# BOV placement **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bov-placement/20919 **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive **Created:** [November 30, 2006, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bov-placement/20919 "2006-11-30T12:20:45Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 23
### Author: ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE) #### Post date: [December 1, 2006, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bov-placement/20919/23 "2006-12-01T18:44:59Z")
> [@layzie](#): > > the only reason a BOV is on a turbo system is to save the turbo from comp surge. i beg to differ. click the link i posted above, and read my post in that thread. pick up tuning forced induction cars there are a couple chapters dedicated to the history of the turbo, wastegate, and BOV. the BOV was not designed to keep the compressor alive, that was just a nice side effect. keeping it from surging, aka spinning the wrong damn direction, makes it spool up again much faster… ie less lag. its a great book for the shitter. some day when i unpack i will find the book agian, and you can borrow it if you want. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bov-placement/20919)._