so i just got this part. i live in puerto rico where temps can reach 95˚ easily so it kind of made sense to me to get this and lower the temps in my motor. well it came with no instructions and i was wondering if anyone else knows anything about it. please let me know. thanks

 

Here is the link to the directions on Forge's page. Hope this helps!

http://www.forgemotorsport.com/media/FMDVMCS.pdf

Thanks again for the order, we appreciate it!

 

is there any sound diff after the install?

 

Yes.

Off throddle (primarily when shifting at higher RPM's) there is a noticable hissing sound of the pressurized exhaust gasses venting from the turbo. You can hear it here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rl0s-BsD_A&NR=1

...and here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDsDymDC4jM

Not everyones cup of tea. Unfortunately there are only a few things you can do to the turbo car to get more auditory feedback (open intake, louder exhaust and get some type of BOV). Everyone's got their opinion as to what sounds their car should make. Heck, I've heard some (non-MINI owners) complain about the supercharger's whine. To each his own.

As to design, the Forge setup is beautiful in it's simplicity. Machining and workmanship is top notch. Basiclly just uses the existing solonoid to open and close the wastegate that's allready there. Rather than recirculating those hot pressurized gasses back into the intake track it blows them out the spacer's holes and makes a little noise.

Perfomance gains... probably neglidgible.

Charcter gains... again, a matter of taste. It just depends on what you're used to hearing from a turbo. I've got one. Haven't decided if it's going to stay or not. We'll see.

 

is this bad for our cars?

 

Are those videos of your car?

 

No this will not cause harm to your vehicle. It's solely a noisemaker

 

for me the install was a 10min. snap i like the way it sound. it just makes me want to go faster hehehe. i do have to say that the sound it makes is a whole lot louder than the one the open cai makes.

 

You mean diverter valve.

 

No. Both cars belonging to MINI2 members.

OK.

 

Wasn't there a thing about the ECU expecting that recirculated air to be present back in the intake for the MAF reading?

 

I wonder what it sounds like for those of us with cai's..

 

Yes, that was a point of speculation when the product was first being developed.

Since it's gone out to customers I haven't heard of anyone actually having any "real-world" issues. I haven't had any problems with mine. So I would say it's not a problem after all.