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boost tap
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 6:11 pm
by bridgey
am looking at putting a boost controller into the starion, any advice?
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 6:45 pm
by iXNAY
what sort?
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 6:51 pm
by bridgey
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 7:24 pm
by iXNAY
id guess it comes with a wiring/vac diagram and u just follow it to hook it up and get it working it would not be to hard to get going
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 5:10 am
by kiwieurospec
iXNAY wrote:what sort?
Check the brand name, must be quailty...
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 7:03 am
by redzone
LOL wtf?!
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 7:57 am
by benny
didn't know you made boost controllers redzone LOL
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 11:30 am
by panda
I made mine for $1.50 A plastic tee piece & a length of tubing, works great. :)
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 1:47 pm
by WidebodyWoody
yeah $1.50 for more boost and a possible dead engine.
a Tee piece boost leak doesn't give you much control over the boost levels.
Better off getting a proper valve. Even a GFB Boost controller for $70
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 3:49 pm
by panda
Must confess, I only did it to try it out & it worked & it stayed there. My Staz is only for Autocross & the motor is well over-due for a freshen up. But for now, its going great, but for how long .......................???
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 6:34 pm
by RiceThief
I would just get a proper brass valve instead of the plastic one for the sake of longevity, otherwise theres nothing wrong with it. Those "proper" vaves are just a needle bleed valve with a restrictor in place, no difference except in the price.
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 6:37 pm
by thrash
panda wrote:I made mine for $1.50 A plastic tee piece & a length of tubing, works great. :)
i've heard of using longer lengths of vacuum tube from the compressor to actuator to delay the wastegate opening, allowing you to spool up boost slightly quicker.. anyone done this?
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 6:55 pm
by RiceThief
thrash wrote:i've heard of using longer lengths of vacuum tube from the compressor to actuator to delay the wastegate opening, allowing you to spool up boost slightly quicker.. anyone done this?
It does work, a better way is to use a pressure relief valve instead of a bleed valve, it will reduce wastegate creep as well as allow you to increase boost.
Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 6:26 pm
by sigmaproject