new jap boost controller

[sabreuk]

hey up chaps been doing some ebay searches now and found this, searched long and hard and seems it is 100% brand new out, its and epracing depo boost controller looks quite good, small and tidy installation by the looks of everything. ive sent the bloke a message asking as its brand new and not recognised yet if he would like to try it on my baby at a lower cost. ive also asked if he would consider a group discount if it is worth the cost. i asked as he seems to have posted the same thread on just about every jap car forum from the skyline lads to supra lads and eveything else inbetween except ours. if he agrees ill keep ya all updated and if its not to bad and peeps are interested see what discount he is going to offer. but if any of ya have had experience with this boost controller let me know good or bad. thanks craig


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

[sabreuk]

hey up guys just spoke to the lad at ep racing seems a geniune guy, he has said as a group discount if we get 10 people he is willing to do the units at £125.50 including postage in the price. ive just or orderd mine today and he said it will be here tomoz so ill post up the pics etc once it turns up and keep ya all updated. if your interested then giz a shout and sort out a bulk buy from him if it turns out to be a good lil unit.

[mike74]

It sounds like its fairly basic but as long as it does what it says on the tin, it should be ok
A damn sight cheaper than HKS, Apexi etc etc anyway!

[sabreuk]

your not wrong mike and its brand new on the market and unknown except in japan, there isnt much info on it at the min and the lad has only sold 10 units and hasnt had any feedback yet. so once ive got mine in ill keep ya all updated and let ya know how it stands up

[vr4drifta]

sound good mate let us know im interested too

[mike74]

Yep, please keep us informed as to how it goes. It certainly sounds a LOT better than a basic manual 2-stage job

[sabreuk]

well its here and now fitted with a fair bit of swearing after following one of the guides on here. it is a doddle to put together the instructions are realy easy to follow and the control unit site just nice behind the stereo. like i said its all fitted and running just got to see if it works now. setting boost 1 and 2 is realy easy aswell and you have a choice of psi or bar as to what the gauge displays. the display itself is realy small and can be fitted anywhere you like ill post the pics once i was ve took them and ill get a vid of it working aswell to show you all. in all fareness the hardest thing with it was the plumbing side which as correctly stated in the thread involved shouting and swearing and it works those pipes just fall off after you do that. anyway ill go get the pics and vid done so you guys can see it working, time will tell if its any good. lets hope so.

[sabreuk]

heres the video of it working

wrong link. deleted. proper link in next reply

[adaxo]

heres the video of it working

http://www.clubvr4.com/forum/showthr...ighlight=chaps

Hmm, I cant find any video of boost controller in that link, is just some pictures of nice looking Galant.

[sabreuk]

ooops my bad heres the correct link


video deleted to rectify upside downess

[aboo]

Had to stand on my head for the in car bit of the vid 1 bar is around 14.7psi if I remember correctly. Looks like your gauge is out slightly.

[sabreuk]

ho wcome you had to stand on your head for the in car bit bud? which gauge is out?

[aboo]

Have you not watched it? the camera is upside down The EBC is set at 1bar but you say the gauge is reading 13psi which is not 1 bar.

[Wobble]

1bar is 14.5 psi .13 psi is 0.895 bar

you would hit fuel cut i would have thought at 1 bar unless you have lifted fuel cut of course.

[aboo]

Dave there are a few VR4' hitting 1 bar without fuel cut. I was hitting 16psi without fuel cut when the Greddy intercooler was fitted in February. Hoping to put it up to that next week at the 1/4 mile but the warmer weather may put a stop to that

[sabreuk]

ah ok ill delete the vid and re upload it, been out to it and rectified a few things.
1. boost solenoid was the wrong way around doh!
2. put boost gauge on the same supply as the ebc, i had it tapped into a different pipe of the plenum
3. re read the instructions the bar setting is safety cut off not boost pressure there both in psi its the safety value in bar ????
4. reset the master saftey on the back of the unit to 1bar i had it set to low

well all i can say is it pays for the mrs to do my head in otherwise i wouldnt of gone and fiddled and im glad i did now. the boost gauge is reading exactly what the ebc is saying now the solenoid is venting at set pressure now which it wasnt and its made a hell of a difference its now been set to 8psi low and 13psi the overboost is now set to 1bar on bothe the control unit and display

[aboo]

So when EBC is set to 1 bar the gauge is showing 14.5psi?

[sabreuk]

well i havent got to 1bar ive set it to 13psi and the gauge is saying 13 aswell now

[aboo]

I'm confused? You say here. 4. reset the master saftey on the back of the unit to 1bar i had it set to low but your at 13psi?

[sabreuk]

i turned the safety switch the wrong way it was set at -1 bar now its set to 1 bar, the solenoid was the wrong around so it wasnt actualy doing its job and the pressure i was reading was the standard boost with the standard boost solenoid disconnected so the pressure on the gauge was 13psi with the solenoid disconected and mis read the ebc gauge