Originally Posted by JHM2K
. He said he would like to install a BOV in a manner that would redirect the release pressure back into the pre-charge intake side, but to me that seems like an expensive solution looking for a problem most of us won't mind.
I don't think the noise isn't the problem, it's the ECU. If he's keeping the stock MAF and air metering (which I'm assuming would be smart, given that the idea is to keep costs down and not anger the German code-beast that lives in the ECU), the BOV will need to be recirculated. Otherwise air the ECU sees flowing by the sensor won't be going into the engine, and you'll be running rich all the time. It could be tuned out, of course, but that tuning issue seems more like the expensive solution looking for a problem to me.
It's a classic problem in the community for almost any boosted car with a pre-turbo MAF stock - kids vent their BOVs to the atmosphere to get that sweet ricey d00d sound, and then wonder why their car won't drop back to idle properly or why it dies when they shift.
Of course, it's all up to Corky, and I trust him - I'm sure whatever he comes out with will work.