I have bought countless HKS products and have never had an issue with any of them. Since the item was used, there's a chance there was something wrong with it from the get go. Anyways, good luck resolving it.

Aaron

 

I ran an HKS bov on my srt-4 without any problems.....

 

Poor generalization by the OP. HKS products are pretty prominent in NZ, there's a reason for that.

 

i have hks ic piping, hi power exhaust, reloaded intake, and previously the ssqv bov and out of all of them yes the bov sucks on evo x but i really enjoy all the other parts. i love the way my exhaust sounds... saying all hks is "jdm crap" is unnecessary and a little biased if you have only used 1 of their parts imo

 

It's known it's a hit or miss with the HKS Bov for the X, so that "1" product that is at this point a buyer beware. I have a the HKS Hi-power CBE and love it fitment and sound amazing. My HKS turbo timer works perfect and was the first purchase I made for my evo. At the end of the day a bad experience with a product is going to leave a bad taste in your mouth, but for a reputable, long lasting company like HKS I would say it was a bad luck of the draw on what you bought. For the original poster as well judge a company based on a brand new product you purchase from new, not a second hand product or something someone else installed.

 

I DID NOT SAY HKS BAD COMPANY

proper installation was done...just it did not work out...it was beyond my knowledge...

Anyway, HKS is awesome company....I love HKS vechicles.....so nice...
However, I rather than use american made products now on....

Like I say before, I am still pretty upset....because I wasted 10 hours of my off day...

 

Of course it was, because you're trying to run VTA without a tune. Do you even understand how the Evo X meters airflow?

 

obviously you did not read my first thread...
It is recir HKS BOV.
I never wanted run VTA in first place.....

 

First of all.
Second, the key point is that YOU wasted 10 hours of your day, not HKS. To make an evaluation of a company after buying a used product that they produced is rash and completely unfair.

 

OK People.
Maybe I was mad as dog.....should kept my opinion myself..

I take that back on I never gonna use HKS products...Overprice..etc...

Just having bad day...

Now, seller does not want to take BOV back cuz he is not store....'sigh'
I guess I wasted my money and time. 'sign''sigh'
Lesson learned in hard way I guess.....

What a day...
Having freaking bad bad bad day....and full day of work waiting for me tomorrow....

 

Good post. I respect you for that. Most other people will argue then rage quit.

Live & learn.

 

I did for about two weeks, then switched to ETS and never looked back. I have had tons of cars come to the shop, go on they dyno with HKS stuff. Its not bad. Then they switch to something else e.g. AMS downpipe then ohhh its not looking so good anymore for HKS. The numbers do not lie.

Also this is not the first guy in the world to have problems with the HKS BOV. Its the #1 BOV that needs troubleshooting after install just to get it to work right.

1. Not so good BOV
2. Small *** dp
3. ok exhaust
4. ok electronics
5. Crappy suspension

I would rather just let the Nissan guys rock HKS and Mitsubishi can move to better products from AMS, ETS, ect.

When is the last time you saw a record setting mitsu using HKS? If people want to fanboy something just get some ARC and call it a day. BTW HKS USA has $$$$ issues in todays market. Does http://www.hksusa.com/ still work for you?

Not me.

 

1. I read your comment perfectly well. YOU didn't convey that it was sarcasm (emoticons, etc). If you "figured some dope" would interpret it incorrectly, maybe you should have phrased it better?

2. I really don't give a **** about your roll call. Just because HKS never came to mind for YOUR build, doesn't mean that they're a bad brand to go with. Afterall, "JDM" companies' goals are completely different than Americans'.

3. I don't have any HKS products, or "jdm, yo" parts on my car that aren't 100% functional, sorry. But, if the exchange rate wasn't killing the US, maybe I would consider their cams. But in the end, the fit and finish in Japan trump 95% of the companies that develop products here, hence part of the reason prices are so high. That's not fanboy ****, just fact.

OP, everyone has bad days, and need to vent. But, understand that a lot of people on these forums are sponges that regurgitate stuff they see here. That perpetuates unnecessary harm to many companies that have to defend themselves for no good reason...JDM or not. THAT is why you saw the backlash from your post.

 

Does anyone here tried sqv 4 on a evo x? If so any problems with the installation post vids if possible. I love the sound of hks bov, think of me as a ricer I dont care also I haven't heard anything else that would as loud as hks if please let me know

 

Now where's Mr. Heywood to chime in?

Think he's got almost every HKS part known to man on his Evo X