my buddies with 1.8t gti's all flip there dv's and it sounds cool... im just wondering if anyone here has done it ... is it bad for ur car??? i have a hyperboost dv ....

 

if you mean install in reverse.. Yeah its bad. I damaged my 710n by doing that im pretty sure and its not good for your turbo.

 

Alot of people do it. I dont see the point.

 

the forge 007s and other after markets they say its better to install in reverse

 

i had my stock dv fliped around on my car with all my mods it worked fine and when it was taken off to be replaced with a hyperboost one it was still in working order. i dont know y a aftermarket one would be installed backwards cus if that was so they would of made it back wards. if its aftermarket then the way it says to be put in imo u should follow that. but i may be wrong

 

if its in reverse u run the possibility of ripping the diaphram in the valve. audi/vw from the dealer did instal them reversed and in the correct position. im sure they did this bc it didnt matter if ur runin the car stock which is all intentions of any car manufacture. so when u start to boost higher its goin to increase the risk of damaging the valve. its not goin to hurt anything else ull just lose boost which means u lose power. ive never heard of anyone sayin to flip a forged style dv backwards bc it will work better. i never have and never will bc there isnt any point to it besides a gay 'cool' sound

 

You mean like a wwwwwwhhhhhhoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo osssssssssshhhhh sound...
Oh man I like want that so bad.......

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no insult intended for you skibos....

 

i installed my hyperboost backwards and my boost fluctuated reall bad under fullthrottle....from 15 to 13 back to 15 to 13 to 15..etc, so i say dont do it.

 

well obviously you cant do this on a dv with a rubber diaphram like the stock one, think about whats goin on mechanically inside. It will def cause premature failure

Skibos: For your hb one which i believe is a piston type, it will be fine. Not really any difference, I ran my forge both ways no difference in sounds, performance or anything..imo its an urban legend.