Help In Removing Hks Boost Controller

[levizzle]

So I have just got a R32 GTR and I need to remove the boost controller that came with it. Its a HKS EVC 3 and i have found the manual for it but since I am new to the RB26 I am not sure where exactly the three hoses are going and what i need to do to remove it.

Here are some pics;

So this is the unit with the 3 hoses coming off.

One of the hoses goes to the top of the plenum.

The other two go down underneath the plenum.

So basically, if I take all these hoses off do i have to plumb them back to something or block them off or something else?

Any help would be good, thanks

[levizzle]

Anyone know what a standard setup looks like at least?

[thatlbeme]

Anyone know what a standard setup looks like at least?

Hi levizzle, I was in a similar situation recently and I came across a diagram of the lines that someone colored in to make some sense of it all.

I found that a compressor was great for tracking where the lines go as you can see from the diagram that they go from one side of the engine to the other side via around the back of the engine.

The lines are a combination of rubber tubing and steel piping and as you have already found out are very hard to see under all the other stuff.

Your setup was different to mine as my boost control valve was setup on the other side of the engine and my pressure control solenoid was removed with the 2 lines plugged off.

It looks like your pressure control solenoid is still there just on the engine side of your boost control valve which is a bit puzzling as they are usually disconnected when a boost controller is installed.

Sorry I couldn’t be more helpful and let you know what you needed to do as I am not confident enough to say do this or do that in case I get it wrong.

Cheers Ian.

Edited February 17, 2011 by thatlbeme

[levizzle]

Thanks heaps. I will have a look at it this weekend to see if I can make sense of it all. I can see I am going to have fun working on this engine, everything is so packed in there. Can't wait till i get my oil filter relocator.