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General Category => Forced Induction => Topic started by: Atticus on April 27, 2009, 02:30:05 AM

Title: holset anti surge housing question
Post by: Atticus on April 27, 2009, 02:30:05 AM
long story short i dont want any ricer bov that sounds like shit
i modified a dsm bov to support high boost (not crushed) and it was surging at high boost for a quick sec before the bov opened.
my vac source is T'ed off the main break booster line

http://www.thedodgegarage.com/turbo_bov_mod.html (http://www.thedodgegarage.com/turbo_bov_mod.html)

2 questions

1 will the holset anti surge housing help and prevent surge
2 if not how bad is a a little surge before the bov opens
Title: Re: holset anti surge housing question
Post by: Joseph Davis on April 27, 2009, 09:58:51 AM
The anti surge feature has to do with the compressor building significant pressure in very low flow operation - familiarize yourself with the surge line on a compressor map, it's meant to modify that for a broader area of compressor operation.

You need to run a TPS-actuated switch to go from normal to no-leak, that way when you let off the pedal it doesn't surge.
Title: Re: holset anti surge housing question
Post by: dr3w on April 27, 2009, 02:28:56 PM
Instead of buying a new turbo why don't you just by a good diverter valve and recirc it if you dont like the sound of a bov
Title: Re: holset anti surge housing question
Post by: clwtwizted on April 27, 2009, 05:51:48 PM
Run two blow off valves, and recirculate them both to keep it quiet.
Title: Re: holset anti surge housing question
Post by: Atticus on April 27, 2009, 11:10:00 PM
The anti surge feature has to do with the compressor building significant pressure in very low flow operation - familiarize yourself with the surge line on a compressor map, it's meant to modify that for a broader area of compressor operation.

You need to run a TPS-actuated switch to go from normal to no-leak, that way when you let off the pedal it doesn't surge.

ahhh, makes sense


Instead of buying a new turbo why don't you just by a good diverter valve and recirc it if you dont like the sound of a bov


already have  the holset



i added a nipple to the old dsm and made a new flange today
most likely going to go on the hot side with an electric solenoid for quick open and high boost

Run two blow off valves, and recirculate them both to keep it quiet.

Title: Re: holset anti surge housing question
Post by: 92CXyD on April 27, 2009, 11:44:04 PM
Run two blow off valves, and recirculate them both to keep it quiet.

That is what I'll be doing on my setup using two DSM 1g bovs. ;D
Title: Re: holset anti surge housing question
Post by: Atticus on April 28, 2009, 11:36:41 PM
Run two blow off valves, and recirculate them both to keep it quiet.

That is what I'll be doing on my setup using two DSM 1g bovs. ;D


modified or stock?
Title: Re: holset anti surge housing question
Post by: crx-t on April 28, 2009, 11:47:15 PM
We're adding a second bov to try to keep the surge down in my buddies supra. One before IC, one after.
Title: Re: holset anti surge housing question
Post by: keelay on May 24, 2010, 11:28:16 PM
We're adding a second bov to try to keep the surge down in my buddies supra. One before IC, one after.

Get both of them as close to the compressor as you can, numbnuts.


I guess we got another "my buddy's car" guys.


































































Stay wednesday.
Title: Re: holset anti surge housing question
Post by: HiProfile on May 25, 2010, 09:52:43 AM
Instead of buying a new turbo why don't you just by a good diverter valve and recirc it if you dont like the sound of a bov


already have  the holset

I don't think you understand what an anti-surge housing is intended for. It's not to prevent off-throttle surge, it's to prevent WOT surge. Surge as the turbo is at full boost is what kills turbos. Flutter/surge when you let off isn't the most destructive type, but it's still not helpful to turbo life.




i added a nipple to the old dsm and made a new flange today
most likely going to go on the hot side with an electric solenoid for quick open and high boost

Run two blow off valves, and recirculate them both to keep it quiet.

The electric valve is a good idea though, that will let them open fast when boost is in the line, but stay mostly closed for most vac levels. If you want to say fuck it and go with aftermarket BOV's, get 1-2 forge recirculated BOV's. They're almost impossible to hear - no whistle, just a quiet "shuuu".







I guess we got another "my buddy's car" guys.
Stay wednesday.

My buddy's car just pulled a 9.9@146 first run with his slicks and th400 installed. I bet it's faster than the n00b's buddy's car. :P
Title: Re: holset anti surge housing question
Post by: jabberwock on May 25, 2010, 09:57:03 AM
2 modded BOV's....?
Title: Re: holset anti surge housing question
Post by: keelay on May 25, 2010, 11:08:39 PM
2 modded BOV's....?

Yes, oh wait, b&
Title: Re: holset anti surge housing question
Post by: onlyflash944 on May 25, 2010, 11:53:42 PM
Get both of them as close to the compressor as you can, numbnuts.

i would argue the opposite, as far as trying to vent the excess air.  when the throttle plate slaps closed whouldn't the pressure wave build up from there back toward the compressor?  think about a column of air running into a brick wall.  it would be the front of the column that crumples first.  what is the theory behind your reasoning?
Title: Re: holset anti surge housing question
Post by: keelay on May 26, 2010, 02:42:25 AM
Because the whole point of them is to prevent the air from slamming back into the compressor, and either slowing it, stopping it, or worst case, reversing it. Which will kill a turbo, and increase spool time. Fuck the throttle plate, it's those spinning fins that matter.
Title: Re: holset anti surge housing question
Post by: Joseph Davis on May 26, 2010, 03:58:08 AM
Vent as close to the turbo as possible.
Title: Re: holset anti surge housing question
Post by: onlyflash944 on May 26, 2010, 06:19:33 AM
interesting

i'm not doubting anyone, but i'd like to see test results with both options.

Title: Re: holset anti surge housing question
Post by: keelay on May 26, 2010, 05:45:21 PM
interesting

i'm not doubting anyone, but i'd like to see test results with both options.



I honestly would too, just to see if there is any definitive data on the subject. Close to the turbo is just the general consensus, but I've learned that things that people disagree on like this, and there is no clear cut advantage, the difference/gains are very minimal.
   From MY knowledge, I've seen no data, what I know is what I've learned and researched, with no hard evidence, just theory.
Title: Re: holset anti surge housing question
Post by: kgx on May 29, 2010, 12:46:36 AM
2 questions

1 will the holset anti surge housing help and prevent surge
2 if not how bad is a a little surge before the bov opens

1. no. that's not its purpose.
2. lift-off surge is no big deal.

i've found throttle response between shifts to be better without a BOV. i have no plans to run a BOV ever again. why dump all that boost that you just spent energy compressing?

i really should dig up the datalogs of the pressure spike that supposedly "damages" the turbo when the throttle plate closes. it's essentially a pressure wave that's +/- 3 to 5psi above/below nominal boost pressure, and it decays as the impeller slows down (which is due to the loss of drive pressure on the exhaust side, NOT the compressor surging). at full boost, the turbo impellers are spinning with the stored energy of an engine flywheel at 3/4 redline. they don't give a shit about a piddly pressure wave.

edit- here it is:
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv77%2FscarecrowX%2FEMS%2F2188_4mg.jpg&hash=baf486543a521c8ba75d65e90f9a320be4402b0f)

this was from an autospeed article a few years back. 3psi/div vertical; 200mS/div horizontal.

BOV/BPVs are an emissions device. they keep the compressor backwash from upsetting the hotwire MAF sensors that are typically mounted directly in front of them.
Title: Re: holset anti surge housing question
Post by: snm95ls on May 29, 2010, 08:47:17 AM
Hmmm.  Great info to have, kgx.

I was always concerned about the extra thrust loads placed on the compressor wheel, but with such a relatively small flux in pressure, it seems to be a non-issue.

Title: Re: holset anti surge housing question
Post by: kgx on May 29, 2010, 12:23:18 PM
for what it's worth too, they had an interview with one of the aussie nissan race techs and he said that they had tested their race car with and without a BOV and on a track with a 1:40 average lap time, running without a BOV was typically worth 2 seconds a lap.

on top of that, i've never seen, nor heard of a turbo that failed from lift-off compressor surge. i don't know anyone who has (i have a friend who works for honeywell- he hasn't either). i know there are a lot of warnings that it damages the turbo, but the evidence (or lack thereof) just doesn't lend credibility to those warnings.
Title: Re: holset anti surge housing question
Post by: snm95ls on May 29, 2010, 02:35:33 PM
for what it's worth too, they had an interview with one of the aussie nissan race techs and he said that they had tested their race car with and without a BOV and on a track with a 1:40 average lap time, running without a BOV was typically worth 2 seconds a lap.

on top of that, i've never seen, nor heard of a turbo that failed from lift-off compressor surge. i don't know anyone who has (i have a friend who works for honeywell- he hasn't either). i know there are a lot of warnings that it damages the turbo, but the evidence (or lack thereof) just doesn't lend credibility to those warnings.

2 seconds improvement in lap time is a huge improvement for such a small change.

Wow!

Title: Re: holset anti surge housing question
Post by: onlyflash944 on May 29, 2010, 06:30:52 PM
that printout looks like it came of a gameboy


interesting info for sure
Title: Re: holset anti surge housing question
Post by: kgx on May 30, 2010, 01:11:43 AM
Quote from: autospeed
We used a Fluke 123 digital Scopemeter and a Fluke pressure transducer.

here's the scope capture from the BOV activated:
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv77%2FscarecrowX%2FEMS%2F2188_8mg.jpg&hash=e6f9b74626a444feb18ed77113b3de154d445c16)

i wish they had done scope captures of an actual shift though, logging the pressure after you get back on the throttle after a shift.