EBAY DUAL STAGE BOOST CONTROLLER INSTALLATION AND REVIEW
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- Опубликовано: 26 янв 2018
- Today I install and review an ebay boost controller. This is a 2 stage or dual stage boost controller that mimics the Turbo smart dual stage boost controller for less than a fourth the price. They can also be found on Amazon for the same price. But how does it perform? Lets find out! #Steppinwolf
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This is my first time visiting your channel. Have to say that I'm pretty impressed. I actually bought this boost controller about a month ago, but after doing some research I realized that I had no business installing it until I performed an ECU flash that would allow me to up the boost. Otherwise, the xtra boost would register for about a second and the ECU would take it back down to factory settings... I've got a 2010 Mini Cooper Clubman S. I'm 42 and it's been about 15 years since I've fooled around with tuning. My last race car was a decently built N/A "89 Mustang. I'm a car guy, I like ALL makes and models. I made the decision to go with a Mini because it's different and building it would be a challenge. It seems to be that a challenge is an understatement. I've had more trouble upgrading this Mini than I ever had when building any of my Fords, Chevys or even Toyota! YI am so jealous of your "easy to get to" engine bay! Doing anything on Mini requires me to bend in crazy weird ways and blindly loosen and tighten bolts because they are located in spots that are not visible to the naked eye. Take my boost controller. My waste gate is tucked away in a spot that has me not looking forward to installing this. On the upside, everything that I have done so far (full racing exhaust, intake, downpipe, performance ignition coils, performance intercooler) qualified my car for a stage 2 tune through a reputable company in Cali. After the tune my car become somewhat of a pretty fast ride. Now that I am able to control my Air/fuel ratio I can add xtra boost without having to worry about my ECU or burning a whole in my block! Your channel seems to be the place to go for us regular car guys... Thanks!
Love you showing that everybody can't afford the high dollar parts all the time and that part works just fine..... great video........
Always on a budget over here. 😉 There are a lot of people out there that think you have to use expensive name brand parts to go fast and have fun. I’m just trying to help those who can’t afford those parts. Sometimes the cheaper parts will do the job, sometimes they won’t.
Thanks man by you doing these reviews really helped me out with buying something decent from eBay. I bought the turbo blanket that you installed from the same seller now I can bye one of these two stage boost controllers.
Thanks for watching and commenting Roger! That’s what I’m trying to do is help people who either can’t afford the expensive stuff or just wanna spend money elsewhere instead. I plan to start doing more of these reviews in the future. 👍🏻 Good luck with your project!
Great video. Thanks for the review 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you for watching! Be sure to check out the followup video or one of the build playlists!
Great vid bro
Great info, keep it up!
Hello LittleRed C10, Thanks for watching!
Good video! I’m going stealthily, Low Boost, no intercooler, with a fog of Meth above 7#....pump gas. Looking at maybe 10# and 450 rwhp. 😉
Hey brother! Stealthys what I’m after too!! I need to get my grill in though. 😂😂. We’ve actually got an old Snow Performance meth kit that I’m wanting to put on but it’s from 2006(never been installed though) and the instructions say it has to run off a MAF signal which I no longer have. Gonna be contacting Snow and seeing if it can be made to work with a MAP sensor signal instead.
I appreciate the video. Thanks 👍
Glad it was helpful!
Man i got to say you did a awesome job i built a twin turbo 1983 c10 and i bought this boost controller and was looking to make sure its worth it and how to install it properly and i found it here and just so happens you were putting in on a c10 as well thanks a lot i like and subscribe
Thanks for watching and for subscribing! Just a heads up, I think the boost controller stopped working due to water damage. I have yet to take it apart to test it and figure out the issue but when I do I’ll do it on video.
Ok thanks ill probably put it in the truck then i built a custom center console and thats where i hide everything and ill order another one for back up thanks again
Andy Miller yes sir and good luck with that twin turbo setup brother. 👍🏻
Bad Luck Garage did it stop working due to weather? Have you looked into it yet ? If I purchase one I want to make sure it works for a good while, thanks !
Great job bud..............
Thank you sir! And thanks for watching!
Just protect it with a waterproof covering in the hood and it should not have failed,or mount it in the cabin. I have ordered two for my own use from aliexpress. I will mount them inside the cabin.
Hey I purchased this item and for some reason I'm still making a lot of boost. From what I understand by playing with it on the table screwing it all the way in would put it on gate just making sure?
Awesome video. I plan on running twin turbos( one turbo per side pipe, if i can make them fit) would i just tie them together with one of these in the middle?
Thanks for watching! Yes I believe so but if you watch the part of the video where I scroll through the instructions, there are instructions there for twin turbo setups to be sure. 👍🏻
So the toggle switch just sends power to to actually adjust boost . Trying to make sure I’m right here
I know this video is old but this is the first time I've seen you or your videos tried to find that boost controller I have questions I hope you can answer I hope you get this message thank you
You can run these without the check valve right? Just boost tee between the turbo and actuator, so it slows the signal? or is that not how it works. Cause I've seen them fitted that way before
You realize this is all covered in the video right?
Cool shit mengh
Thank you sir.
Please keep us updated on how this is holding up I'm on the fence of buying one for my first turbo build
If it stops working you’ll definitely hear me cussing it in a video. 😉
Any tips to install on an m90 Eaton supercharger?
If its the same setup with a diverter like the mini Cooper I was looking at it to have stock boost and lower boost by bleeding off pressure to the diverter
What blow off valve do you have??? I need that one! Send me the link
Thanks for watching! It’s an eBay Tial knockoff BOV. All the components I used for my turbo build are in the Turbo C10 build videos I mentioned in this video. The playlist link is at the end of this video. 👍🏻
If the arrow of the diverter valve faces to the turbo...anything happens or not?
Yes. Half a dozen angry Chinese kids will appear and start stabbing you mercilessly with their chopsticks until you install it properly.
That must happen to you a couple times 🤔. Asking because just purchased a car that had the same boost controller as in your video.
To be clear this is NOT an electronic boost controller like the EBAY ads say.
Its simple 2 side by side Manual boost controllers with a switch that toggles between them.
It has no protection like proper EBC and is the Worst way to control boost (even worse than just using wastegate spring)
Not saying its a bad item for on a budget but it is not as advertised dont get confused with something that has 3 port solenoid and micro computer controller boost with closed loop protection.
Thanks for watching! Glad this video helped you out!
What brand a/r sensor and gage are you running?
Well it’s been like five years but I think I was just running a basic AEM wideband back then.
wonder why the ball only became a problem when you switched to the high setting? Low boost still had air going through the valve.
Hello steveww07, Thanks for watching! The boost spike occurred before we switched to high boost setting.
gotcha, ive got the single version in mine and havent opened it yet, running off the WG for now. Wonder if i should pull the ball/spring just for safety.
Honestly if its already hooked up and isn't spiking then you're probably good. Mine seemed to have a fairly stiff spring in it. If i built boost slowly it didn't spike, but when I tried to go harder(more throttle) the ball didn't open fast enough and thats when the spike occurred.
gotcha, thanks for the tip
yes sir...anytime!👍
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-Robert
I can install this on turbocharger???
I don’t know what else you would use a boost controller for.
how many clicks will it go .
All the clicks
i mean the little knob .how many clicks between shut and all the way open lol
I’ve got no clue honestly since I never turned it all the way up. If you watch the newer videos you’ll see I ended up having issues with it later on which I believe were caused from water getting in but haven’t taken it apart yet to find out for sure. I’ll probably do an update video on that eventually.
ok thanks ,i subbed up so ill catch it . im building a 84 twin turbo in the rear corvette street car ,and was considering getting one of those controllers
Definitely sounds like a fun project. The controller seemed to work fine when I first installed it but I installed it under the hood on the fender knowing that water comes in there when it rains. I’ve been meaning to take it apart and look for possible rust preventing the check ball from moving or something if that nature. Maybe I’ll do that tonight depending on when I get off work. It really needs a follow up to determine if it was environmental or it’s just a piece of shit, lol. In the end I decided to just use the appropriate spring for the boost level I wanted and leave it there. Lasted a day in 12psi before fuel slosh ran the pump dry and broke a ring land. All that is I. The last video I did about a week ago. 🤣
So the boost controller allowed the boost to come in sooner! With it off it was in at 4000, with it on it came on at 2500rpm. Hmm I think you solved a mystery
No, thats actually not what was happening at all.
@@BadLuckGarage so what happened? How did you get boost at lower rpm around 18:00 mark vs earlier
@@infamousnova The boost controller is always on in every pull i made brother. You cant really "turn off" a mechanical boost controller other than just closing the bleeds off with the adjustment knobs. As I explained in the beginning of the video, the solenoid inside doesn't turn it on or off per say, simply redirects air from one port to the other to allow more or less signal to escape depending on how many clicks out I have whichever valve its using set. As I explained during the test drive, I wasn't flooring it....I was holding it in gear and just testing how much boost was made. So how quickly it built boost on each pull was just a product of how smoothly or quickly I rolled into the throttle and had nothing to do with the boost controller whatsoever. This video was actually made way back when I had the 66mm turbo that was way too small for this engine. That thing always lit off fast as hell but it ran out of steam at high rpm. The 7875 that we installed in the later steppinwolf videos took awhile to build boost....mainly because of the tight stock torque converter I had in that truck.
@@BadLuckGarage yea I believe that's what im experiencing is a tight converter. I was hoping this was a solution for me lol. Im running just on wastegate spring with no boost controller. Mine start making it after 3500 rpm but the converter won't get that high
@@infamousnova Yea brother a stock converter and tons of turbo lag kinda go hand and hand. You need more stall to get you through the rpms where you cant make boost. If you threw a 3200-3500 stall in there it'd feel like a completely different car off the line.
How do I turn mine up and down?
Explained in the video
Lol was at work Fuckn with my car had to go and probably missed it with 10s skip
Just fair warning, I made that second video linked in the pinned comment for a reason. 🤦🏼♂️
Well no shit like I says I was skipping through was at work fuckn with my turbo😂
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Its prob the same aliexpress part.....i mean u can literally buy everything on there....mugen parts....tomei parts.....anything
Absolutely. Pretty much everything off-brand on eBay, Amazon,etc is just rebranded parts from the same source supplier.
@@BadLuckGarage branded parts are from aliexpress too. you can get the low end "expensive" brand stuff on aliexpress or alibaba.....like the "nice headphone" amps or peripherals.......and tools.....and car parts.
Yes it’s the same with eBay and Amazon. I chose to buy all my parts from eBay because I’m an affiliate partner and because of the discount days.
Why is 12 pounds too much?
because I hadn't tuned it to 12 lbs back when this video was made.