Power FC

[aqik33]

People with Power FC! I just bought a R33 with one of these. It has the APexi Boost control add on so the Power FC controls the boost. It is set at around 0.7-0.8 bar which is fine. But when you boot it the boost gauge flickers 0.7-0.8 bar, its like the apexi boost control opens and closes very quickly, thus controlling the boost. Is this normal?? U cant feel it inside the car but u can quite easily see it on the boost gauge.

Question two = Does anyone know how to get the rear SKYLINE garnish to illuminate?? It has wires going inside it and these wires have power, but it doesn't light up. I am too scared to pull it apart for fear of breaking it.

Thanks.

[Steve]

Power FC boost control (in fact all the EBCs that I know of) work by cycling the boost pressure to the wastegate actuator - the ratio between the open and shut time of the solenoid is known as duty cycle.

Question two - if you dont want to mess with it, take it to a workshop.

[aqik33]

Power FC boost control (in fact all the EBCs that I know of) work by cycling the boost pressure to the wastegate actuator - the ratio between the open and shut time of the solenoid is known as duty cycle.

Question two - if you dont want to mess with it, take it to a workshop.

SO the duty cycle is what I see happening on the boost gauge?? It doesnt really bother me but I just wanted know whether it was normal.

AS for your comment on question two, I figured someone on this forum would have done this before. The only reason I put it all back together was that, to get at the wires inside the garnish u need to separate the two halves which are now 9 year old plastic. If u are game or a workshop is game to do this on a car without breaking it then sweet. I will track a broken one down at a wreckers or something so that I can work out the best way of getting inside it without ****ing the existing one on the car now.