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Here (I've seen these in no ends of turbo cars and thought shall I get one too):

http://bit.ly/19kaHSC

My Glanza is running 0.6 bar on high boost and I want it to run around 0.8 to 0.9. All I have I an uprated manifold stainless steel and it's running a ct9.

If I buy one of these will I be able to up the boost under the bonnet and leave it like that on one setting of 0.9 boost?

It should not fuel cut at 0.9 boost should it?

Also for my standard setup what's the safest and highest boost setting I can run at without damaging my engine?

Cheers guys...

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You'll hit fuel cut at 0.9

FTEs have went pop at standard boost.

MBCs and bleed valves are quite pish.

Get an EBC or a HKS adjustable actuator and set it to just below fuel cut to allow for boost creep.

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As said, your best bet is an Electronic Boost controller, it will allow you to raise the boost to 0.8bar, and should keep it from creeping too high and hitting fuel cut


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Could I run 0.8 without fuel cut?

Setting a manual boost controller and leaving it alone to 0.8 boost under the bonnet. Will that not be the same thing as getting an actuator and setting it to 0.8 bar?

Excuse my ignorance :)

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Manual Boost Controllers have the same effect as an adjustable actuator...



Its just another way of doing...



As long as you stay under fuel cut, you wont have a problem...



However, an electronic boost controller would be a MUCH better investment!


They will allow you to get much more stable boost all the way to the redline and much faster response and spool in most cases!


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Manual Boost Controllers have the same effect as an adjustable actuator...

Its just another way of doing...

As long as you stay under fuel cut, you wont have a problem...

However, an electronic boost controller would be a MUCH better investment!

They will allow you to get much more stable boost all the way to the redline and much faster response and spool in most cases!

Ok that makes sense. What is the most I can run under fuel cut on a standard setup is it 0.8 or 0.9?

This one is on my door step it has a ceramic ball bearing rather than metal ball bearing, any difference?

Might get him to fit it too

http://bit.ly/12XhHzc

^^^

Is that an ok one? Should i Run 0.8 or 0.9 without suffering fuel cut?

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fuel cut is at around 0.85 so you should run 0.8 to be safe


but a manual boost controller wont be able to control boost creep so you might have to set it lower


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fuel cut is at around 0.85 so you should run 0.8 to be safe

but a manual boost controller wont be able to control boost creep so you might have to set it lower

Will try 0.8 if I get fuel cut will try 0.75...

Are these controllers always prone to boost creep?

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its the actuator that is prone to boost creep as it cant react quickly enough, and a MBC is just a static adjustment, but because an EBC actively monitors the boost and makes adjustments in milliseconds its able to overcome this problem


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MBC's are shit, and pretty dangerous. Wouldn't recommend at all.

Why are they dangerous? I was thinking of just setting it to 0.8 bar boost and leaving it under the bonnet and not touching it again.

It does the same thing as an adjustable actuator

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