Boost spike?

SPoole · Post by **SPoole** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:06 am

I noticed on the way home tonight that when I first get into boost my gauge spikes up to 15-19lbs then slowly settles back to 10 which is where my boost controller is set.
Any ideas?

JesSi · Post by **JesSi** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:13 am

What kind of boost controller is it?

SPoole · Post by **SPoole** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:18 am

Its a super cheap Ebay manual boost controller that I converted to a spring and ball setup.

SPoole · Post by **SPoole** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:39 am

It was on the car when I got it but hopefully I will be converting to an electronic soon.

crazysol · Post by **crazysol** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:15 pm

Mine spiked to 20 the other night. I see a rebuild in my near future

JesSi · Post by **JesSi** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:51 pm

Boost spikes are normally caused by crappy boost controllers not being able to keep up with the motor building boost. Just get a nice EBC and call it a day...

crazysol · Post by **crazysol** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:54 pm

JesSi;126072 wrote:Boost spikes are normally caused by crappy boost controllers not being able to keep up with the motor building boost. Just get a nice EBC and call it a day...

3 years on the same controller!! Im about due for a new one and a built motor.

White91Hatch · Post by **White91Hatch** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 4:22 pm

JesSi;126072 wrote:Boost spikes are normally caused by crappy boost controllers not being able to keep up with the motor building boost. Just get a nice EBC and call it a day...

:whs:

SPoole · Post by **SPoole** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:02 pm

Well I just sold my Power FC on Ebay this morning so I can buy the ECTune system and run their boost control solenoid. Hopefully that fixes the issue.

JesSi · Post by **JesSi** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:05 pm

Yeah hopefully, that's actually a pretty big spike.