Hi,

 

 

I have seen from previous threads that the stock recirculating valves can be problematic and maybe not up to the job!

 

Is it feasible to plumb in an extra recirculating valve on each side, so you would have two working each side!

 

Mark

At least they could hear the goose honk from miles around!!!

Hey, lets make a complicated set-up more complicated ! ;)

 

Doesn't seem like a sound plan to me. Are the recircs really that unreliable ? Does the 'goose honk' indicate a performance affecting problem - I genuinely don't know the answers to those questions.

 

If you really want to replace the recircs, then why not either go for new ones, or use the type of BOV's that are a direct replacement - someone mentioned them in another thread in the past few days I think.

I dont think they are unrelaible its just that most are over ten years old and springs weaken. New ones from Nissan are about the same price as uprated aftermarket ones!

HONK!

Although I suffer from goosehonk. I don;t seem to be lacking in performance, however I do intend to trade my "Nissan honk" for a Baliy's "shhhhhhhhhh" a little later.

If you want to keep optimal performance of your boost then replace with recirc valves - its what the car was designed to make use of - you'll only waste the boost of you stick BOV's on it - sure they sound cool - but if you had BOV's as standard you'd want to change to recirc valves as they give a bit more power from the boost when you change gear......Your choice though.

So is it only some makes of BOV's that can be adapted to recirculate?

By definition no BOV's will recirculate, it's just a question of whether you get the type that replace the OEM recircs or whether you get ones that are supplementary (ie install in the hardpipes) and you disable the recircs.