[john boxter]

can anyone help me im not really a DIY guy, any body know how complicated it is to instal a bov with the stett charge pipe? i wanna know if i have to take it to bimmersport or an n54 speciality place to install or any local shop can instal it for me? also i wanna just put it on my stock tune any problems with that or is that ok? i have heard you can loose power putting it on a stock tune i dont know if thats true please let me know thank you

[Lshaw]

Its pretty straightforward. Just uninstall your stock charge pipe and dv hoses. and put the new charge pipe on and make sure every elbow is tight. You will know if you have leaks. NO need for a shop to install this. Look around for a DIY or contact the manufacturer so they can link you to a install guide.

[SoCali E36]

i had my installed and it looks sort of complicated if its your first time.

[Terrance28]

You won't lose any power with the stock tune, thats complete nonsense.

[klipseracer]

Just be careful when removing the vacuum hose on the intake manifold. I suggest using a razor blade and cutting from the end of the hose up about an inch length-wise to get the hose off. Then you can cut the frayed piece of hose off afterward. You just don't want to break that nipple off.

[john boxter]

thanks for the help i really appreciate it. for the stock tune question the springs in the tial aren't they for higher pressures? so could they potentialy stay closed and not release boost?

[Bimmer This]

It's pretty easy to do. Just a couple clamps you have to remove. Straight forward.

[john boxter]

like an hour job?

[Proper Motion LLC]

Originally Posted by john boxter

like an hour job?

A shop shouldn't take more than an hour

[john boxter]

the shop says they will do it for me but never had never done it on our cars before what you guys think? go a different shop or its a simple job they should be fine? they are bimmex they only work on bimmers but i guess never did this before

[luca335i]

My buddy can do it for u. He's a BMW master tech. He's in Toronto. Pm me if interested.

[Terrance28]

Its an easy job even for the novic mechanic. Get some tools roll your sleeves up and get to work, oh yeah the nipple thing that klip mentioned is a good idea you do not want to break that nipple on the manifold it is very fragile.

[Darkcyd_Turbo]

Hey bro, looks intimidating especially if you're not a DIY'er but like everyone else said, its not that bad once you get to it. I have the PDF for the Stett install if you want to see it. PM me and let me know. On a scale from 1-10, maybe a 3.5 for a novice. That darn tmap gave me trouble lol. I finally used a guitar pick to get unhooked from the harness.

[AlpineG05]

a buddy and i installed an AA bov in his 135 yesterday pretty straight forward. it's not too bad but then again we also installed dps on my car, now that's a PITA! we used a great DIY that we found on either this site or 1addicts. the toughest part was getting one side into the throttle body and the other end into the intercooler piping.

[cn555ic]

Originally Posted by klipseracer

Just be careful when removing the vacuum hose on the intake manifold. I suggest using a razor blade and cutting from the end of the hose up about an inch length-wise to get the hose off. Then you can cut the frayed piece of hose off afterward. You just don't want to break that nipple off.

that is great advice...thats what I did when I installed the Forge DVs...didn't want to pull or I cut the hose from the nipple

[Ghost170]

It's not of a bad install, I have AA, and did it myself. For a diy on install check out http://www.thmotorsports.net/images/...ff%20valve.pdf for their bov install. Even though yours is not an AA bov, but install same for most BOV.

[john boxter]

i was looking for the tmap its on our car huh i thought stett or tial came with a new one but your saying its on our car?

[Terrance28]

The Tmap is the sensor on the chargepipe, you will have to transfer it to the stett pipe. Haha Johnny maybe you shouldn't be doing this mod yourself and better off paying somebody since you didn't know what the tmap is haha.

[Kroy]

If you have your stock air box removed like mine was, it's not too difficult to install. I'm a complete novice and it took me maybe 3 hours my first time. After you figure out what to do, it's not that hard. It's actually a pretty straightforward install. And professional shop can probably do it for you in under 1 hour. Take a look through any BOV installation instructions though; see if you think that's too hard to do. It can be a little difficult the first time because things don't come apart as easily.

[Darkcyd_Turbo]

Holy jumpin' jahosaphat batman....3 hours to install the bov? Took me an hour the first time out and now only takes me 20 minutes to remove the OEM charge pipe and slap on my Stett. Oh and I've already broke my tmap sensor once when i was putting my car back to stock for the winter (i was pulling the tmap out of the stett pipe to put back into my oem and wait for it....all of a sudden snap. I had one half of the tmap sensor in my hand and the other still stuck in the charge pipe lol), so I bought 2 from tischer lol, one for my oem charge pipe and one for my stett so i dont break it again and have to wait for a replacement to arrive. It honestly isn't that bad...if you can change your oil you can definitely do this. If you can't change your own oil, then I'm with Terrance, be safe and just take it somewhere. Just don't let them charge you more than an hour of labor because any competent mechanic should be able to do it in that time.

[XPO186]

Originally Posted by john boxter

the shop says they will do it for me but never had never done it on our cars before what you guys think? go a different shop or its a simple job they should be fine? they are bimmex they only work on bimmers but i guess never did this before

Yeah I agree. I'll take on fairly simple installs like this but if it's something that will require a lift or special tools, I suck it up and bring it to a shop. I've done intakes on a few cars, DVs, boost gauges, piggybacks, braille batter swap, FMIC, SSK, OCC, CDV, BOV, etc... but have never ventured to do any exhaust stuff (especially DPs) or suspension work simply because I'm not comfortable doing it (and DPs are a massive PITA).

Since you are not confident in your own abilities, save yourself some trouble and just take it to a shop... you'll feel better about it. However, if you are a cheap bastard like I am and want to save some money... be prepared for some time spent in the garage and a little frustration, especially if you don't know what you're doing.

Originally Posted by Darkcyd_Turbo

Holy jumpin' jahosaphat batman....3 hours to install the bov? Took me an hour the first time out and now only takes me 20 minutes to remove the OEM charge pipe and slap on my Stett. Oh and I've already broke my tmap sensor once when i was putting my car back to stock for the winter (i was pulling the tmap out of the stett pipe to put back into my oem and wait for it....all of a sudden snap. I had one half of the tmap sensor in my hand and the other still stuck in the charge pipe lol), so I bought 2 from tischer lol, one for my oem charge pipe and one for my stett so i dont break it again and have to wait for a replacement to arrive. It honestly isn't that bad...if you can change your oil you can definitely do this. If you can't change your own oil, then I'm with Terrance, be safe and just take it somewhere. Just don't let them charge you more than an hour of labor because any competent mechanic should be able to do it in that time.

@Darkcyd: I haven't pulled my Stett CP off yet, but when I first threw it on the car I KNEW that tmap was not going to come out once I pushed it in. That's a good suggestion though... to have another tmap for the stock CP if I ever need to go back.

[Kroy]

It took me 3 hours cause everything was stuck together. Those freaking hoses just wouldn't twist off for me. I was also losing light cause the sun was setting. That took me like 1 hour by itself. If I had to install again, it would take me 1 to 1.5 hours. Probably closer to 1 hour but I'm pretty newb when it comes to this. I don't remember how long it took me to go back to stock, but it was so much easier knowing what to do.