CJF077 The Noble Leader Administrator 4,786 Member For: 22y 2m 20d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Australia Posted 10/05/03 11:26 AM Share Posted 10/05/03 11:26 AM Well today went to Go Fast Bits in Sydney to help Brett Turner one of the engineers with the design and installation method for a blow off valve for the XR6 Turbo.The main issue with installing the blow off valve on the XR6 Turbo is mainly due to room. Their is not enough room to fit it in properly. Working with another vendor a few weeks back we looked at cutting the left hand side rubber piping and making a custom bracket to hold the blow off valve. This proved to be a good idea at the time, but after checking with Ford spare parts the rubber piping was roughly $400 to replace, as the only way to buy it was in kit form which included the black "Turbo" housing. I contacted Go Fast Bits out of curiosity. Junior (rjs) a member on our site mentioned that they had developed a unit called the Stealth FX. This unit basically is a custom designed and patented blow off valve which unlike others on the market is fully adjustable, it lets you set the volume of the blow off valve similar to a car stereo, of 1 to 10 with a quick turn of the BOV. 10 of course is the loudest, and yes its very noticeable. Or you can move it to the 1 position which returns it to the same sound level as the standard bosch one. Installation was a breeze, basically taking off the plastic Turbo Housing to reveal the Bosch valve, undoing the Bosch valve by leavering off the fasteners, and plugging the Stealth FX into the existing rubber hosing. I was quite amazed that it fit so easily and so snug compared to the other manufacturer i had a look at a few weeks back. The good thing about the ease of installation is not only that you can get your hands in to adjust the BOV for noise to make it silent, but it can easily be removed without causing any hassles at all. I was really impressed with the quality of the blow off valve from GFB and the design of it. Alot of thought has gone into the engineering of the product and it certainly shows. Another good thing about it as discussed in other threads, that the venting of air could be seen as bad in some cases. A quick turn of the ratchet style head redirects the air to the inlet, instead of venting it to the atmosphere. More info on the Stealth FX can be found here: http://www.gofastbits.com.au/stealth.htmIm not an expert at BOV's or Turbo's and dont claim to be. But from driving it around today and this evening. I have not noticed any changes in performance and the like. (I still have the old bosch one and can easily put it back in anytime if i do). The RRP on the Stealth FX Valve is $530 and can be purchased by contacting GFB at sales@gofastbits.com.au or by calling them on 1300 767 666Dont forget to mention the site FordXR6Turbo.com when you call or email. They will do their utmost to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJF077 The Noble Leader Administrator 4,786 Member For: 22y 2m 20d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Australia Posted 10/05/03 11:26 AM Author Share Posted 10/05/03 11:26 AM Side View Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJF077 The Noble Leader Administrator 4,786 Member For: 22y 2m 20d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Australia Posted 10/05/03 11:27 AM Author Share Posted 10/05/03 11:27 AM Engine Side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJF077 The Noble Leader Administrator 4,786 Member For: 22y 2m 20d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Australia Posted 10/05/03 11:28 AM Author Share Posted 10/05/03 11:28 AM Snug Fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJF077 The Noble Leader Administrator 4,786 Member For: 22y 2m 20d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Australia Posted 10/05/03 11:30 AM Author Share Posted 10/05/03 11:30 AM Engine Bay View (Yes I know my engine bay is dirty! :lol: ) I need to clean it! havent had the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJF077 The Noble Leader Administrator 4,786 Member For: 22y 2m 20d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Australia Posted 10/05/03 11:31 AM Author Share Posted 10/05/03 11:31 AM Close up View Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducatijb Lifetime Members 3,448 Member For: 21y 8m 29d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 10/05/03 09:24 PM Share Posted 10/05/03 09:24 PM Well Done Chris-I will get in touch with GFB this week-What noise setting did you decide on?? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJF077 The Noble Leader Administrator 4,786 Member For: 22y 2m 20d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Australia Posted 11/05/03 12:24 AM Author Share Posted 11/05/03 12:24 AM I have set it on 4 which is not too loud but not too soft either.. its noticeable. I guess its up to the individuals taste as to how loud you want it to be. I dont want to be seen as some "ricer" with the noise as loud as possible. I just want it to be their and slightly noticeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psi_guy Member 30 Member For: 21y 11m 27d Location: Melbourne Posted 11/05/03 12:35 PM Share Posted 11/05/03 12:35 PM Congrats mate! Your like a pioneer to us! lol Have you got it set up plumbback or straight to the air?If you've got it to the air are you putting a filter on it?and did you install it yourself??A GFB in melb I wonder??? I'll go back and check out the link.write back soon - Cheers!Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjs Donating Members 525 Member For: 22y 6d Location: Sydney Posted 11/05/03 09:48 PM Share Posted 11/05/03 09:48 PM Good stuff Chris, cannot wait to hear it. Does not look like a really big job, oh well when I can save up and get mine I will be paying you a visit. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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