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Old Mar 30, 2004 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Kai
I wouldn't do that if I were you. 12-18 inches away from the throttle body is the standard, I've never even seen a BOV mounted to the intercooler before and I've been around this stuff for a while.
I saw a BOV mounted to an intercooler on a rally-prepped Audi 80 a while back. Granted, I don't think this was stock, I think it was done due to space requirements, and this was the ONLY BOV I can think of which was mounted in this fashion.

I've worked on Porsches, Mazda RX-7 turbos, turbo DSMs obviously, Subaru WRXs and STIs, aftermarket turbo Mustangs and turbo Hondas, as well as other Audis, ALL OF WHICH have upper-intercooler pipe mounted blow off valves or compressor bypass valves. There has to be a reason based in physics; I simply don't know it.
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