I have HKS BOV's. I think what you are refering to is the external wastegates that I have on order.

-On another note, the HKS BOV's are not having any issues. Sam texted me this morning to remind me that HKS USA is closing down LOl. Thanks Sam. I guess that means more GTM part to come HAHAHA..

I did that because i knew you are an HKS whore ;)

Sam

LOL!

It is what it is.

I didn't know that about HKS USA. I guess the safest move would be to go with the Tial BOVs and just deal with not having the "cool" BOV whistle. Thanks for your input guys.

off topic but not only is HKS usa shutting down, so is frigging Blitz usa or they already did close down. Sam needs to learn jap now lol. Probably going to be harder to get customer support to.

I ran a quick search and there are forum posts dating back to DEC 2009 discussing Blitz USA's closure and limited availability of parts. Of course you could still buy parts from their JP branch, but that would cost significantly more money. Looks like we will have to depend on the US brands more and more as time goes on. The positive takeout on this note is that the US brands such as Borla, Magnaflow, Tial, Exedy, and such have stepped up there game and are offering quality parts for our application.

Not sure I would take an Exedy twin plate over an OS Giken, but that may be because I am biased....lol.

I had Tial BOVs on my STi and didn't like them from a sound or performance standpoint. I found that they are a bit more race oriented and not as street friendly. I had a modified Perrin BOV that I loved. I think these days I would look into the Synapse one.

Yes, JDM is going away.

Just googled difference between BOV and wastegate... I am such a noob >.<

At this point I would not put anything but an HKS BOV on my car. Simply because they sound so good. I need to search a few JDM sites and find the inserts that you can add to make the BOV sound different. Soon I will have my HKS BOV's relocated underneath my hood and I will take a few pics and maybe a video to go with it. :tup:

No need for a video, I will demand a ride in it!

The SSQV does have an awesome sound, epsecially if you have the gold fins installed. It gives a slightly higher pitched sound than the silver one. the purple one with the circle in the middle is a bit more mild in terms of volume, but I think it gives a subtle screech. Not sure if I like it though. Someone already took the time to give a quick demo of the different fittings on Youtube. Vid below........

stupid question but can we put the hks bov on the gtm stg 2 set up? reason for asking because the ones that come in the kit are a little quite and one day might like the boost in sound.

I don't see why that would be a problem. As long as they hold boost without leaking, that is all that should be considered. Some of the guys running "higher" boost on KA-T, SR, and CA setups (like 16 PSI ish) were having issues with the early ones, but I haven't heard anything bad about them in a long time. Not sure what kind of support we will get once HKS USA goes away, but we should be able to get parts from Japan if necessary.

No the flanges are not the same. I had my pipes custom built with the proper flanges to accept the HKS product. Absolutely nothing wrong with the Tail Brand at all, does the job very well and its made in the USA. But for my taste, nothing comes even close to the beautiful sound of an HKS BOV. I still smile really big every time I hear a full boost release. Boost is what dreams are made of :happydance: