As well as being new to the Zed, I'm also new to turbo's (used to V8's) and therefore know little about boost controllers.

 

A few questions

 

Is the boost pressure controlled from the module, or do you still need to adjust a valve located elsewhere?

 

Do people slate the seperate boost gauge/boost valve because it's good to have a flash looking gizmo inside their car?

 

Why are the controller modules so wildly different in price? Is there really a huge amount of gain for paying £200 over the odds of another make?

 

I just need this basic info so I can assess fully which unit would suit my needs!

Boost Controller is electric so will be overriding the Boost Valve and doing it Electronically so you shouldnt have to mess around! Although make sure the Valve is pretty open as well :)

Everyone i know thinks its awesome how i can potter around town and then at the click of a button turn a nice easy riding car into a Ferocious BEAST!!! lol! if they have a problem tell them to have fun popping their bonnet to adjust the valve by an unknown amount where you have a super precise way of adjusting boost and Gain etc.

Widly prices due to functions, functionality and Badges! If its got a huge Greddy logo on it it will be more. Best staying safe with something like boost as if its mis-reading you can be in BIG trouble. Best bang for buck seems to be Greddy Profec B 2 with most settings and at around 200quid! I personally have this among many others and is pi*s easy to use and serves is purpose fully

http://300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=129766

Posted some boost controller settings up if you need a baseline! be aware its Setup and Engine Condition dependant!

A very good write up there munny:bow:

Another good controler is the Blitz SBC iD In my opinion. I had one in my GT4 and just got one for my 300, it to can be gotten 2nd hand for around the £200 mark.

 

As Munny said, really not worth going for a cheap manual controller or similar, you'll regret it the moment you engine goes bang. Electoronic controllers have a boost warning function, so that if for any reason the engine starts to overboost it will give you a visual and audible warning, some controller will even automatically drop the boost as a fail safe.

 

Here's a link I found useful for understanding a bit more about boost controllers:

 

http://www.splparts.com/doc/tech/EBC.htm

Exactly what I needed to know - thanks, I now need to go shopping lol!