Favorite Boost Controller?

Post by **Deadrodent** » Wed May 17, 2006 9:41 pm

I'm looking to up the boost on my car and was wondering what everyone's favorite boost controller was...reasons why you purchased and/or features would also prove helpful! thanks in advance!

Post by **180fan** » Wed May 17, 2006 10:53 pm

The apexi avc-r is an excellent choice for boost controller. Good ramp up and stays pretty damn close to the actual boost that it's showing on screen. From what I've seen, it does not spike and is very smooth to boost.

I went with a greddy profec b spec II though. It's got a smoother ramp up but does not hold the boost as accurately as the apexi but like the apexi does not spike and is very smooth to boost.

Post by **myees13** » Thu May 18, 2006 2:47 am

Cant beat ProfecB for the price

Post by **sr20detmaybe** » Thu May 18, 2006 3:00 am

i got the profec B II, it does what i got it for.

Post by **DawgMode** » Thu May 18, 2006 9:36 am

turbo xs...cant beat tha price

Post by **9240sx** » Thu May 18, 2006 9:44 am

Another happy Profec B user here

Post by **2_Liter_Turbo** » Thu May 18, 2006 10:25 am

I have a Turbo Logic MBC. Works just fine for me, and was under 50 bucks. I'm running 11 psi with a stock sidemount.

Post by **Deadrodent** » Thu May 18, 2006 2:55 pm

with 11 psi is there a major performance gain with the stock sidemount? my main mods are 4.4:1 gearing/clutch/flywheel/exhaust at the moment and it's just not cutting it with stock boost...

el negro, didn't you have a vid of your car launching/at the drag?

Post by **2_Liter_Turbo** » Thu May 18, 2006 3:10 pm

Yeah, that was me. That was @ 5 psi, and the wrong heat range plugs (top end was worthless), lol. I only ran a 14.5 @ 99.

@ 11 psi, I have noticed a significant gain in performance. It actually puts me a bit back into my seat now, lol. I am not pinging at all (I have a logger for that) and it is 90 degrees temp outside right now.

Post by **2_Liter_Turbo** » Thu May 18, 2006 3:14 pm

Also, I see you live in Union City. Did you go to the Freakmont Show in Fremont last weekend? I was there.

Post by **Deadrodent** » Thu May 18, 2006 3:38 pm

i was most definitely at the Freakmont show. I was driving a primered gray hatchback with gold wheels/polished lip (the car is pretty loud). i was parked next to my friends red NSX and a bunch of 240's...

do you have that vid of your car? i'd like to see if i remember seeing you/your car...

Post by **2_Liter_Turbo** » Thu May 18, 2006 5:25 pm

I was the very first car on the right as you entered the parking lot. Of course I got there 1.5 hours late, so you were already there, lol.

Is this you?

Here I am:

Here is the video:

My Crappy Times - Timeline

Post by **Deadrodent** » Thu May 18, 2006 5:56 pm

hahaha yeah that's me....didn't expect you to have a picture!

that's my homies NSX and two tone s14...we rolled up with like 6 other cars....a green sil-80...a bunch of other s13's, a mr2, and a honda hatch hahaha (probably the funniest **** i ever seen...everybody was mean-mugging the honda haha)

i didn't even really notice your car there man...you were parked next to a bunch of "stylin" 240's....kinda like my car...totally inconspicuous....

dude you were whooping *** on the track....i've raced a cobra mustang before and got totally destroyed....you're even hanging with a damn evo....is my car slow or your car just faster than normal?

Post by **Fenvy** » Thu May 18, 2006 6:08 pm

blitz, sbc id for me

Post by **2_Liter_Turbo** » Thu May 18, 2006 6:32 pm

Deadrodent wrote:...totally inconspicuous....

That's the name of the game. I don't like to be noticed.

I take a crap load of pictures everywhere I go. It's an addiction, lol.

Deadrodent wrote:dude you were whooping *** on the track....i've raced a cobra mustang before and got totally destroyed....you're even hanging with a damn evo....is my car slow or your car just faster than normal?

Lol, those runs I was actually running pretty slow. Only 14.9-ish. My Car is pretty quick, but I can't beat an evo. That yellow car was just a Ralliart Lancer (who runs a 15.2) with a body kit. I can beat my buddy matts Cobra though. He only has exhuast and some rear end gears. I take him by a couple car-lengths though. I haven't run at the track since I upped my boost, but I'm expecting around 13.8-ish.

What do you have done to your car so far? BTW, go to Norcaltuners.com. It's a bay area forum, and I'm on there all the time. Good peeps chill there.

Post by **Deadrodent** » Thu May 18, 2006 9:17 pm

what year cobra does your friend have? i have raced the same cobra atleast 2-3 times and each time he pulls on me haaard...we're talking about the supercharged svt cobra right?

damn, you're right...that isn't an evo...

i have a pretty much stock sr...sorta

s13 blacktop @ 7-8~ psi, r32 skyline vlsd with the 4.364 gearing paired with skyline 5 bolt axles, Proclutch Sprung 6 puck, Proclutch pressure plate, JUN Billet steel flywheel weighing around 11 lbs, greddy 3in downpipe, topspeed 3 inch exhaust (just switched from a 65mm hks hipower... that's about it for straight line stuff...i really want more go tho...here i come boost controller....

Post by **2_Liter_Turbo** » Fri May 19, 2006 2:49 am

No, my buddy Matt's Cobra Isn't supercharged. It's a 96 Cobra. I haven't raced a SC Cobra yet, but I'm sure it'll pull on me.

Post by **180fan** » Fri May 19, 2006 7:04 am

Hey guys lets get this thread back on track before a lockdown needs to happen

Post by **2_Liter_Turbo** » Fri May 19, 2006 7:34 am

180fan wrote:Hey guys lets get this thread back on track before a lockdown needs to happen

I Like Boost Controllers...... lol.

I have a TurboLogic TL-21 MBC. It works just fine.

Post by **JesusLikesKFC** » Fri May 19, 2006 8:47 am

dna..... im broke yet again

Post by **Deadrodent** » Fri May 19, 2006 10:54 am

well, which route should i go? mbc or electronic? is the installation/idea basically the same? fooling the wastegate?

which one would be more practical if i'm looking to boost about 11-12psi until i get a front mount?

Post by **2_Liter_Turbo** » Fri May 19, 2006 11:26 am

I'd just get a MBC. If you can afford the 300-600 dollars for an EBC, then by all means. But I'd rather put that money somewhere where I'll get more for my money. And the installation of an EBC will be a bit more difficult, but not too hard in the end.

Post by **VigVoodoo** » Fri May 19, 2006 11:36 am

I really like piston-type manual boost controllers. Like this one http://us1.webpublications.com...g.jpg.

Post by **Deadrodent** » Fri May 19, 2006 3:54 pm

VigVoodoo wrote:I really like piston-type manual boost controllers. Like this one http://us1.webpublications.com...g.jpg.

what are the main advatanges/disadvantages of this type compared to "other" mbc's?

Post by **180fan** » Fri May 19, 2006 9:21 pm

ElNegro wrote:I Like Boost Controllers...... lol.

I have a TurboLogic TL-21 MBC. It works just fine.

Awesome! I too like boost controllers. That and bewbies.

oops back on topic...

uh...I like boost controllers?

Post by **VigVoodoo** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:12 am

Piston-type are more durable, accurate, and spike less.

Post by **DrifterProdigy85** » Mon May 22, 2006 4:56 pm

i absolutely hate my Greddy Profec B Spec II. Its such a PITA trying to hold boost right. When it holds solid in a low gear, it will creap in a higher gear. I might switch over to the HKS EVC or back to my homemade MBC.

Post by **BaliLover** » Tue May 23, 2006 5:40 pm

I have to agree, I also hate my Profec B Spec II. Same reason, fluctuation in boost depending on gear (Right on in some, lower in others) and daily temp changes make me have to adjust it slightly in the morning to go to work, and coming home from work in the eve. If I don't I'll either underboost by 3lbs, or overboost by 3lbs.

Post by **Onizuka** » Tue May 23, 2006 6:07 pm

I used a greddy profec B spec 2, worked quite well for me. I tuned boost in conjunction with a piggyback fuel controller on a dyno, I dont know if that makes a huge difference. Boost would swing with the weather, but so does every other affordable boost controller, electric or manual.

Post by **96EclipseGST** » Tue May 23, 2006 8:20 pm

I bought an HKS EVC, i've heard they're really good, only difference between the EVC and AVC = Controlling boost in each gear.

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