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Old 01-13-08 | 04:35 AM
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Exclamation apex'i dual chamber bov

any thoughts/opinions on the apex'i dual chamber bov. performance wise, secondly aesthetics noise etc.
Old 01-13-08 | 09:41 AM
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i own one but havent had a chance tosee it in action yet... not ready to boost my new build yet. ill let you know tho
Old 01-13-08 | 02:35 PM
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Old 01-13-08 | 02:57 PM
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I didnt really like mine. It performed good just a little quiet in my opinion. Its one of the quieter ones on the market im pretty sure from the ones that i have heard. Real quick, solid blow off.
Old 01-13-08 | 04:59 PM
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mine sucked it had a lot of compressor surge even when i loosened it up all the way.
Old 01-13-08 | 06:43 PM
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I like mine, not too loud, and that is how I like it.
Old 01-13-08 | 09:26 PM
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^^^^PLUS one , i like mine too, its not that loud and the sound is not as anoying as the HKS sequential. performance is great as well.
Old 01-13-08 | 10:39 PM
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well, a friend of mine had one, it sucked. tons of leakage. i have a greddy RS and its great, no leakage or anything.
Old 01-13-08 | 11:19 PM
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thanks for the feedback , should be getting mine this week hopefully by friday.
good to hear its not too loud - dont need anymore attention from the cops
Old 01-14-08 | 10:29 AM
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It's not very loud and doesn't have any annoying whistles or squeals like the BOVs most of the kids like...

Here's a good sample:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE4_BEgrKrc

Here's what it sounds like from outside the car:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOPXWf7_LQ8
Old 01-14-08 | 12:31 PM
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I had one for a short while. Very nice sound and fast response. My favorite sound from it has to been when your shifting quickly and the boost pressure forces it closed again!

I traded it for a Greddy Type S because I didn't have the space to adapt it properly or the proper pipe from Apexi to fit between the turbo and TMIC.

Only one downside to it: If your car has a poorly working pcv system, it will stick on you. I got mine for $40 from a guy with a Mustang that thought it was broken. Turns out he was running 20lbs of boost with no crankcase ventilation. Oil built up in the chamber causing the valve to stick open.

So, I dissassembled and thoroughly cleaned it. Being that there is no actual seals, just a brass piston moving inside the housing, I used powedered graphite to lube it. It then worked perfectly!

Vince
Old 01-14-08 | 03:31 PM
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I like mine a lot! No complaints here. Nice and quiet! I like to here my turbo wind up over my BOV blow!
Old 01-14-08 | 07:47 PM
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Love mine
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Old 01-14-08 | 08:09 PM
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I love mine. I did have to adjust it too the very end of the screw but it has a good dump sound not a gay chirp.

I hasn't failed me yet in the last 3 years and 100,000 miles I've driven.
Old 01-14-08 | 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Aaron Cake
It's not very loud and doesn't have any annoying whistles or squeals like the BOVs most of the kids like...

Here's a good sample:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE4_BEgrKrc

Here's what it sounds like from outside the car:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOPXWf7_LQ8
thats pretty sweet, how much boost is that car running? thanks for th help
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