Manual Boost Controller

[R34P3R]

hey

i got a manual boost controller but im not sure how to set it. can someone set it for me[was told i need a boost gauge to set it properly] only want it running 10psi

thanks Sunny

[s13rb20pplater]

depends what type is it? usually close it, then turn the bolt, for every click you hear = 1 psi of boost...

well thats how mine is..

id rather ya spent 100 buccks on a boost gauge first tho, for a more accurate measurement

[R34P3R]

no clicks.. whne you twist it its smooth

[TAKUSHI]

pm sent buddy

[ZXY]

if there are no clicks then usually one turn is one psi. Just make sure you get a boost gauge so you done overboost.

[RICCA]

What brand is it dude ?

[bubba]

DO NOT TAKE ONE TURN AS ONE PSI as gospel.. very good way to kill your engine!

Get a boost gauge and do it slowly with small increments, rather hard to do it on the street without being naughty.

[R34P3R]

its a turboX

[Rucker34]

is pumping the stock turbo up to 10psi a bit or a risk? as far as i am aware, 10psi is the absolute max you can push the turbo to (correct me if I am wrong) and i would not want to be driving with a turbo that is stretched to its limits.

[bubba]

Hearsay and conjecture.

Depends on which stock turbo..

25s2 and neo turbos have the nylon compressor wheel which likes to delaminate when leaned on too much.

rb20 turbos, mine took a beating on 14psi for about 6 months before I sold it

25s1 turbos (with steel compressor wheel), mine was on the RB20 @ 12psi for a year and has been on the RB30 @ 12psi for a year aswell. On the 30 it's choking up something chronic (which means it creates excessive heat too) and it still hasn't shat its' exhaust wheel..

[Rucker34]

ah ok yeah i just had a little look into it and i take it back. should easily run 10 psi. looks like 12 psi would most likely be ok providing you are not giving it constant abbuse.

[Pal]

my old one was running on 12 psi for 3 years, no problems, and when i took it of it was still fine, no excessive wear or shaft play.

Edited December 17, 2008 by Pal

[TAKUSHI]

haha its coz some were built on a mon and the others on a wed, you gonna contact me bout settin up your controller reaper?

[SCR34M]

set it all the way down, then 4 clicks up... thats where mine is set, n im running just under 10

[kevr32gtst]

hey

i got a manual boost controller but im not sure how to set it. can someone set it for me[was told i need a boost gauge to set it properly] only want it running 10psi

thanks Sunny

sunny i have a spare boost gauge you can borrow if you want

[R33_NICK]

12 psi is considered a safe limit for RB turbos without any dramas. sometimes they will last 13-14 psi or 1 bar but sometimes they wont. depends on how they are being treated really..

[SCR34M]

Boost it right up and feel the..... spike...lol

Its like nos, but in reverse

[mitchy_]

set it all the way down, then 4 clicks up... thats where mine is set, n im running just under 10

which part of 'no clicks' did you not understand?

and 1 turn != 1 psi, get a boost gauge and find out exactly what it is doing, otherwise you might be hunting for an exhaust wheel in your cat.

my RB25 turbo was on 13psi for the 3 years i had the car, plus however long before i bought it, and only gave up when the engine threw a leg out a bed, and presumably crap though the turbo.

[TAKUSHI]

k guys im givin this lad a hand on fri, ill do it the safe way, nooothin to worry bout

[bubba]

Guys guys guys.

NOT ALL RB STOCK TURBOS ARE THE SAME.

RB25 seriesII and RB25Neos can't handle as much boost as the RB20 and RB25 seriesI turbos.

I really wouldn't be pushing a nylon compressor wheeled turbo past 10-12psi.