My quick spool valve project (pics)-Pretty much done
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0.5 BAR
Joined: Oct 2006
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Yeah, worked good. I need to take the turbo off one of these days and see if the valve is still alive too. I checked about a month after I started using it and it seemed fine. But 6 months later it could be pretty crispy heh
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Joined: Mar 2011
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From: hesperia
nice idea, i too want to have a flapper for my boost so i found this honda turbo thats sapost to have wings that open an close. im new to turbos so can anyone direct me were i can get a diagram to hook this thing up. i cant find anything but one artical about it. its a honda wing turbo, i guess they were putting them on accords in japan
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From: hesperia
my email is jonbaumconstruction@gmail.com if you want to see a picture of it. it says honda on the turbo
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Joined: Aug 2011
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i know i'm a bit late to the party, but did this ever get working? did you manage to get the rod to seal, or wasn't it an issue?
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Joined: Oct 2006
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---- its been a while since I was here... Sorry about that.
I never had problems with leaking around the shaft, nothing ever seemed to blow past, however I am only running 14 psi.
Last year I machined a ball n spring boost controller for it
I set up a more elaborate vac line set up, I can't remember how I ran the controller and my check valves (Cars been sitting for a while) but I was able to improve my spool up by about 2-300rpm from the old bleeder style controller and vac line set up I had. Still never ran a spring on the actuator, I just relied on vacuum and boost to close it and open it.
Never imagined it would last this long and work as good as it has, especially when I started to ---- around with the control lines to it. I did a shitty job on this thing two years ago and it worked great, anyone who puts a little more care into it should have good results too.
I never had problems with leaking around the shaft, nothing ever seemed to blow past, however I am only running 14 psi.
Last year I machined a ball n spring boost controller for it
I set up a more elaborate vac line set up, I can't remember how I ran the controller and my check valves (Cars been sitting for a while) but I was able to improve my spool up by about 2-300rpm from the old bleeder style controller and vac line set up I had. Still never ran a spring on the actuator, I just relied on vacuum and boost to close it and open it.
Never imagined it would last this long and work as good as it has, especially when I started to ---- around with the control lines to it. I did a shitty job on this thing two years ago and it worked great, anyone who puts a little more care into it should have good results too.
Last edited by chronic; Sep 12, 2011 at 07:22 AM.
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Joined: Aug 2011
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---- its been a while since I was here... Sorry about that.
I never had problems with leaking around the shaft, nothing ever seemed to blow past, however I am only running 14 psi.
Last year I machined a ball n spring boost controller for it
I set up a more elaborate vac line set up, I can't remember how I ran the controller and my check valves (Cars been sitting for a while) but I was able to improve my spool up by about 2-300rpm from the old bleeder style controller and vac line set up I had. Still never ran a spring on the actuator, I just relied on vacuum and boost to close it and open it.
Never imagined it would last this long and work as good as it has, especially when I started to ---- around with the control lines to it. I did a shitty job on this thing two years ago and it worked great, anyone who puts a little more care into it should have good results too.
I never had problems with leaking around the shaft, nothing ever seemed to blow past, however I am only running 14 psi.
Last year I machined a ball n spring boost controller for it
I set up a more elaborate vac line set up, I can't remember how I ran the controller and my check valves (Cars been sitting for a while) but I was able to improve my spool up by about 2-300rpm from the old bleeder style controller and vac line set up I had. Still never ran a spring on the actuator, I just relied on vacuum and boost to close it and open it.
Never imagined it would last this long and work as good as it has, especially when I started to ---- around with the control lines to it. I did a shitty job on this thing two years ago and it worked great, anyone who puts a little more care into it should have good results too.
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0.5 BAR
Joined: Oct 2006
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Thanks, it's been a while since I drove the z or worked on it. Spending too much time making other people parts. Almost forget what boost feels like...
Need to change that, at least the new daily will be boosted.
Need to change that, at least the new daily will be boosted.
