has anyone just welded on the blow off valve to the charge pipe w/o the mounting flange? just kinda realized it now that i completely forgot about it and its all going down tomorrow, exhaust and charge pipes (FINALLY). i realize it couldn't be removed (never would be anyway), but i don't wanna hinder the performance of the valve either..
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I dont think it will work properly with out the flange. That like welding the turbo to a big open space in a manifold, hoping it works like it should. That flange not only serves as a proper mount, but also a conduit for the air to release properly. Also if u just weld a bov to the pipe, u would probably damage ur bov from the high heat.
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Wouldn't it be easier to weld the flange on than the BOV? I'm not understanding your predicament...
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His predicament is that he doesn't HAVE the flange and everything is being done tomorrow - thereby he can't get a flange in time before everything is done. So he's asking if he can skip the flange thing and just weld the BOV straight to the charge pipe.
I wouldn't do it bro!
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A BOV isn't the end all of life. If you don't got it, it won't kill ya. Just buy the flange and weld it on at a later date.
O noes!
