From a wee bit of diag I think my OEM recirc/bypass valve is starting to leak off idle... Yeah I do like the "woosh" from them but definitely function over form here. I have done some searching but want more opinions on what a good recirc/bypass valve would be to use on my Talon. I dont want one purely for the "woosh" sound. I just want a known good functioning valve. ie GREDDY Type S, TiAL Q, or Go Fast Bits? Evo IX MR?

Have you already crushed your stock 1G BOV? This is an old DSM trick. On my Galant VR-4, the crushed valved would hold more boost and wouldn't leak at idle. I'm assuming you have it recirculated, right? If you want an aftermarket valve, I know the Greddy Type-S was kind of the old standby for awhile, and then the Type-RS came out. The Type-R is a nice valve, but pretty big. The HKS Super Sequential was also really popular and is able to be recirculated. I'm not really a big fan of how the HKS SSQ sounds, though. Kind of a high-pitched whistle. If you're not running tons of boost on a large turbo, I would crush that stock 1G valve and recirc it and call it a day. FYI, if you crush it, use a clamp and only crush it until the bottom of the vaccum port/nipple touches the body of the valve, no more.

I may be wrong here, but I thought that the 1G bypass valve unlike the 2G or a BOV like a Type S was always open at idle? Yeah, I would say crush it for now and make sure your recirc hose doesn't have any leaks! Mine wasn't recirc'd when I bought the car, but found a piece of radiator hose that worked very well.

Well it's not crushed yet. I have thought about doing that. Oh yeah I will keep it recirced until the day i go speed density. I have thought about the Greddy type RS... Maybe an HKS SSQV. You know I cant even remember if the 1G is open all the time at idle or not.

Just crush it, man. Works like a charm. Don't waste your money on a shiny BOV, especially when it's just recirc'd anyway.

Yeah i suppose I will try that. But got other stuff to take care of first. Damn cars showing their age haha!