I was todl that i could put a blow off valve on my 230, quite honestly the only reason i would do so is because i have one that i never used and 2nd because i love the sound it makes, is this gonna affect my car in a negative way? and is this possible? and out of curiousity the piping that leads down on the right hand side... is it going to an intercooler? do i even have an intercooler in my car? i havent had time to check it out for myself...

 

What is a blow off valve, where does it go and what does it do. Anything to make these cars sound better I'm up for. Sorry I can't answer your question.

phillip
las vegas, nv

 

Any1? any input or useful knowledge???????

 

Yes

Open hood and check those things out. I cant be bothered answering [8D] until you find the time

 

well that is irrelevant it does have an intercooler because i checked but my question is can i or cant i put a blow off valve on my car i have an intercooler and i will be upgrading it but i want to know if i can put a BOV on it!?

 

What year is yours. If its a pre 2000 you can put something on the bypass valve (if you really see the need)

Check on Benz world. Larger IC not found to be usefull unless airflow and standing waves tuned to the state of mods.

Bazzle

 

i have a 2001

 

OOoooo, help me out here. What on earth is a "Blow Off Valve", what does it do, where does it go (exactly) etc......

 

A compressor bypass valve (CBV) also known as a compressor relief valve is a vacuum-actuated valve designed to release pressure in the intake system of a turbocharged or centrifugally supercharged car when the throttle is lifted or closed. This air pressure is re-circulated back into the non-pressurized end of the intake (before the turbo) but after the mass airflow sensor
The unique sound caused by a blowoff valve (but not a compressor bypass valve) sometimes comes at a price. On a car where the blowoff valve is mounted after the mass airflow sensor, venting to atmosphere confuses the engine control unit (ECU) of the car. The ECU is told it has a specific amount of air in the intake system, and injects fuel accordingly. The amount of air released by the blowoff valve is not taken into consideration and the engine runs rich for a period of time. Engines with a manifold absolute pressure regulated ECU or where the blowoff is mounted upstream of the MAF sensor are not affected.
Typically this isn't a major issue, but sometimes it can lead to hesitation or stalling of the engine when the throttle is closed. This situation worsens with higher boost pressures. Eventually this can foul spark plugs and destroy the catalytic converter
Turbocharged engines have a wastegate that exhausts excess
pressure to prevent overcharging the engine. This is also referred to
sometimes as a blow-off valve. Those who hot-rod turbocharged engines like
to replace the stock wastegates with ones that provides higher peak
pressure. This provides instant horsepower but may also provide instant
engine destruction when taken to excess.
The blow-off valve should not be confused with a waste-gate. The waste-gate is a
device that by-passes the turbine wheel of the turbocharger, limiting the
shaft-speed of the turbocharger. Therefore, limiting the boost
(pressure) that the compressor generates and keeping the turbocharger
from over-speeding. A blow-off valve is mounted in the intake plumbing between the
turbocharger compressor and the throttle plate. The blow-off valve is a
second safety measure against the turbocharger over-boosting and damaging
the engine.
If your talking about a exhaust cut out valve which routes exhaust out in front of muffler to make vehicle louder. Uhh that went out in the60's
Dumokie

http://www.michaelsmotorsports.com/blowoffvalve.htm

If you really need that sound heres a fake kit below..
http://www.takakaira.co.jp/accessori...ightpager.html