and what advantage I get by fitting one.
Best Regards
Ivan

[lucozade]

ivanjones said:

I have only just purchased my GTO 3R ( so I know nothing ). I am still at the stage where I polish the garage floor so as not to dirty my tyres. ( honeymoon stage ). Q, Is there anybody out there who knows what a faulks blow off valve is, and what advantage I get by fitting one. Best Regards Ivan

Welcome Ivan

There are tons of threads on the subject of BOV's. Use the search facility for info.

However, product info can be found here:

http://faulksperformance.com/

I've got one fitted and it only took me and a friend 20 mins to do the work, very easy even for a non-techy.

There is a noticeable difference through the gears and less lag.

The sound characteristics have changed too.

[paulcundy]

Welcome indeed.

In terms of ease/rapidity/cost/notceable difference a BOV is probably the quickest, easiest, cheapest and most beneficial thing you can do.

Regards
PauL C

[robp]

paulcundy said:

Welcome indeed. In terms of ease/rapidity/cost/notceable difference a BOV is probably the quickest, easiest, cheapest and most beneficial thing you can do. Regards PauL C

Here, here. If you come to track your car (which you should) and are pulling a lot of 'g', you may find oil soaking into the external foam filter on the BOV which causes the filter to break up. This has no other effect than to make it sound as if you have a cat sneezing under your rear clam every time you lift off during hard acceleration. Some like this sound, I don't. This is being sorted and a new type of oil-resistant filter is being made. Better idea, of course, is to stop the oil getting into the pipes in the first place - and there is a good solution for this (catch-tank), although you would need to check warranty situation(if that's applicable) before going ahead.
For normal, or even fairly spirited, road driving oily filters should not be an issue.

[ivanjones]

Thanks for the info, Gents.
Best Regards
Ivan

[kenprotheroe]

Ivan, a good start for you will
be to log onto -

GTO3.COM

From which a lot of info can be
derived inc., that on the Faulks
BOV.,

>> Edited by kenprotheroe on Wednesday 9th November 18:37

[V6GTO]

Have ordered my Faulks BoV today ...road test to follow

Martin.

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

V6GTO said:

Have ordered my Faulks BoV today ...road test to follow Martin.

You need the intercooler or at least a fan on the original in sunny Spain.

[paulcundy]

ThatPhilBrettGuy said:

V6GTO said: Have ordered my Faulks BoV today ...road test to follow Martin. You need the intercooler or at least a fan on the original in sunny Spain.

Not the way he drives :-)

[V6GTO]

[quote=paulcundyNot the way he drives :-)[/quote]

Nope...the speed I go at the wind speed is near freezing!

Martin.

PS - the IC is next