3-Port Boost Solenoid vs MBC
Dec 2, 2009, 09:35 PM
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I paid $90... and it's plug-and-play. With fittings and bracketry.
Fact of the matter is that it controls my boost curve just fine, consistently. What else matters? You're not talking to some guy who pays somebody to tune his car, I datalog and tweak things almost every day of the week. This boost controller works fine. There's nothing wrong with the GrimmSpeed EBCS and it's completely worth the ~$100 price tag for being plug-and-play.
Fact of the matter is that it controls my boost curve just fine, consistently. What else matters? You're not talking to some guy who pays somebody to tune his car, I datalog and tweak things almost every day of the week. This boost controller works fine. There's nothing wrong with the GrimmSpeed EBCS and it's completely worth the ~$100 price tag for being plug-and-play.
Dec 2, 2009, 11:04 PM
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Here's a good thread if you're shopping for 3-ports: BCS Testing Data
Dec 3, 2009, 09:05 AM
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Here's a good thread if you're shopping for 3-ports: BCS Testing Data
Dec 3, 2009, 09:48 AM
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Dec 3, 2009, 10:07 AM
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Ah, my bad, I thought in that thread the Perrin/Ingersoll-Rand ultimately made into the test, but it didn't. If you really wanted to find out the performance difference between you'd have to find someone who's used both and get their opinion. Outside of that, the only difference is that the GM at ~$70 (w/PnP harness) is less expensive than the Perrin.
Dec 3, 2009, 11:44 AM
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Be cognizant that you will NEED to retune that map if you take the car down to sea level or near (Vegas for example). I would drop all wastegate duty cycles 10% for Vegas, and 20% for sea level. The active wastegate control will effectively do the same if your BTEL maps are good, but I would drop them regardless just to be safe.
If you want a copy of my current tune, just PM me. I'm not opposed to sharing this tune at all...
