well heres the deal, the wifey is picking up a new IX and only wants to add a BOV, Buschur drop in filter, and exhaust.. I was wondering if that's going to require any type of special tuning or flash to run good? Right now I own an 05 S2k but I've owned a few DSM's in the past and it was never a problem but with the technology in the new ones im not soo sure.. well thanks for your help!!

Chris

 

dont get a bov, if you want it for the sound the drop in will enhance it a little but as for me I got the HKS rs intake and it is freaky loud and i love it. With a drop in your car should be good but an intake will require flash/tune.

my ecu is in the mail right now getting it flashed by Al at Dynoflash I will get it back on thursday and I will post on how good it came out.

A tune/flash will have your car running properly and also give you better has mileage and most importantly some more ponies.

 

add- the exhaust will not require a flash/tune btw.

Ive done my fair share of reading so this info is backed.

 

dont "NEED" a tune for a drop in filter. Why are you going to buy a BOV if all you plan on doing is a drop in and exhaust. NO NEED for it. you factory DV is good up to 25psi, sometimes more. Save the money and get the tune......F@#$ the BOV.

 

i think she just likes the sound to be honest with ya... i was thinking of just using a crushed 1st gen BOV

 

be a good husband, dont let her buy a BOV and dont do your crush mod. if you must have the "sound" get an open element filter instead of the drop in and get a cheap mail in tune.

 

the stock bov makes the sound but its not loud, but its still good,
I will take the stock one any day over an aftermarket one.
I really don't like to get any attention while driving the car, especially cops here in Cali.

just tell her it will ruin the car, and that the stock one is a very good one.

 

No to the intake and no to the bov. If you arent tuned for them your car will run like crap and sometimes stall.

 

wow i didn't know that you need a tune for a BOV.. When we test drove the dealers personal MR he said all he had was the Buschur drop in and it seemed to run fine.. hmmm

 

Actually no to any aftermarket bov. Theonly aftermarket ones you ca use are the recirc ones.

 

so she can't just run a drop in filter, exhaust, and re-circulated BOV with no flash?

 

I think she'll be fine with that.

 

she'll love the car with or with out that sound.

 

I got a K&N cone filter from AMS for $60 just because me and my wife love the sound and had no intentions to mess with the stock recirculating BOV. You could alwas pull the top and air filter off your air box and take a quick spin around the block if you want to hear what an intake will sound like. I don't recomend driving without your filter more than once for any extended period. I did it to show my wife that the stock sounded just fine and a cone filter would give her the sound. You wil probably lose a couple horsepower with the cone filter if your not tuning it.

 

No she can drop in th exhaust and filter. Bov dont even bother with.