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      11-25-2007, 06:59 PM   #135
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Originally Posted by Tuned335i View Post
I assume everyone with a boost gauge has it installed in the same place, i.e., in the diverter valve (the BMW documentation calls them blow off valves). Is there any way that the spikes in boost could be just what is seen inside the intake piping between the intercooler and the throttle plate because the spring loaded diverter valves are not reacting fast enough, possibly due to the fact that we're running +6-7psi more than a stock engine?
Unfortunately no, the source for the diverter valve lines, where we tapped for the gauge source, comes from the intake manifold. The TMAP sensor, which the PROcede uses, is in the intake tract.
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