Boost Controller :help:

[Wodjno]

Hi everyone .. I know this threads been done b4 ( more than once ) :rolleyes: but i would like to know anyone who as fitted a manual boost controller to there VR4 (eg Turbo XS or TurboSmart) i have been trying to get mine fitted into the right pipes but with no success . ::help: :headsc:. I know if i could have got it sorted at the POD at the weekend that i would have nipped BIG DAVE into 2nd place :laugh: .. I could see the worried look in his eyes.. :uhoh2: He new if i got it sorted the outcome would have been different .. :mad: :Eyecrazy: Next time Dave .. :D ;) anyway back to my boost .. any info and pics would be great .. :)

[enigma]

Whenever you are ready Glenn!

Let me know when its sorted and I will show you the way to the finish line!

:laugh:

[Wodjno]

Whenever you are ready Glenn!

Let me know when its sorted and I will show you the way to the finish line!

:laugh:I'm suprised you had time to see it at that speed :rolleyes5
It's only a matter of time dave ;) Watching you lot hoof it up the track has got me revved up.. maybe it's time to throw caution to the wind and my bank balance :D ... And look at some serious mods ( BUT DONT TELL THE MISSUS ) :lipsrseal

[enigma]

Nige (Wirdy) has a manual boost controller, give him a shout!

As for the racing, its very addictive, Derek is aready booked in for another boost increase and remap AND a nitrous set up! :lipsrseal

POP

[Wodjno]

Cheers Dave .. Have PM'd Wirdy .. Hope he can help .. Talking of MODS i've gone and brought this :rolleyes5 http://i5.ebayimg.com/01/i/01/ee/69/ee_1_b.JPG .. not surehowto use it yet .. but i liked the look of it and it just sounded cooooooooool :cool1: .. What do ya reckon :thumb1:


:boing3: :D :mad:

[enigma]

oooooh, that is some serious kit!

[Wodjno]

:huh: IS IT ??? does that mean i might make my car go bang ?? I think i'm gonna have to do alot of homework :rolleyes5 .. and spend a bit more money :sad3: to get it fitted properly .. But i just liked the look of it .. still not sure exactly wot it does :laugh: But hopefully it will make my car go better .. if i can't get it to work i'm sure you find a use for it on PROJECT VX :-D I'll keep you posted ..

[enigma]

Yep! Essentially it is a piggy back fuel computer, use it to fiddle with your injector signals and provide more or less fuel. Do lots of homework, or get it fitted properly!

I keep thikning about installing the emanage I bought, but Graham worried me a bit with claims of gearbox failure!

[Wodjno]

Maybe Its Not To Late To Send It Back :thinking: :Eek1: :uhoh: :Eyecrazy: :Scream1: :stunned:

[zentac]

Ive started to fit my Apexi, should finish it this saturday but basically....

Please remember mine isnt a standard VR4 so your setup may be different. Weve done away with ever pipe that wasnt needed.....

Heres what Ive done so far....

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Too difficult to explan...I will take some pics this weekend, as Ive not done it the way the manuals says I should.

[SGHOM]

Nige (Wirdy) has a manual boost controller, give him a shout!

As for the racing, its very addictive, Derek is already booked in for another boost increase and remap AND a nitrous set up! :lipsrseal

POP
not so much a boost increase Dave, more to get the power maximized in each gear. I could fiddle with the boost controller myself, & hope to get the best out of it, but I think it may be better done whilst on the rolling road. :rolleyes:
It may cost me £100 or so, but I want Nobles to get the best out of my turbo's, without breeching the limit.
As for the nitrous.................. I'll post a new thread later !! I've a few questions to ask ! :$

[Wodjno]

WELL i got the boost controller in the right place thanks to WIRDY.. :thumb1: (thanks Nige ..diagrams much appreciated) .. BUT !!! .. It wont take boost past 9.5 psi settling back to 8.75ish :sad3: .... have to resign myself to drivin the slowest VR4 in the club.. :end: (missus is sitting at side of me taking the p!ss ..doin violin noises the lot ).. biatch... :Scream1: I'm gonna have to wait til my f-con and hks boost controller comes :rolleyes5 :boing3: :evil2: ... see what i can or cant do with that .. Thanks for everyones input .. much appreciated ... :D

[enigma]

Sorry to hear it didn't work as expected, but that is still a fair bit over standard and should be more than noticeable!

Are you just guessing with the boost levels or do you have a peak hold? And please dont tell me you are straightlining it with your eyes on the gauge?!! :lipsrseal

[Wodjno]

Sorry to hear it didn't work as expected, but that is still a fair bit over standard and should be more than noticeable!

Are you just guessing with the boost levels or do you have a peak hold? And please dont tell me you are straightlining it with your eyes on the gauge?!! :lipsrseal
Don't be silly Dave :rolleyes: .. Wot do you take me for :dunce: ... It's a little bit more of a angled side on , straightish down the middle look .. :rolleyes5 ( with a wince ) :mad: .. I have laser guided pupils you know .. :laugh: ...When i put boost controller on it was showing 6.5 psi on the gauge .. which is what u said was standard boost was at the pod .... but nudged just over 7 on boost.. so my eyes aint to bad and the gauge is reading fairly accurate .. Anyway thanks for your sympathy dave :-D And watch this space :p

[wirdy]

.. BUT !!! .. It wont take boost past 9.5 psi settling back to 8.75ish

Very strange??....is the controller new? & how does the adjuster feel( smooth up & down ,etc) could be an air leak on the boost pipes? Do you have a dump valve that's opening far too early?


If you can't get it working properly & you think it's the controller at fault remember mine cost just £16 and is a pnuematic cylinder control valve in it's alternate life ;) & will quite happily hold as much boost as you need.....perhaps a little too much at Castle Combe though (1.1bar + fuel cut..oops) have turned the wick down a bit since then.

[Wodjno]

funny you should mention the blow off valve :huh: .. Cos mine is still the OEM one but (maybe it's just my imagination ) but , i'm sure it sounds louder than before and sometimes i think that it cuts in a bit to early :thinking: .. i'm sure that sometimes i can here it releasing pressure on acceleration :uhoh2: :wtf: .. dont know if this is possible ... :rolleyes5 Its a Turbo xs , controller .. had it about 2 and a half years .. had it fitted to Rover 620 ti and worked great all the way upto the c c c c c c cut o o o o off :laugh: :boing3: .. of the fuel cut defender .. !! not that i ever took it that far .. :noshake: :Eyecrazy:

[wirdy]

That was to be my next suggestion - if you blank off the pipe that goes to the wastegate actuators T-piece , then take the car out for a very careful drive with a very careful right foot, you should be able to slowly increase the boost in a high gear at lowish speed to get 1.1bar plus & a definite fuel cut. That would check for air leaks & dump valve malfunction. A bit risky though if you have any concerns about your boost-cut solenoid working or not.

Trouble is these cars accelerate so bleedin' quickly it's hard to check out anything that involves keeping something like boost static for even a couple of seconds!!