Rx-7$4$me

where did mount the dual solenoids in teh engine bay????

And what lines do I tap into?

Steve

Rx-7$4$me

its just somewhat big, not sure where to place it....

Rx-7$4$me

anyone pls??

Rx-7$4$me

ok, so I pulled off the turbo to wastegate actuator and teh pill, now from the actuator do I run it to the out or in on the box? what do I do with the end that is open now from the turbo?

Also, so I want to get to the stock wastegate solenoid and take off which line and do what with it?

Thanks anyone

ive got most of it ready to go, just dont know the lines I need to tap into.

Steve

OneBadRx7

Here is a pic of my engine bay, not a really good pic but you can see where I mounted my solenoid, right in between the one filter and the IC elbow on the left side of the pic.

Steve

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interesting, ok so I take off the line that goes from the wastegate actuator to the turbo, and run the turbo line to the in, and the actuator line to the out and thats it right?

Rx-7$4$me

where did u drill through the firewall on the passenger side??

OneBadRx7

No I went through an exisiting hole that I made for my boost gauge hose awhile back but since I didnt need it anymore I just went through there, its on the drivers side though. Dont you have the instructions that tell you what lines to tap into? if not you can download them off the net. good luck with it, once you get it all setup its an awesome boost controller and fun to play with.

Rx-7$4$me

ok I need to make sure I have this setup right, I have the wastegate actuator running to the OUT, and I have the other side of the line that was running from turbo to wastegate actuator with the pill, running to the in, is that correct? is that all I need to do? it doesnt seem like thats all I need to do, pls help anyone!

STeve

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well I got everythinghooked up, it snowed soI gotta see if it works out tomorrow, peace

Steve

OneBadRx7

Besides me who are you talking to here, lol, j/k. You will know if you have it hooked up wrong, just be careful when adjusting the boost, one wrong number and bang you hit 17-20psi and well you know what will happen then so start small, good luck. Oh and make sure on the controller you select MANUAL as boost control.

Rx-7$4$me

Yes wanna clarify if I have it hooked up right?

I first puilled the line going from primary turbo to wastegate actutor, went turbo to in or out cant remember which, and actuator to the other, then I pulled the other line off of the WS actuator, and plugged both sides. correct? Ive been studying up on the manual so I think I Should be alright

Thanks

Steve

EricM

yeah I think that's right.

I'm in Chicago also and had the same boost controller for a while if you want to meet and make sure. Contrary to 1badrx7, put it in automatic first and feel the spool up, if it's fast enough for you then leave it. On manual mode, you ahve to put in 0-100 value without any reference. I have mine set at about 50ish on manual. And yes, boost response is a tad quicker on manual, only noticeable thru the graph replay.

good luck anyway,

OneBadRx7

Have to disagree, manual is the only way to go if you want precise boost control, I run a 42 on my manual setting at hit a consistent 13.8psi everytime, with auto I found it to well...suck but you can try both and see what works best for you.

OneBadRx7

Eric, if you are running a 50ish on your SET then what are you running on your GAIN control. You must be running quite a bit more than 14psi at 50ish on the SET control, right?

Trexthe3rd

Actually, there are two values that need to be entered in the manual mode. The first number is the boost setting, I have mine set on 25 for stock boost levels (10-8-10), this value can be accessed from both the digital and graphical boost display (the first push on the selector **** selects the channel, the second push selects the boost level and you can change it on the run by turning the ****). The second value is the boost gain, this can only be changed from the main menu. This value basically controls the boost response. The bigger the number the faster the boost comes on-line, but if you go too fast you'll get into boost spikes. A good number to start with here is 50.

EricM,
If the number (50) you are referring to is the boost level, there is something going on with your engine. When my last engine was on it's way out, I had to set the level to 40-50 to get stock boost. After the new engine, a setting of 20 nails it right on stock boost.
Get a compression check.

OneBadRx7

Well guys I have my controller set at 41 or 42 for the SET value and only 21 or 22(depending on how cold it is out) for the GAIN so I dont know where you get the idea that 50 is a good number to start out with, to me that would cause alot of spiking because I tried 25 once and got alot of spiking but maybe I have alot more mods than you(Trexthe3rd). If I were just hooking this up and was stock I would start out at 25 for the SET and 20 for the GAIN, just to get going. Running the numbers I stated I run an absolute consistent 13.5-13.8psi at full boost every time on a new engine with about 12K on it and pulls a vacuum of about 17-19.

Trexthe3rd

I have dp, high flow cat, Greddy power extreme cat-back, open intake and FMIC. After reading throu the instruction manual, it indicates a gain setting of 25 is a good starting point for tuning the gain. That is where I started, and I was able to get the best response time (just at the edge of spiking) at 50. Actually now that I thought about it, start with 25 on the gain and play with it.

OneBadRx7

Well my mods will be listed below....I dont know but I wouldnt start the GAIN at 25 but I would start the SET(boost control) at that number. Well to each his own but I am happy with my settings and so is Trex so just play with it and see what you like!!

RonKMiller

Good advice. Adjust it gradually.

Rx-7$4$me

well, I just started messing with mine last night, and right now I have my set at 37 and my gain at 17!, I guess my gain is quite quite low seeing what u guys have it set at, but before I adjust it higher, should I lower the set so if it spikes I'll be ok? with my setup right now im running 10.5 Psi with intake downpipe. 77k on original engine

Steve

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