I have two spare BOV's from my STi and WRX wagon I sold. I'd like to adapt one onto my RDX. Any ideas how?

*giggle*

 

Oh, they aren't the stock bypass valves, they are Greddy Type-S BOV's.

 

oh god. woot woot huh

 

Hey Ozy, did you ever get tha bov put on?

 

I would try www.atpturbo.com out of fremont, cali. They will probably have a flange that will work or know where to get one.

 

cool! Thanks jmustin

 

this the thing that makes the car go "PSSHHHH!" correct?

can any bov fit in the rdx?

 

That is correct, I had one in my STI, and it sounded sweet. I am trying to find somebody that will make an adapter for it, but have failed.

 

Just so everyone knows. This is purely for sound only. Unless, you have an upgraded turbo which requires the BOV to handle a higher pressure.

Also, let use know if this cause your RDX to run rich. I know it would on any subaru that didnt have tuning done. Please keep us updated because a lot of people will want to perform this upgrade.

Cheers,
Jeremy

 

It would do it on any subaru without stand alone management. The correction for the bypass air was hard wired into the ECU. It was not part of the fueling/boost maps.

 

I dont want to go off topic so maybe pm me back.

How do you explain most subarus running rich?

 

Does anyone know whether the stock BOV vents to atomosphere or recirculates? I haven't looked under the hood yet.

 

The stock BOV recirculates and that is why, if you run an atmospheric BOV, it will run rich. I installed a BOV in my RDX but its a Dual-Port which recirculates AND vents to the atmosphere. It is from a company called Turbo Smart. I have pictures of the installed BOV and i'm NOT running rich neither at low RPM's nor at high RPM's. Hope this helps.

 

are you running stock boost levels? I really don't see a need for a new one. does the stock hold boost well?

 

Not actually. I'm running a Hondata reflash so the boost is higher. Cant tell you about the stock boost with the BOV because I did the reflash before the install of the BOV.