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      09-15-2008, 09:52 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by TiAg335i View Post
I personally like the sound they make...and I already have the DCI setup..I've read that Vishnu recommends against them, mostly because the air is designed to recirculate back into the intake, and not be let out into the atmosphere.
Not quite. In the case of the BMW, we recommend against them because we've seen then either leak or be sprung too tight. Both of which will add stress to the turbos, decreasing their life measurably.

This isn't to say that all bov/bypass vales are bad. I'm running Forge bypass valves on my car (with the softer spring) and they seem to work just fine.

Of course, so do the stock ones.

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