Electronic Boost Controllers

[Demon]

Does anyone recommend any particular boost controller for an R33 GTR??? I've heard so many different stories about some models not holding boost properly...

[GTR R32]

I have a GReddy Profec A. Its holds boost perfectly. You just have to make sure you run its learning mode after each time you add mods.

[MINES_DATSUN]

well, how much psi is your car on now ?

[rs73]

I'm sure an HKS EVC 5 would be good... Easy to adjust and tune as well.

[Ronin]

Ive got a Blitz SBC iD II and it's great, it has a nice graph to show you the boost in each gear and you can see if its holding boost propery. Nice and easy to setup too, none of that duty cycle crap you have to do with avcr's ect.

[Guest INASNT]

I got a profec b spec 2.

it works well but is a pain in the ass to get to work the way u want

[Demon]

Inast, is that a boost controller made by TRUST? I was told to use a Trust Profec B spec by one tuning workshop or a Blitz Spec R by another workshop...

Ronin, is the Blitz SBC iD II anything like this Blitz Spec R??

[Guest INASNT]

yes its the trust profec b sec 2 i have

[knore]

AVCR is still one of the best if you ask me

Alot of people say its rice because of its mad vacuum flouresent screen, but it goes well with the system. The screen is dot matrix and does well at showing detailed graphs and analog meters aswell.

Boost is stable and controlled, and yes it is harder to use than most of the others simply because it has more detailed settings and options.

Tune it right, youll get exacly what you want.

Apexi dont stuff around.

[king_kw13]

is the EVC the least supported EBC here or what?

[Guest RedLineGTR]

when they are installed properly then they work how they are meant too.

[GTRman1992]

Make sure you have the car dyno tuned at the maximum boost you want to run. I know at least 3 Skyline owners who have blown their engines from installing a boost controller and thinking "I wonder how she goes on 19psi". Boom.

Myself, I have no boost controller, fixed at 20psi. Control the power with your right foot, thats what the pedal is for.

[knore]

I like the HKS one too but it a bit pricey i think

we should start a definative EBC Poll thread, find out what the most used EBC is on SAu

[xRHETTx]

I know this may be hijacking the thread a bit, but does anyone run the Greddy e-01 boost controller? Are they worth the expense?

Its a bit more expensive than the others (similar to AVCR) but im thinkng about getting one teamed up with an emanage when i get the money.

[mist]

AVC-R is definitely one of the best, for my money. Most people worry whether the EBC will hold boost, but they forget that it's also important that the EBC doesn't spike, and the boost reading is accurate. Some of the other big names have been known to overboost a fair bit. My 2c.

[Jimbo2000]

just to mix things up a bit with the jap brands, i got a turbosmart E-boost, won all sorts of awards and is heralded as one of the best EBC's on the market.

[rs73]

.....won all sorts of awards.....

Funny I never seen this award ceremony on TV, must be something like Grammy awards I suppose? It better not be some of those so-that-you'll-notice-me-hey-I-win-an-award award thing!

Sorry for the "sarcasm", but there are many manufacturers out there who doesn't need to win an award in order to produce great products.

[Kaido_RR]

question: why would people spend up tp $1,500 on boost controll when you can buy a standalone ecu for around that price and get all the features of boost controll + alot of other stuff...?

[rs73]

question: why would people spend up tp $1,500 on boost controll when you can buy a standalone ecu for around that price and get all the features of boost controll + alot of other stuff...?

Hmm... problem is not many standalone ecu for that price incorporates everything. Not sure about Wolf but even PowerFC DOES NOT have a boost controller embedded, it is still an option add-on that you need to buy.... so as far as I know there hasn't been any so far... unless u can show us which aftermarket ECU has boost controller included for that price.

[knore]

Even people with top of the range Motec ECU's still have a seperate boost controller, some even the SAFC aswell. Alot of supras do this in america, especially in their supra movies. I guess they have lotsa money too