uprated actuator

[TURBO]

Just wondering what and uprated actuator actually does? eg hks etc... and how hard are they to fit?

[riko666]

In Layman's terms, they make it harder for the Internal Wastegate of the Turbo to vent excess pressure, hence allowing for a greater amount of boost to be run. They also utilise better and more efficient designs for better boost control amongst other things.

HKS are everywhere, JAM are relatively hard to find...Tom's, HRF and others are damn near impossible to find. I have a JAM one for sale, but if you have a Glanza, it'll be the wrong type

[TURBO]

ye mate I have a glanza! How hard are they to fit then? Somebody told me it helps stabilize the boost therefore prevent it dropping off at high revs, That right? Also where can you buy them from and roughly how much are they?

[Guest Enzo]

thats right it does that, if your mechanicaly compitent it will take an hour or there abouts, its a good idea to take the mounts away from the radiatore and rest it on the top cross member with maybe a mate holding it,

you can buy them from tobys store on the site

[TURBO]

Tobys store? What stores that? Anyhows I've seen the hks actuators on the staletgtturbo.co.uk website at £85 so i think I will go for one of them unless Tobys is cheaper? I think I should be ok with fitting it, Im not amazing at mechanics but I always get by! will I have to get anything else changed e.g fueling etc...? I have a profec b spec 2 boost controller so im guessing il just have to have another fiddle with that afterwords?

[ady]

what boost are you going to run?

[riko666]

you kidding me? Took like 20mins to swap actuators - it's just 2 bolts to undo, to hoses to remove, one circlip to be removed....replace, then repeat in the reverse order. Ofcourse I don't have A/C which could mae manners easier?

[Sparky]

Toby's store is ToyTuning.....check on the main forum page of this site mate

[TURBO]

Dont know what boost im going to run? What will I be able to run? Also about tobys store I realised it was toy tuning just after I had written that last post. I have no A/C either.

[riko666]

HKS Ones are adjustable, all the other Fixed ones raise boost pressure to around 0.9-1Bar

[TURBO]

What is it safe to run boost at?

[riko666]

if you want to run at 1Bar, common advice says you should really have a Front Mount intercooler, an Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator...err...and that's pretty much the "necessities" to make sure the engine will be safe with the higher temperatures produced by, and the extra fuelling needed due to running more boost

[ady]

well.. as u havnt got an FCD, you can ony run just below fuel cut, which ranges on the 4efte between 13-14psi. anything over that, u will need fcd and rrfpr.

[riko666]

forgot the Obvious FCD...

[TURBO]

I have a jam fcc thats the same isnt it?

[ady]

yeah thats the same thing basically.

so you could run more if you like, just need an rrfpr to run it safely

[montanajr]

Whats the best way to get a rrfpr setup then? Rolling road or are there presets, i.e. 3bar on the fpr if your running 1bar boost.

[riko666]

for 1Bar it's said to set it at 45PSi at idle, but it'd be best to get it setup on a rolling road

[ady]

yeah but then theres that whole thing again.

set up with the vacuum pipe on or off! i set mine to 50psi with the pipe off to be on the safe side till i get to a rr.

doesnt seem to be running very rich though, i dont get any smoke or flames or anything.

[Glanza_Ragger]

1bar boost , set fpr @ 3bar then get it to a rollers.

Will be safe to drive round with it at 3bar for a while, but dont think long term, you want it rr'ed asap when youre playing with fuelling/ignition.

[bandit]

i have lost my Clips that comes with the hks actuator its so hard to put hat clip on it,

what eles can i use for this replacement ?.

help asap thanks dan

1bar boost , set fpr @ 3bar then get it to a rollers.

Will be safe to drive round with it at 3bar for a while, but dont think long term, you want it rr'ed asap when youre playing with fuelling/ignition.