manual boost controller

**sub555** · 13-06-09, 19:54

im looking to buy amanual boost controller can anyone recomend one to buy ?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/IN-CAR-BOOST-C...3A1%7C294%3A50 was looking at this one ?

cheers for any help

**wrinx** · 13-06-09, 22:51

I looked at those but couldn't work out why it has three connections

I bought a simple brass thing with two connections, for about ?15 iirc.

wrinx

**wrinx** · 13-06-09, 22:55

They appear to have gone up or my memory is worse than I thought!

Boost Controller

wrinx

**sub555** · 14-06-09, 08:27

dont you replace the pierburg valve with these ? and the pierburg valve has 3 pipes on them or do i need something else to replace the pierburg valve ?

**AlfaJack** · 14-06-09, 08:30

This replaces the pierbrg valve. You just block the little hose on top of it and connect the two pipes under to the MBC.

**sub555** · 14-06-09, 10:04

do you just leave the electrical connector dissconnected then ?

**wrinx** · 14-06-09, 12:03

Left mine connected

It's not affecting the boost as the pipes are moved to the MBC.

After buying a secondhand EBC I'm now seriously considering a Gizzmo, they look simple to set up and have good reviews

wrinx

**AlfaJack** · 14-06-09, 15:46

Originally Posted by sub555

do you just leave the electrical connector dissconnected then ?

I did. I think one goes to the ecu and the other to earth. It just gives signal to the pierburg valve to switch the solenoid to allow the full boost.

**sub555** · 14-06-09, 15:54

and if there not working you dont get full boost ?

**wrinx** · 14-06-09, 16:13

Correct, mine was pants...fit the MBC and you're into another world of boost!

Mine's set at roughly 1.1-1.2bar to avoid the higher (damaging) spikes.

Your other option is to fit another Pierberg, Pavs bought one from the USA and says it's great.

wrinx

**sub555** · 14-06-09, 16:33

any body got any pics of theres fitted ?

**AlfaJack** · 14-06-09, 16:51

Originally Posted by wrinx

Pavs bought one from the USA and says it's great.

wrinx

I think Pavs was giving 1.1 all the time, so it was a boost controller without the adjustment. Looked like a pierburg but if it was giving 1.1 all the time then the ECU wasn't talking to it properly.

Here's a pic. I thought I had removed the pierburg

Either way it doesn't matter.