GFB VTA T9481 Diverter Valve (BOV sound) for VAG 1.4/1.8/2.0/2.5/4.0 TFSI/TSI applications

If you want sound with your performance (or performance with your sound!), GFB’s VTA delivers just that! By combining the proven performance benefits of GFB ground-breaking DV+ with atmosphere venting, the VTA delivers an aggressive blow-off sound, improved throttle response and boost recovery, as well as superior boost holding and reliability in extreme conditions.

The VTA shares the successful DV+ design philosophy:

“Keep what works, replace what doesn’t”

This means GFB retains ECU control and the solenoid from the factory diverter to ensure the fastest possible response time, without the added and unnecessary cost of replacing the solenoid like some brands do.

The weak part of the factory diverter has always been the plastic valve mechanism – this is the part GFB Engineers replaced. The VTA features CNC machined billet components that last a lifetime, and the valve operation method for better performance is also changed. The factory diverter valve can only operate in two states – open, or closed. When it opens fully at low boost, or during a partial throttle lift mid-corner, it causes increased lag and a noticeably non-linear boost transition.

GFB pioneered the use of “pilot operation” in the DV+, which works by re-purposing the factory solenoid to control the pressure behind the piston rather than the piston itself. This allows the solenoid stroke to be much shorter, speeding up the response time and increasing the actuation force. More importantly, it allows the piston to open and close progressively in response to the amount of boost pressure present, which smooths boost transitions and reduces the lag caused by the factory diverter valve.

It is this design philosophy that makes the VTA not only the best performing blow off valve solution, but also the best value on the market.

Sound – The VTA, as its name suggests, vents the air to atmosphere for maximum “whoosh” noise when you lift off the throttle.

Key features:

• TMS Technology for faster boost recovery on gearshift and during throttle modulation
• Improved boost holding ability
• Atmosphere venting for blow-off sound
• Retains ECU control
• Simple, direct bolt-on kits include everything you need to install
• Manufactured in Australia in accordance with ISO 9001

VTA or DV+?

Depends if you want sound or not. Both valves are constructed with the same quality materials and valve mechanism, and both offer the same performance and reliability benefits. However, the VTA vents to atmosphere for sound whilst the DV+ recirculates the air to keep it quiet.

Why choose a VTA over a “BOV spacer”?

“BOV spacers” are cheap and they make sound. But that’s it. All the inherent performance and reliability issues you get with the factory diverter valve remain, because a spacer doesn’t change the diverter valve in any way. The VTA improves the operation of the diverter valve for sound AND performance.

Why choose a VTA over a kit that includes a solenoid?

Because there’s no performance benefit to replacing the factory solenoid, only a much higher price! If a VTA with the factory solenoid can open in a couple of hundredths of a second, why pay more than you need to?

These engines come from the factory with no diverter valve of any kind, which results in turbo compressor surge every time the throttle is closed after boosting.
The intake is acoustically tuned to suppress the fluttering sound of compressor surge, but it does not eliminate the effect of pressure pulses – that is what diverter and blow-off valves were originally designed to do.

The GFB VTA re-introduces a blow-off valve into the system, which eliminates compressor surge to protect the turbo, and delivers the signature blow-off “whoosh” when lifting off the throttle.

The VTA clips directly into the turbo’s charge piping,  replacing a short plastic joiner with a billet CNC machined section onto which the VTA mounts. The kit also includes a boost tee and vacuum hose that clips onto one of the manifold vacuum ports to source a vacuum signal for the VTA valve.

Application:

AUDI B7 (2005-2008) 2.0TFSI
AUDI 8P (2003-2007) 2.0TFSI EA113
AUDI 8P (2003-2007) 2.0TFSI EA113
AUDI S3 8P (2006-2013) 2.0TFSI
VW Golf GTI Mk5 2.0TFSI 04-09
VW Golf GTI Mk5 2.0TFSI 04-09
AUDI A6 2.0TFSI (2006-2011)
SKODA Octavia Mk2 1.4/1.8/2.0TFSI/TSI (Inc. VRS) 2005-2013
SKODA Octavia Mk2 1.4/1.8/2.0TFSI/TSI (Inc. VRS) 2005-2013
SKODA Octavia Mk2 1.4/1.8/2.0TFSI/TSI (Inc. VRS) 2005-2013
AUDI 8P (2003-2013) 1.8TFSI
AUDI 8P (2003-2007) 2.0TFSI EA113
AUDI 8P (2008-2012) 2.0TFSI EA888
VW Passat B6 2.0 TSI 05-11
VW Jetta Mk5 2.0T 2005-2010
VW EOS 2.0 TFSI 2006-2015
AUDI TTRS 8J 2.5 TFSI 09-14 Note : Direct Fit
AUDI TT 8J 2.0 TFSI (EA888) 10-14 Note : Direct Fit
AUDI TTS 8J 2.0 TFSI 06-14 Note : Direct Fit
AUDI TT 8J 2.0 TFSI (EA113) 06-10 Note : Direct Fit
AUDI TTRS 8J 2.5 TFSI 09-14
AUDI TT 8J 2.0 TFSI (EA888) 10-14
AUDI B8 (2007-2015) 1.8/2.0 TFSI
AUDI B8 (2007-2015) 1.8/2.0 TFSI
AUDI B8 (2007-2015) 1.8/2.0 TFSI
VW Tiguan 2.0 TFSI 07-11
VW Tiguan 2.0 TFSI 07-11
VW Tiguan 2.0 TSI 11-16
VW Tiguan 2.0 TSI 11-16
AUDI B8 (2007-2015) 1.8/2.0 TFSI
AUDI B8 (2007-2015) 1.8/2.0 TFSI
AUDI Q5 2.0TFSI (2008-2016, 8R)
AUDI Q5 2.0TFSI (2008-2016, 8R)
AUDI Q5 2.0TFSI (2008-2016, 8R)
VW Scirocco R Mk3 2.0t FSI (EA113) 06-13
VW Golf Mk6 1.4 TSI (Turbo Only, NOT Twincharged) 08-13
VW Golf R Mk6 2.0TSI 08-13
VW Golf GTI Mk6 2.0TSI 08-13
VW Polo GTI (1.8TSI 2015-2017)
AUDI S1 8X (2014-2018) 2.0TFSI
AUDI A1 1.8TFSI 2015-On
AUDI A1 2010-2014 1.4TFSI (90kW/122hp)
AUDI RS7 4.0TFSI (2013-2018) Note : 2 Valves Required
AUDI S7 4.0TFSI (2012-2018) Note : 2 Valves Required
AUDI S7 4.0TFSI (2012-2018) Note : 2 Valves Required
AUDI RS7 4.0TFSI (2013-2018) Note : 2 Valves Required
VW Jetta Mk6 1.8T/2.0T (MQB Platform) 2010-2018 Note : 100% Direct Bolt-On Installation For Your Selected Car, No Extra Adaptors Or Mods Required.
AUDI S6 4.0TFSI (2012-2018) Note : 2 Valves Required
AUDI S6 4.0TFSI (2012-2018) Note : 2 Valves Required
AUDI A6 2.0TFSI (2011-2018)
AUDI RS6 4.0TFSI (2013-2018) Note : 2 Valves Required
AUDI RS6 4.0TFSI (2013-2018) Note : 2 Valves Required
AUDI S3 8V (2013-2020) 2.0TFSI
AUDI 8V (2013-2020) 1.8/2.0TFSI
AUDI S3 8V (2013-2020) 2.0TFSI
AUDI 8V (2013-2020) 1.8/2.0TFSI
AUDI S3 8V (2013-2020) 2.0TFSI
AUDI RS3 8V (2015-2017)
VW Golf GTI Mk7/7.5 2.0TSI 2014-2020
VW Golf GTI Mk7/7.5 2.0TSI 2014-2020
VW Golf R Mk7/7.5 2.0TSI 2013-2020
VW Golf GTI Mk7/7.5 2.0TSI 2014-2020
VW Golf R Mk7/7.5 2.0TSI 2013-2020
SKODA Octavia Mk3 1.8/2.0TSI (Inc. RS/VRS) 2013-2019
SKODA Octavia Mk3 1.8/2.0TSI (Inc. RS/VRS) 2013-2019
AUDI 8V (2013-2020) 1.8/2.0TFSI
PORSCHE Macan 2.0 (2016-On)
AUDI TTS 8S 2.0TFSI 2015-2018
AUDI TT 8S 2.0TFSI 2014-2018
VW Passat R-Line B8 (MQB Platform) 2.0 TSI 4motion 2016-On
VW Passat B8 (MQB Platform) 1.8/2.0TSI 2015-On
VW Passat B8 (MQB Platform) 1.8/2.0TSI 2015-On Note : Non-MQB Models (I.E. USA) With The EA888 Gen3 Engine Is A Very Difficult Installation As The Factory Diverter Is Buried Deep In The Engine Bay And Access Is Very Tight.
AUDI TTRS 8S 2.5 TFSI 16-On
VW Golf Alltrack 1.8TSI 2014-On
SKODA Superb 2.0TSI (162kW) 2015-On
SKODA Superb 2.0TSI (200/206kW) 2015-On
AUDI B9 (2015-2020) 2.0TFSI
AUDI B9 (2015-2020) 2.0TFSI
VW Tiguan 2.0 TSI 2016-2020
AUDI B9 (2016-On) 2.0 TFSI
AUDI B9 (2016-On) 2.0 TFSI
AUDI Q5 2.0TFSI (2017-2020), FY Pre-Facelift
AUDI RS3 8V Facelift (2017-On)
VW Arteon 2.0 TSI 4motion 2017 - 2021
VW Polo GTI (2.0TSI 2017-On)
AUDI A6 2.0TFSI MHEV C8 (2018-On)
AUDI RS3 8P (2011-2012)
VW Scirocco Mk3 2.0t FSI
VW Scirocco Mk3 1.4 TSI (Turbo Only)
VW Passat B8 (MQB Platform) 1.8/2.0TSI 2015-On Note : Non-MQB Models (I.E. USA) With The EA888 Gen3 Engine Is A Very Difficult Installation As The Factory Diverter Is Buried Deep In The Engine Bay And Access Is Very Tight.
VW Jetta GLI Mk7 2.0T 2018-On
VW Golf GTI Mk8 (Australia Only) Note : For Australian Delivered Models Only