What do you guys think of it? We use this type of valve at my lab to regulate the amount of No2 that we use. The best part is it locks in position, and it can handle temps of up to 200 F. Oh yeah it only costs 16 bucks at a number of places (we use grainger though). I will have it on the car probably this weekend, and I will post my results. Who says you have to pay alot for a manual boost controller, this valve is better quality than most of the name brand ones out there.

 

sorry here it is.

 

and another.

 

clean & trim those finger nails ^_^

btw let me know if this works i'm very interested - if you could come up with some instructions for how to go about doing this I'd be more than grateful - looks damn simple and well built

 

then again im no expert in manual boost control ;p

 

Looks pretty good. Should be pretty easy to adjust. Any idea how the valve adjustment will react to vibration? Any chance it would work itself loose?

I'd also be a bit concerned about the 200ºF rating (that's not even boiling water temps, and it can much hotter than that in a couple of spots. I personally would feel safer with someting made out of brass or some other metal. Looks good though.

There are some cheaper ball type boost controllers here

http://www.boostcontroller.com/index.php

The Joe P MBC works just fine, and is only $40. I like that style better than the home depot styled needle valves.

 

or try this and make one yourself for $20 http://www.gusmahon.org/html/boostcontrol.htm

 

Yeah my nails are getting kinda big.

 

My downpipe is wraped and i'm going to instal a heat sheild infront of it, will post pics of the whole install.
I,m just bored and want to see how it works. A profec b is going in after the holidays.

 

Not to pimp his products some more, but have you seen the joe P E-MBC?

Similar functionality to the profec b, and almost $100 cheaper.

http://www.joepmbc.com/embc.htm

Of course it doesn't have that greddy name on it if you're in to that sort of thing.

 

I have the "el cheapo" Home Depot boost controller. Cost me about $6. I am wondering if you think this one is better? If you think it is better, please explain why.

Thanks, Adam

 

It looks interesting, but I have a profec b from my long gone 02 wrx sedan She was a good car , till my left part of the engine caught on fire due to a faulty battery wire. But on the brite side the factory paid me off

 

If you mean me, my valve has a locking ajustment **** that wont come loose with vibration, and is really accurate in keeping a consistent pressure (at least connected to a No2 line).

 

Yes, I was asking you.

I have not had any problems with my boost controller coming loose, and I have not heard of anyone (with the HD controller) having that problem. Does your controller have any other advantages?

 

Its probably not as good as some of the ones out there, It just has what I was looking for in it and I got it for free from work. And to clarify things I wasnt saying that it was the best, just that I thought it was a good alternative to all the other MB out there and for 16 bucks if you have to pay for it I think its a good alternative.

 

I like that you got it for free

You are well on your way to qualifying as a member of the Cheap Bastard Club ....... more exclusive than you would think

 

With these cars its the only way to go I dont know about you but I feel great when I get parts for free for my FD.

 

What is the advantage of using the dual spring/ball setup?

 

Sorry...but you say you are running NO2 through these? What would you be using NO2 for, and I would think that it would corrode any metal in this valve. Unless you mean N2O which is an entirely different compound.

-Joe

 

i got one simular to that ill take pics. its real easy and cheap!