AVC-R Installment

[bazr33]

Hey guys

For you that have had the avc-r installed

( Car r33 gtst auto)

I have not touched any of the settings, too afraid to f@#K it up.

But as soon as i put my foot down and floor it ,

theres a little ticking sound coming from the passenger side above the glovebox

My car never made this noise before and not sure if this noise is normal

when havin the avc-r on.

Also my engine at idle is hunting (engine popping), before i had my avcr on

I have taken to a mechanic and had injector cleaner through it, put this cleaner thing through the fuel tank to take out any moisture, and also change the Fuel filter.

Its still doing it, and not sure what else to try,

Im going to be taking the car to mercury soon and see if they can find anything

and put it on the dyno .

Any info will be appreciated.

Thanks

[Evil]

that ticking is the AVCR, they all do that... you should download the manual from the US website... it has some good info and tells you about the ticking noise... i was warned about it when i bought mine...

[MidnightGTR]

as the other fella said, its just the solenoid.

dont worry, lets you know its working I barely even notice mine most of the time

[Yorik]

Yes it is the solenoid, depending on the installation position and mountings will determine how loud it is in the cabin.. Basically when you hear the clicking, the AVC-R is gating the Wastegate Actuation feed with a variable Pulse-Duty cycle.. The frequency of this is 40HZ, hence why you can here it is a very fast clicking noise..

I take it your solenoid was mounted behind the front passenger side strut tower? In this position even if it is mounted on the rubber it will reverberate through the cabin as the wheel arch acts like a speaker.. On my 180, I mounted mine there due to room constraints elsewhere and I found that once I got used to the noise I only ever heard it when I was on the floor at low revs..

You should have a little play with the AVC-R, especially things like "Initial duty cycle" for gear specific boost tuning, with this ou can tune out boost spikes or tune them in slightly for higher gear changes to get a bit extra.. Also consider fitting and using the Scramble boost, I found this to be a great addition once fitted and set properly..