EVO IX STOCK BOV FTMFW!. i bought an 05 gsr and it came with that piece of crap hks ssqsdsadsadfsaasdfador whatever its called and let me tell you, the WORST drivability i have EVER experienced. So i bought the ix one and let me tell you, hands down, the best investment Ive made toward this car so far.

IX BOV

 

I prefer my HKS sequential

 

Ricer.

 

I though you were gonna say that you sold your Ricer POS Evo and bought a Corvette.....lol jk

 

I enjoy it but thanks for you opinion

 

woo glad someone got rid of that rice crap that doesnt belong on an evo

 

IX bov is nice , but I noticed that it tends not to hold boost that well @ 24psi. Boost just tapers dramatically, until I got the Forge RS bov.

 

I ran mine at 26psi but I guess they vary from one another

 

I am still on a stock IX BOV and even running 27 lbs with as BBK Full it holds boost pretty well to red line.

 

Theres always the crushing the top method to help hold more

 

lol@ hks bov

 

i loved my stocker, but it started leaking with old age. it had 170,000 miles on it, and didn't seem to be holding like it should so I replaced it with the new synapse DV. love that thing so far.

 

i still have the stock 8 .. would like to swap it out to the 9 though where is the best place to pick one up the cheapest..

 

How does the new Synapse DV hold compared to the IX stocker when it was functioning normally?

 

can't tell you because it was a gradual decline, and i'm not sure how long it's been leaking. i just recently got the car tuned and upped the boost. to be honest, there may have not been anything wrong with the stocker. i just suspected that it was leaking and changed it. the drivablity is about the same. it definitely holds though.

i'd say if you're not turning the boost up very high, the stock IX is the best. the stock IX is good till 30lbs in most cases, so it's plenty for most people.