I found a good cheap boost controller for $22!!!

[JSL]

I just ordered one.. I am waiting for it to arrive.. hope it will today!!

[froggy]

Did you guys buy direct from him or off ebay??? does he still have any on ebay?

[simark87]

HI froggy,

This is mark the maker and seller of the controller in question. I have them on ebay for $42 but I am continuing to offer the item to skyliners at $28 which includes express delivered.

They can be paid for by money order, direct bank deposit or by Paypal which is easiest.

Orders can be placed by simply emailing me at [email protected]

and providing your name and address and I will in turn supply payment details. Too easy!

Cheers everyone,

Mark

[grandmasterb]

HI froggy,

This is mark the maker and seller of the controller in question. I have them on ebay for $42 but I am continuing to offer the item to skyliners at $28 which includes express delivered.

They can be paid for by money order, direct bank deposit or by Paypal which is easiest.

Orders can be placed by simply emailing me at [email protected]

and providing your name and address and I will in turn supply payment details. Too easy!

Cheers everyone,

Mark

Hey mark will send you an email as im very interested in buyimg one of these for my 32. Is this better than have an electronic boost system???

[MidnightGTR]

Depends on what EBC you use and how well its tuned. Most EBC's really need to be tuned properly to work well. The main advantage of an EBC is adjustable accurate boost control.

I had an avcr that wasnt working too well (wasnt tuned either though) and just bought one of these for testing, it does indeed work a treat. I run 1.3bar and it builds boost nice and quick and holds it well too.

[zymotic]

ok i found my own pic now can someone please tell me where to put this?

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...3&postcount=112

[grandmasterb]

Depends on what EBC you use and how well its tuned. Most EBC's really need to be tuned properly to work well. The main advantage of an EBC is adjustable accurate boost control.

I had an avcr that wasnt working too well (wasnt tuned either though) and just bought one of these for testing, it does indeed work a treat. I run 1.3bar and it builds boost nice and quick and holds it well too.

Its a no name brand (as far as i know as it has no markings on it) it came with the car when i imported it. Opened up the glove box and there were 3 controllers in there. One is the boost and the other is the turbo timer (which i dont use) and i dont know what the other one is for???

Just thought i would try one of these valves and see how it goes???

[mickr33]

Just ordered one of these babies. Hopefully it's better than my GFB.

[zymotic]

ok I just installed mine. made a cut between my T piece (with looks more like a Y piece on the GTT) and what I thought was the wastegate actuator (cylindrical gold thingy) as per the instructions.

I must have done something wrong (wish somebody would post a pic) because I am getting boost to the top of the stock guage 1000mmHG when the allen bolt is fully screwed or fully unscrewed doesn't make a dif....

FFS! Help please... (I don't have a didge cam to take a pic either)

The connection from the boost control to the wastegate is not the best. I put the clamp from the charcoal cannister on it. Could this be leaking air and causing this?

[simark87]

HI this mark, the maker of the controller.

Ensure your have the barb that comes from teh controller at a right angle is the one that goes to the wastegate, the other barb goes to teh turbo.

Also, if you ahve been screwing th ebolt right in you may possibly have over tighten and jammed the spring. Remove the bolt and make sur the spring is freely sitting in the controller shaft (beb sure to put the ball back where it belongs)

Cheers,

Mark

[zymotic]

This is what i did mark. Thanks for your help I appreciate it.

Please let me know if its in the right spot, if so I'll try ur suggestion about the spring, if not where should it be?

[simark87]

From what I can see it looks fine. But just by looking at the bolt. It looks like you have it tightened up for MAX boost. I sent it to you on low boost which should be just slightly above what you were running. They are a very fine adjustment requiring just a 1/4 turn to make a difference of maybe a pound or so. It seems to me you have overtigtened the bolt and caused it to jam on full. Remove the bolt (while being careful that the spring and ball dont fall out) adn make sure the spring is not jammed down th ebottom. If so poke it out and drop the ball in down the bottom and drop the spring in on top. Once you replace the bolt as soon as it starts to touch the spring it is controller boost. Only slight adjustments are needed.

Cheers

Mark

[zymotic]

yea must be that spring stuck because I originally had it fully unscrewed and it overboosted then also. Will unstick it and let u know. Thanks again Mark.

[zymotic]

ok mark after another test drive i wound out the bolt as much as possible. Still overboosting. Cause = end of spring stuck in thread. Pulled out spring and ball, put back in ball then spring.

Another test run. Still overboosting. This time spring not stuck but ball bearing lodged in the inside of the right angle part that connects to the actuator... this supposed to happen? Is the ball bearing supposed to be able to travel up that high?

[simark87]

HI you got me stuffed why your having grief LOL

The ball goes not in the right angle barb but the other one (the one that goes to turbo. Then put in bolt so there is atleast SOME pressure on the spring, the ball then can not possibly move up that far.

WHen re assembling the controller, be sure to not have it sideway or upside down otherwise its too hard tell if the ball went where it should..

[zymotic]

Will resume testing tommorrow and post results. Have reinstalled made sure ball is in right place, spring is free and bolt screwed in enough to just start putting tension on spring.

Guess it must be in the right place otherwise I wouldn't be getting 1000mmHG boost equal to 18.8 psi I think. If tommorrow doesn't work out I'll have to take it out completely cos my turbo will die pretty quick at that psi even on very brief bursts.

[zymotic]

Still overboosting to 1000mmHG. Guess I'll have to remove it. If someone thinks they can help I'm all ears. Really don't want to install a bleed valve.

[Cubes]

I have no idea really but have you completely bypassed the solanoid setup?

[zymotic]

Not sure did u check the pix on the previous page?

The fact that I am getting excessive boost tells me that I must have otherwise the solenoid would still be controlling the boost and not being intercepted?

Perhaps my unit is faulty according to Mark my install is ok going by pix...

Oh and is 1000mmHG = almost 19psi?

[CEF11E]

something is going wrong there. Its going to be related to the solanoid. You should prob bypass the solanoid and supply the boost controller with pressure from the compressor side of the turbo