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Old 2007-06-18, 08:15 AM   #16
Nick Koan
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Originally Posted by 100_Percent_Juice View Post
I thought that both a bpv and a bov are in the closed position when the gas pedal is depressed? How does that effect the turbo spooling? I thought the only downside to the bov was running rich for a split second when you push in the clutch to shift.
You almost repeated exactly what Scott said.

With a atmospheric BOV, whenever it triggers the car to lose metered air the ECU thinks is present in the system. This causes you to run rich after a shift and running rich will cause the car to lose some power for a split second or so.
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