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Old 01-14-2013, 10:27 PM
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BOV question!

Hey, so i've had my '10 MCS for about 2 weeks now, and want to do some mods, but was looking at an HKS Blow off valve. And a k&n cold air intake and was wondering what some of the pros and cons of each of these thing were, let me know!
 
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Old 01-15-2013, 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by big.mini.sam
Hey, so i've had my '10 MCS for about 2 weeks now, and want to do some mods, but was looking at an HKS Blow off valve. And a k&n cold air intake and was wondering what some of the pros and cons of each of these thing were, let me know!
The pros are that you'll get cool sounds. The cons are that you probably won't get much of a performance increase...
 
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Old 01-15-2013, 07:16 AM
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Awesome thanks guys! Ill probably go with the spring upgrade. Thanks again!
 
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Old 01-15-2013, 07:22 AM
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That spring does jack ****. If you want a real upgrade, go straight to the Forge Diverter valve. But holy cow, for $250 and you're just starting to mod your car, this is a really bad place to start. Not to rain on your parade, but for $250 you should but the H-sport competition sway bar. These are results you can feel with every turn. You just don't get this with a new diverter valve

http://www.detroittuned.com/forge-blow-off-valve/

No more plastic valve and the spring is easily upgradeable if you go to a higher boost tune.

But what the hell do I know?!
 
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Old 01-15-2013, 07:36 AM
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$250 you should but the H-sport competition sway bar.
Or $199 here for the rest of the month.
 
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Old 01-15-2013, 07:40 AM
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Hmm, just looked up the sway bar, looks like its a better choice when starting to mod it thanks man
 
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sorry not trying to steal a thread but i really want to get the psssssh sound from a bov, does the forge kit give you this without any dtc or drive ability problems?????
sorry again
 
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Awesome thanks guys! Ill probably go with the spring upgrade. Thanks again!
So much for drifting!
 
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