One man's tale of a LS1 turbo build

[Eagle]

Why not just get a standard boost gauge and a turboxs manual boost controller?

Be more specific. AEM is ~$280, TSS is ~$350. What option would you go with within that budget?

 

[Euro]

that is gonna be awesome

 

[Eagle]

Here's a video of the car that I bought the kit off of... clocks off but you get the idea.

PS - disregard the parachute.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V12RKgDiNA

 

[Yaj Yak]

Be more specific. AEM is ~$280, TSS is ~$350. What option would you go with within that budget?

id put one of these inside my car.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RARE...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

then get a decent boost gauge.

and have 150-200 $ left over.

 

[Runtz52]

so is an auto trans next so u can launch like that guy in the video lol

 

[Eagle]

id put one of these inside my car.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RARE...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

then get a decent boost gauge.

and have 150-200 $ left over.

Interesting.

so is an auto trans next so u can launch like that guy in the video lol

Haven't planned out that far yet. We'll see how the T-56 holds up to the power first. If/when it pops, I'll look at my options.

 

[1FastWS6]

:drool::drool: nice... More pics! k thanks

 

[Eagle]

id put one of these inside my car.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RARE...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

then get a decent boost gauge.

and have 150-200 $ left over.

Also, that obviously does nothing for overboost or delay etc....

 

[Runtz52]

Haven't planned out that far yet. We'll see how the T-56 holds up to the power first. If/when it pops, I'll look at my options.

TH400

 

[DanJ]

Will be packing a bunch of parachutes come May.

 

[Yaj Yak]

Also, that obviously does nothing for overboost or delay etc....

delay?

and i dont fully understand stuff either... but how can it overboost?

 

[Mook]

my srt overboosted past 30psi wastegate was fucked. car felt like a rocket then i looked at the gauge and saw like 32psi....i about shit my pants

 

[Eagle]

Delay works just like a progressive nitrous controller and pulses the WG basically... at least that is how I understand it.

Here's the explanation on OBS:

OVER BOOST SHUTDOWN

If the OBS is triggered the E-Boost Street will reduce the boost pressure to half of that set in the OBS parameter. Once this safe
pressure is achieved the E-Boost Street will return to normal operation. OBS must be set to the maximum safe level your engine can
handle and your set points must be below the OBS setting. When the OBS is triggered OBS will flash on the display to indicate that your
boost pressure has reached the over boost shut down value. OBS will flash on the screen when triggered in live mode and when a set
point is being edited. Please note, OBS will not work in setup mode.
The OBS is factory set to 7 PSI (0.48 Bar or 48 KPa), so you must enter a figure in order for the E-Boost Street to produce more than
the standard boost pressure. The purpose of this feature is to protect your engine against accidentally entering a boost set point value
that is too high, preventing a dangerously high boost pressure. Extreme care should be taken when setting this parameter. Turbosmart
recommends that you seek advice from an appropriately qualified technician with regard to the OBS setting.

 

[Sinister Drag Designs]

wow, nice build eagle.


AEM Tru Boost controllers are not that hard to use. AEM offers tech support for them through email as well.....and they are only $249.99 new.

 

[Eagle]

Thanks, SDD! I like that the gauge will fit into the pillar as well.

Another issue I'd heard was with pressure bleed @ high RPM, but most of those folks were running STS kits... which notoriously leak. So I take it as a grain of salt, but still concerns me.

 

[Yaj Yak]

oh. ic.

yeah. i understand your car is quite a bit more serious and shit... but i just look at my gauge... if i see something mroe than i want to- i go o fuck. and let off. and then turn down the controller lol.

 

[Eagle]

HA... yea, I don't give myself the credit for always watching my gauges. I'd like something that can alert and or protect me from when I go into idiot mode and just slap the pedal to the floor if you know what I mean... wneddance:

 

[Yaj Yak]

Thanks, SDD! I like that the gauge will fit into the pillar as well.

Another issue I'd heard was with pressure bleed @ high RPM, but most of those folks were running STS kits... which notoriously leak. So I take it as a grain of salt, but still concerns me.

build a pressure tester dealio.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atretf9u-Mc

thats what im doing once i redo my i/c piping and everything.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

id put one of these inside my car.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RARE...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

then get a decent boost gauge.

and have 150-200 $ left over.

Rare gold buy it now $1

but seriously that's what I would get eagle. Then buy an autometer boost gauge or step it up to something a bit nicer Like an omori or defi gauge.

 

[Yaj Yak]

HA... yea, I don't give myself the credit for always watching my gauges. I'd like something that can alert and or protect me from when I go into idiot mode and just slap the pedal to the floor if you know what I mean... :emb:

lol yeah. and you have to do that whole shifting thing, along with keeping the car going down some sort of pavement with that sort of power.

mines too slow to need anything that serious lol.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Thanks, SDD! I like that the gauge will fit into the pillar as well.

Another issue I'd heard was with pressure bleed @ high RPM, but most of those folks were running STS kits... which notoriously leak. So I take it as a grain of salt, but still concerns me.

The boost controller should hold boost at higher rpms? I would think a quality piece like the aem should be able too anyways. My stock solenoid bleeds off boost at higher rpms big time. I actually put one in from my gtp

 

[Mook]

defi ftw

 

[Eagle]

The Defi's look to be $200 all by themselves! I would think that electronic BCs would be just as accurate in reading boost, no?

 

[Sinister Drag Designs]

I would say it would be IC piping or a bad BOV leaking over the AEM unit.

 

[Eagle]

I would say it would be IC piping or a bad BOV leaking over the AEM unit.

That has been my thought as well. There were just a few too many comments like that to ignore them completely. Maybe I'm just reading about a bunch of leaky builds!