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Geezabloke

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Blitz DSBC on UK spec, does the gain setting help with Spool times and how does it work?

If so what is the safe/Optimum setting for this? as the instruction manual was a little unclear!

Presently set to a gain of 7, with the 1st channel @ 67%

this gives around 1.8bar peak.

Thanks for any help.....

 

:flame Dev

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Guest Martin F

Do a search on DSBC and as Paul says check out the product settings at the top of the technical section.

 

This has been discussed quite a few times before.

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I assume the Boost Controller only actual makes a difference

AFTER the point at which the wastegate would have normal

opened ? ?

 

UP to that point the controller can't actually DO anything ? ?

 

SO, the Controller only affects MAXIMUM boost level, NOT spool-up

or boost BELOW that level ? ?

 

It only TEEs into the wastegate pipe, doesn't it ? ?

[and that's how the cheapo 'bleeder' works too ? ?

just bleeds the pressure off the wastegate operating pipe ? ? ]

 

FatS.

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UP to that point the controller can't actually DO anything ? ?

SO, the Controller only affects MAXIMUM boost level, NOT spool-up

or boost BELOW that level ? ?

 

Not really. The way most are plummed in is in the pipe from the turbo bleed port and the top of the wastegate actuator.

 

The secondary port on the wastegate actuator is normally blocked (capped) or the VSV unplugged (which amounts to the same thing)

 

The secondary port is there to provide a sharper response from the wastegate valve opening. It bleeds air to atmos' and only shuts at a level of +ve boost. This shudden blocking of the bleed means that any boost from the turbo will now suddenly exert a force upon the wastegate actuator diaphram, which snaps open and subsequently so does the wastegate valve.

 

 

By blocking this off pressure bled from the turbo is exerted on the wastegate actuator all the time and gradually opens the wastegate. So slowing down boost build up, as some is being bled all the time, as soon as boost starts to build high enough to start to open the wastegate valve.

 

Might only be a tiny affect but nevertheless, the very action of fitting an aftermarket electronic boost controller like this will have this type of affect.

 

Regards

Pete

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SO, the Boost Controller fitment gets rid of the 'slow bleed' to the

wastegate ? so, increases boost a tiny bit BEFORE maximum

boost ?

 

[just tryin' to get me head round the benifits of the boost controller - if it only increases the boost when already at maximum

then I'm not really interested - if there's an increase BEFORE the

wastegate point, then that's different]

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On the SBC-ID it was my (albeit probably flawed) impression that the two seetings were as follows

 

GAIN = Rate of boost response

SET = Rate of Boost increase

 

Where each number represents the increase over stock = ie 11 = 111% of stock

 

Therefore

 

10 gain and

25 Set

 

Equates to a 10% increase in speed of the turbo coming on line and 25% increase in the output

 

Hence why they recommend only a 10-15 setting on the GAIN figure otherwise you get serious spiking

 

Is this total crap?

 

:confused:

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Ive now set as follows;

Gain set to 10

Ratio set to 67

Limit set to 1.25 & -10

This has showed a peak of 1.19 on seperate test drives.

It takes off after 4000rpm, very slight loss changing up to third then back of the seat again till the brakes are needed.

 

The car is a UK auto with standard internals, judging from what ive seen on the BBS this is probably a little conservative for a UK.

:flame Dev

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