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Sorry if this has been posted before, but tonight i am buying my bleed valve (Festo Pneumatics valve ie Brilliant Boost "AutoSpeed") and i was wondering how to install it.

Basically do i unplug the boost solenoid, ie 2 hoses and plug, and then connect the freed up hoses to the bleed valve? Is it that easy?

Thanku, Very much appreciated. Also could people show me pics of their bleed valve setups. So it gives me a visual idea.

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Easy!

1. Drop off at mechanic

2. Pick up from mechanic later!

Seriously though, be careful when you set the boost level, my turbodumb bleeder does nothing for about 4 full twists, then the next one goes from stock to about 14psi! so adjust slowly....

ajusted mine a little, gettingh slightly better boost but not 10psi yet ;)

a little hard floor it to check the boost when its raining so much hehe

other than that install was goodly!, paul was a big help (i owe you a beer). Now to take the car to a dyno and get all the fiddly bits tuned!

is it true, that you can take out the factory boost solenoid....

By going to the ecu pinout. Pin number 25 and just putting that to a ground, instead of running it to the ecu....

Thus causing you to get full boost, and then not getting that, extra boost at 4800 rpm....

cause at the moment, mine is going to 5 psi from 3000 to 4800. then till redline i can get 7 or 8 psi....

anyone to clarify...

  • 2 weeks later...
Originally posted by dabigbolf

is it true, that you can take out the factory boost solenoid....

By going to the ecu pinout.  Pin number 25 and just putting that to a ground, instead of running it to the ecu....

Thus causing you to get full boost, and then not getting that, extra boost at 4800 rpm....  

cause at the moment, mine is going to 5 psi from 3000 to 4800. then till redline i can get 7 or 8 psi....

anyone to clarify...

What you can do is unplug the boost solenoid and wire it to Accessory +12volt and ground. This makes it open permanantly while the ignition is on and you get the 7-8psi from 2500-3000 rpm.

I've been running this for a good two weeks or something now and its good. You could even run a switch to the dashboard and have it switchable between 5 and 8 psi for daily driving.

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