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i recently installed an aftermarket intake and now my car sounds like it has a bov..is this normal??

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Old 09-29-2005, 06:31 PM
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Default i recently installed an aftermarket intake and now my car sounds like it has a bov..is this normal??

I recently installed an aftermarket intake cone and now i hear a pshhhh sound similar to a bov...is this a healthy sound??? and how will the sound be effected once i install an aftermarket diverter valve??
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Default a pshhh is normal... but it isn't really loud like a bov

you should hear a light pshhh like when you shift
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That's the sound of your car moving slower.
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the sound of sucking hot turbo air
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Default kid with pes t28 had an open air filter it sounded like the car had a BOV.

it's actually the air being sucked in the filter so fast it sounds like a BOV, actually minus a couple parts it technically is a BOV with an airfilter on the head of it.
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