manual boost control

[nortonnytro]

just put turbosmart boost controller should i turn down wastegate. less hp.if so how?

 

[rxrider]

By lenghtening the wastegate rod.
Loosen the stop nut, unhook the WG-arm from the WG-flabber, unscrew the end of the WG arm a couple of turns (1 lbs Down about every 3 turns depending on turbo system).

I recommend setting the WG arm and boost a few lbs below the safe Level for the lowest octane fuel you burn. Use the boost Controller to set boost according to the fuel you run.

 

[nortonnytro]

hey thanks rx rider! read a lot on ur site nice job on those machines. turbos rule

 

[Martens199]

Remember with that Turbo Smart you have to remove the internal ball and spring. If not you will get spikes and over boost.

 

[FLYBYU]

Proper way to set a wastegate rod is 2 full turns short of eye and pin being aligned. You should have to pull rod to get on wastegate arm. Remember if you have a 7 psi wastegate actuator that will be your minimum boost. If want less than that, you will have to buy a smaller actuator. Like 4 psi. You'll never get below your actuator.

 

[jean_nikolatd]

Remember with that Turbo Smart you have to remove the internal ball and spring. If not you will get spikes and over boost.

hey buddy can you elaborate a bit on that part i was having trouble when its closed i keeps my wast gate actuator open ! can't seem to keep a good control of my t its right out the box and its fool proof to install!

 

[Some_Boost]

there is a ball and spring in the tee that goes between the turbo and the actuator .pull that out and your good to go

 

[Martens199]

If you remove the fittings on the bottom of the tee where you connect your lines. One side should have a ball and spring that will fall out. Cant quite remember what side but I believe its the In port one. Only need the ball and spring for high boost applications. So you can just toss it!

 

[Martens199]

Yeah it will be like your controller doesn't work when turning it up and down until you remove the ball and spring.

 

[Dimebag]

I did not remove the ball and spring in any of my boost controllers, and Im only running 0.6 bar boost.
No problems with spikes as far as I could tell.

Only thing i heard was to get a ceramic ball, cause it was supposed to be more accurate, or something like that.

 

[jean_nikolatd]

i opened it and the ball went flying with the spring no where to be found hope it work ! just by blowing in it with my mouth it seemed to work better ….

 

[Martens199]

lol you could always have mine! Yeah mine was doing all sorts of funky stuff, then I removed the ball and it fixed it. It would spike at first application and if held on it after the first application it would over boost. Then if I let off and hit it again I could get the boost of my wastegate setting. Then what ever I did with the valve adjuster it wouldn't change. Once I took out the ball, all was normal. Weird that yours wasn't the same DimeBag...

 

[ghost rider]

By lenghtening the wastegate rod.
Loosen the stop nut, unhook the WG-arm from the WG-flabber, unscrew the end of the WG arm a couple of turns (1 lbs Down about every 3 turns depending on turbo system).

I recommend setting the WG arm and boost a few lbs below the safe Level for the lowest octane fuel you burn. Use the boost Controller to set boost according to the fuel you run.

Hoe does the boost gauge know what the turbo smart is doing since it only sits between
The wast gate and the turbo.

Barry

 

[rxrider]

The boost meter is only passively Reading the pressure Level going into the motor measured at the intake boots.
That's all it does.
There's no relation between the boost meter and the Manual boost Controller.

I have my wastegate adjusted at 16 lbs, safe for Premium fuel at 10:1 compression.
Then I use my Hallman Pro RX to crank the boost up to 22 lbs running a water/meth/Premium mix.
If I run out of water/meth I have a fail-safe Controller bypassing my Hallman MBC and my boost drops automatically to 16 lbs which is safe on Premium.

BTW at 22 lbs I do not have any boost spikes, and I run the firm spring in there.

 

[ghost rider]

The boost meter is only passively Reading the pressure Level going into the motor measured at the intake boots.
That's all it does.
There's no relation between the boost meter and the Manual boost Controller.

So who do you know how much boost you have once you turn up the turbo smart…..is it a direct measurement based on clicks of the knob?
Question 2 what size is the hose you need to connect it?