boost tap

bridgey · Post by **bridgey** » Wed May 06, 2009 6:11 pm

am looking at putting a boost controller into the starion, any advice?

iXNAY · Post by **iXNAY** » Wed May 06, 2009 6:45 pm

what sort?

bridgey · Post by **bridgey** » Wed May 06, 2009 6:51 pm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =217087557

iXNAY · Post by **iXNAY** » Wed May 06, 2009 7:24 pm

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

kiwieurospec · Post by **kiwieurospec** » Thu May 07, 2009 5:10 am

iXNAY wrote:what sort?

Check the brand name, must be quailty...

redzone · Post by **redzone** » Thu May 07, 2009 7:03 am

LOL wtf?!

benny · Post by **benny** » Thu May 07, 2009 7:57 am

didn't know you made boost controllers redzone LOL

panda · Post by **panda** » Thu May 07, 2009 11:30 am

I made mine for $1.50 A plastic tee piece & a length of tubing, works great. :)

Website · Post by **WidebodyWoody** » Thu May 07, 2009 1:47 pm

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

panda · Post by **panda** » Thu May 07, 2009 3:49 pm

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 .......................???

RiceThief · Post by **RiceThief** » Thu May 07, 2009 6:34 pm

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.

thrash · Post by **thrash** » Thu May 07, 2009 6:37 pm

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?

RiceThief · Post by **RiceThief** » Thu May 07, 2009 6:55 pm

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.

sigmaproject · Post by **sigmaproject** » Wed May 20, 2009 6:26 pm

I have this system on the Sigma, and it works great :D

Pressure reg and pressure relief valves

http://autospeed.com.au/cms/title_The-A ... ticle.html

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