Boost Controller Recommendations and help

[The Broken Regal]

Not sure if I made a thread on here about this, but I am going to be adding a boost controller to my turbo car and would like to hear anyone's experience and/or recommendations on these. Right now I have a manual one that creeps like hell, It might be set at "16 psi" but who knows what it gets to up top.

I'd really rather have a guage-type setup and thinking of going with the Turbosmart E-boost 2, especially if I can find one cheaper than new! Another option is the AEM tru-boost, as it still has a scramble mode that can act as a dual stage.

I guess if I only have a dual stage that would be ok for me as I'm just looking for a low-boost setting in 1st, then full in 2nd and 3rd for all tentative purposes.

The one thing I'd rather eliminate is having both a boost guage and then a seperate manual dual stage, just want something all in one that can do everything.

I see there aren't a zillion options, but still looking for opinions on this.

TIA, HK

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[Eagle]

I use the tru-boost personally. It works, but you don't set it as "16psi" you set it by duty cycle. Therefore, you have to play around with it a bit to get it to settle at the target PSI.

It is easily programmed though. I can say that I'm most certainly reprogrammed one preset between lights with ease.

 

[Mook]

I've always run a manual so i'm of no use to this thread.

Eagle runs the tru boost. I'm sure he'll chime in.

 

[Eagle]

HA! You're getting slow, Mook

 

[Intel]

I really like the Tru Boost when I fiddled with one and helped set it up. For just a boost controller/gauge it did a great job.

I personally use the Blitz I-color which is getting a bit old. I do have it setup as my only boost gauge though as you can set the screen to show you what it is at. Mine reads in bar though as it was a takeout from a front clip from japan.

Features I like over the tru boost
Boost by speed - I have mine at 9psi below 30mph and 16 psi above
Automatic mode - Can set this to a certain boost level and it will auto tune
4 boost presets - I keep one that basically turns it off for rain/cold weather so I am just on wastegate pressure
Multifunction - Also can hook this up to monitor oil and coolant temps. Keeps me from having a bunch of gauges in my already cramped interior.

 

[Hubbard 0]

Had a Tru-Boost on my Talon. Handled all sort of pressures with ease, warning functions are great and it even has an external driver for a bigger warning light. It's been awhile, but I think you can get 3 different boost settings out of it, A, B, and Scramble, and off for that matter.

My sat in a cluster pod, so two gauges total in my setup and sitting next to my AEM wideband it was a great look.

 

[Outlaw]

AEM > all

 

[willizm]

I have the tru-boost as well. Works great for what I need. I'd say the eboost2 is a great alternative if you want some more functionality over the tru-boost