New intake installed, different bov sound

[AKeclipseGSX]

Okay well I just got my Chrome Intake from ebay and put it on, I took it down the street and my BOV sound is soo different. My friend and I both think the Blow off sound sounds worse, but the turbo wind is better. Is this intake and filter suppose to change my BOV sound so much or is it that i'm leaking somewhere, maybe circulating a bit into the atmosphere due to bad clamping? Or would the sound change if I changed to a different filter?

 

[VETTE_50_TH]

It could be how its clamped. But stock vs metal, its changes the noise drastically. What does it matter though? Run a BLT and go from there.

 

[AKeclipseGSX]

BLT? haha sorry not sure what this is.
And it doesn't matter that much, I just wanted to make sure all my stuff is clamped and airtight so I wasn't leaking anything.

 

[Zdrummer15]

It should be noticeably louder with a hard intake pipe (both spool and "blow off"). If you have any concerns, do a boost leak test like was said above.

 

[AKeclipseGSX]

Ahh, BLT, I see. How exactly would I run one of those?

 

[VETTE_50_TH]

Go to lowes, home depot, somewhere like that, get a coupler that will fit around your turbo or around where the filter goes on the intake, get a piece of PVC pipe for the end, drill a hole in it, thread a male fitting for a bike pump, air compressor, something like that, and hook up a hose from an air compressor and find where you have leaks.

Something like this.

Google Image Result for http://www.mirage-performance.com/EclipseGSX/BoostLeaks/boostleaktester02.jpg

 

[AKeclipseGSX]

Okay well I might do this, but I should be fine for now.

Another question was will the airfilter change the noise at all?

 

[VETTE_50_TH]

Nah bro . Just keep it real with what you have and be happy you got and BLT the #### out of the car and youll be good.

 

[Dert]

The sound will change from stock, if you still have the dumptube in the origional intake, the air blows down almost directly onto the turbine, only about 3 inches away, if you do the dump tube mod you notice you lose sound, and upgrading to a non rubber intake the sound again changes as the sound doesnt travel through aftermarket intakes like it does through the stock rubber one, I'm guessing you have the "chrome intakes" intake from ebay? They are a little thicker than injen or dejon intakes are and the sound is deadend alot through them, if you are wanting bov sound, go the gm maf route so you can vent to atmosphere, but if your like the vast majority of us dsmers, you wont care about the sound, all go and no show right but always remember, you cant have go fast without slowfast

 

[Deuce_three]

Imo, I prefer my bov as quite as possible. but i heard people replacing the stock rubber ricirc hose with a metal pipe and 2 couplers, which i think should make a more audible sound.

 

[my dreamt dsm]

Im clueless what bov you have and no mod profile found. Will you can't expect a hks ssqv sound like supras, .
Im still close to stock WITH A 1GEN BOV. When I change it to injen intake bov didn't make that much of a noise. I did notice a really loud turbo whine which equals COOL!

 

[AKeclipseGSX]

Okay I'm not really complaining about the sound, I was just making sure I installed the intake correctly. And I'm running a stock BOV right now.

A metal recirculating tube would be cool, I'll think about that. And another thing, as I continued driving it seemed to blow off at really low boost? I can barely give it gas and the stock gauge barely moves and let off and it will blow off, seems quicker than before the new intake. Just wondering.

 

[my dreamt dsm]

Huumm! Mines don't really make any noise on a warm engine/ day. But if I start the car and start driving or at night when it's colder I do realize the noise is louder!

 

[AKeclipseGSX]

Really? Cold or Warm my cars usually the same. But I guess it doesn't get to warm in Alaska ever.

 

[concept4g63]

Lmao