BD diverter valve

[98 12valve man.]

Anyone have any new updates on how there diver valves have been doing ? Everything I have read was from 4+ years ago. I have my new bd one sitting in the garage and I'm itching to put it on?

 

[badbowtie]

You can try it but most have given up on them. They get all sooted up and don't operate properly. If cleaned on a frequent basis it might do OK. A couple of guys melted turbine wheels when they stuck closed. Call Todd at PDD he melted one.

96 3500 5x018 7mm dvs 62fmw

 

[98 12valve man.]

Dang that's no good. If I took it apart and coated the shaft and all the swivel parts in high temp anti-seize would it help pro-long the life?

 

[Poulina]

I have one if you want to buy it. Used it for 10 miles

 

[98 12valve man.]

I have one if you want to buy it. Used it for 10 miles

Thanks man but I have a brand new one that's been sitting in my garage for 6 months now. What happened, didn't work well? What brand?

 

[Poulina]

I got the BD one, the actuator was actually binding with my downpipe. So the valve couldn't properly articulate, it just made a bunch of back pressure and heat. It was more or less an experiment, got it pretty cheap in the classifieds. My spoolup with a 6.7 CR is nothing to complain about anyway

 

[98 12valve man.]

I got the BD one, the actuator was actually binding with my downpipe. So the valve couldn't properly articulate, it just made a bunch of back pressure and heat. It was more or less an experiment, got it pretty cheap in the classifieds. My spoolup with a 6.7 CR is nothing to complain about anyway

Ahhh gotcha. Could you not have bent ur down pipe a tad to clear the actuator?
But like you said maybe it was just more hassle than it's worth.
I hear mixed reviews, some say they don't know why everyone with a big single isn't running one and that they love them. Others say it was a waste of time lol. Guess I'll have to try and see

 

[Poulina]

I'll end up building a dp around it and getting a bigger turbine housing at the same time, maybe a 1.0.

Your 72 has an 83 turbine, what housing?

 

[98 12valve man.]

I'll end up building a dp around it and getting a bigger turbine housing at the same time, maybe a 1.0.

Your 72 has an 83 turbine, what housing?

Yes I have the .91 housing. It use to be a little laggy but with my new motor and cam it spool up surprisingly fast now. Think I'll need to get a 1.0 or 1.10 housing if I run the valve?

 

[Poulina]

id definitely have one or the other to try out, literally the best thing about the borgs, so easy to swap out cartridges or housings.

 

[98 12valve man.]

id definitely have one or the other to try out, literally the best thing about the borgs, so easy to swap out cartridges or housings.

Ok I'll have to try that ?