Yes, I know the salesperson of the product in question said that but I wanted some feedback from actual users. Also, with an ECU flash (such as APR Stage 1) would this still be the case?
I'm not just a sales person. I don't have sale threads all over the forums beating you over the head repeatedly to buy our product. I actually design a number of our parts, and I use them on my personal GTI, so I'm just as well versed to provide a subjective opinion as any of our customers.
That having been said, I personally don't use the spacer on my car, only because I prefer a loud exhaust note to the blow-off valve sound myself.
Because it makes the blowoff sound every time you let off the gas -- and if you're under low boost, just moving around in the parking lot, it hisses for a long time, kinda like a bus.
But it's a fun piece anyway.
The reason it vents continuously sometimes is not a byproduct of the installation of the spacer. This is a function of the electronic control of the DV as dictated by the ECU, which will vent the valve as it sees fit for any given condition. The valve would be venting this way regardless of whether or not our spacer were installed. The spacer doesn't change the ECU programming for valve operation in any way. It just enables you to hear what is already going on.
This is why, from what I have gathered by most people's comments, is the reason they remove the spacer after a while. The sound produced is NOT a traditional mechanical blow-off valve sound that is based on a pressure differential and will have a varying level of sound based on the boost being made at any given time.
Because the valve is electronic, the sound heard is very digital in its nature and is either "on" or "off", while most people expect a traditional sound, but we felt that retaining the electronic control was ideal, because removing it will cause a fault code within the ECU.
Thanks for sharing. I had heard that under some conditions the hiss would last a while. Don't know how I feel about this.
So is this a mod that can easily be done by someone with no car experience whatsoever? The extent of my experience is checking the oil with the dipstick lol
You can download the installation instructions from our site before you decide to make the purchase or not.
http://www.forgemotorsport.com/media/fitting%20instructions%20fsit%20valve(1).pdf