Stupid Boost Controller Idea?
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Stupid Boost Controller Idea?
well, I was sitting in my car contemplating how boost controllers cannot lower boost, only increase it. This is because the vacuum signal can be delayed but not advanced right? well what if there was a boost controller solenoid that could produce some sort of a vacuum pressure that would allow the wastegate to open at whatever stage you'd want it to. Wouldnt you be able to keep boost as low as you wanted? I was a little drunk when I thought this up so pardon me if its a dumb idea.
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The reason you cannot lower the boost is because of the physical size of the wastegate.
Opening the wastegate 'earlier' will just make the car seem more laggy than it needs to be.
Even if you wire the wastegate fully open on most factory turbo cars you will still see at least what the stock factory max boost level is.
It will just happen later in the RPM band.
Opening the wastegate 'earlier' will just make the car seem more laggy than it needs to be.
Even if you wire the wastegate fully open on most factory turbo cars you will still see at least what the stock factory max boost level is.
It will just happen later in the RPM band.
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Originally posted by NZConvertible
For about the millionth time...
Boost controllers can only raise boost.
Boost controllers cannot lower boost.
Boost controllers cannot cure boost creep.
For about the millionth time...
Boost controllers can only raise boost.
Boost controllers cannot lower boost.
Boost controllers cannot cure boost creep.
The answer IS no... but thinking out of the box is good. Too bad it wont work for reasons listed above.
This forum is full of cool ideas like roller apex seals for one... wont work... cool idea tho. If all new ideas were good ideas that worked then... well thats another thread in it self.
The answer to all threads for the msot part is and should be... port your WG.
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Re: Stupid Boost Controller Idea?
Originally posted by MazdaRx7Racer4Life
well, I was sitting in my car contemplating how boost controllers cannot lower boost, only increase it. This is because the vacuum signal can be delayed but not advanced right? well what if there was a boost controller solenoid that could produce some sort of a vacuum pressure that would allow the wastegate to open at whatever stage you'd want it to. Wouldnt you be able to keep boost as low as you wanted? I was a little drunk when I thought this up so pardon me if its a dumb idea.
well, I was sitting in my car contemplating how boost controllers cannot lower boost, only increase it. This is because the vacuum signal can be delayed but not advanced right? well what if there was a boost controller solenoid that could produce some sort of a vacuum pressure that would allow the wastegate to open at whatever stage you'd want it to. Wouldnt you be able to keep boost as low as you wanted? I was a little drunk when I thought this up so pardon me if its a dumb idea.
Most people would say this is WAY to complicated to be worth the trouble, yes you are right, for ONE car it is. But if I ever get around to designing the first one, I could make as many as I want as self contained units about the size of a turbo timer, or smaller. The install would just be a handfull of wires and one external solenoid, the only hard to find wire that would vary between vehicles would be the VSS, or speed signal wire. And those can be found through cruise control install guides.
Any thoughts?........
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lol, thats something like what I was thinking, a "Safe" mode, I know that boost controllers cannot lower boost, I was just trying to get my brain goin a little bit Thanks for the info guys.
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I PMed you back already jonathan. Your thing is on the way, you don't have to hijack EVERY thread I start to remind me. Check YOUR Pms.
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