Nate355RS
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- Oct 25, 2012
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Salem,
Virginia
Mighty Car Mods recently posted a video showing a very simple test to determine if a boost leak is worth fixing. They had a BOV on their car that bubbled when they sprayed it with soapy water during a BLT. To measure the amount of air it was leaking they put a condom on the BOV, kept 15psi in the system for 60 seconds, and then tied off the condom to show how much air leaked. They then held up a trash bag full of air saying that's what their engine used in a second, and compared it to the tiny condom to say the loss of air wouldn't hurt performance.
Not very scientific, but do they have a point? Does the loss of air during a static boost test directly relate to the amount of air (and power) that would be lost during a pull? For some reason I was thinking a small leak during a BLT would lose even more while under boost.
Here's the video if anyone wants to watch it:
Not very scientific, but do they have a point? Does the loss of air during a static boost test directly relate to the amount of air (and power) that would be lost during a pull? For some reason I was thinking a small leak during a BLT would lose even more while under boost.
Here's the video if anyone wants to watch it:
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