BezerkR32

All styles of bleed valve are ugly. We are a turbosmart agent, there product is good but still suffers from boost spike. its just how bleed valves work. Im not sure what type of ecu you can buy for $1000, but if it controls engine management & boost, i suggest you buy it. ive been selling Haltech & Microtech for three years & they require stand alone boost controllers as an addition. Apexi ecu have boost control features , but by the time you pay for it, then upgrade air flow meter, you are spending good money. Trust me, E;Boost controllers are worth every dollar. Customers i have sod them too were the same as you until they drove the car after i fitted it, they were very impressed,

Have fitted GCG low mount on RB20, R32. Fitted 30/40 Hybrid. What turbo are you trying to fit?

are you running factory intercooler or aftermarket frontmount? We have piped pods behind front bar whre aftermarket cooler is fitted with excellent results.

They have heaps of safety features which eliminate overboost, as well as excellent wastegate controll. you can keep gate closed for longer which brings boost on harder & faster. there are also outputs for launch control or N.O.S etc

.82 housing will be better for street use as 1.06 is better suited for bigger capacity engines, dont get me wrong, it will work, but at about 3800-4000rpm

I doubt it. Sounds like an ignition problem, but sometimes factory computer overcompinsates for increase in boost & richens mixture too much.

All bleed style boost controllers suffer from this problem. we have also found that boost drops off in top gear. Best way to solve this problem is to install Turbosmart E'Boost. E'Boost 1 is on special for $600 as new E'Boost has been released. They work prime with no spiking or boost bleed.