Help making bleed valve

[Ronshizel]

Hi,

i was looking at installing a bleed valve because from what I've read so far it's one of the most cost efficient ways to increase

horsepower on turbo cars. Most of the forums I've read said they are pretty easy to put together so I was just wondering if anyone has put together their own or knows how to make one + install?

I can purchase them new from

http://www.redlineperformance.co.nz/?action=products&type1=Boost%20controllers&type2=Boost%20tee

but from what I've been hearing you can make them for a fraction of the price.

[Joker]

start saving for new motor at same time?

on other hand be cool if you can make something reliable!

[kamineko]

to be honest most owners here wouldn't bother making one. much more popular are 2nd hand boost taps from trademe or the like.

in saying that, a common theme in problems are old boost taps where either the boost won't hold properly or it was wound right up and the engine is now sad panda.

so really, if you start playing with boost control on a factory setup, you have to be careful and use good quality gear. EBC is more expensive but its my choice. get yourself a decent boost gauge too.

lol, cheap boost control

'boost now, pay later!'

..ahh sorry i thought that was clever

[Ronshizel]

Thanks for the advice. I have ordered a boost gauge so will definitely fit that before. I will probably look at getting

a new one then and getting it professionally installed...I like my engine in one piece! I did however find this on trademe

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=435851963

which sounds more along the lines of what I need so that I can just turn a dial from inside the car to go from normal boost to the

higher boost setting when needed (Evo at the traffic lights). Plus my bank acc. would be a lot healthier with that setup in terms of fuel consumption.

I know the electronic HKS and Blitz boost controllers can be around $600+ but I don't see much difference in features to justify the price difference but if anyone can say they are truly worth the extra money and your not just paying for a brand name then I might consider just saving up and getting one of those and doing the job right the first time.

Thanks

[LAtitudeNZ]

http://www.clubsub.org.nz/forum/index.php/topic,27260.0/topicseen.html

[Swindog]

To be honest with ya...figure out what it runs factory first. My v6 runs 1.2bar factory...thats like 16 or 17 psi. Thats heaps enough on a stock engine AND it gets awesome milage so ive gone off the idea of boost control.

Was good in my old wrx because it had an aftermarket turbo so the factory control was no good so ask yourself...do you really need one.

[Ronshizel]

 Swindog said:

To be honest with ya...figure out what it runs factory first. My v6 runs 1.2bar factory...thats like 16 or 17 psi. Thats heaps enough on a stock engine AND it gets awesome milage so ive gone off the idea of boost control.

Was good in my old wrx because it had an aftermarket turbo so the factory control was no good so ask yourself...do you really need one.

Will do.

The car won't be stock for long though after working on the full exhaust system incl. new headers will look at fuel system (fuel injectors etc.) and engine.

[mattapo]

 LatitudeNZ said:

http://www.clubsub.org.nz/forum/index.php/topic,27260.0/topicseen.html

yep this would do the trick