Re: diy electronic 2-stage boost controller
 

nice! got a write up yet???

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ok.. so what kind of solenoid is that?

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I got a KIA solenoid from the man himself last week. At least that's what I think it is. I'm not much of an electrical nut though. :-\

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can someone hook me up with one of those? I dont know where on the kia it is.. and our local pick-n-pull has the crappiest selection youve ever seen

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i didnt build mine, but the solenoid has a branding on it. ECI.

thats all the more info it gives.

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Ya, I will do a write up when I have working. Will be a while as my car is still off the road for a few weeks.

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If you have a MBC that leaks between the MBC and the stock actuator, you'd need another solenoid to block that path. If it was on the pictures above, it'd be between the MBC and the white Tee above it (next to the keyboard's rightside 'Windows' key). It'd have to be closed when the other solenoid is open, and vice versa. With that setup, though, I'd be very careful. If one closed and the other failed to open...who wants to see what 20psi+ can do? :-X

The other option that I just thought of would be to put in a check-valve in place of that 2nd solenoid, but if my understanding of a bleed-off MBC is correct, it'd never release the pressure properly. Maybe this is where a non-bleed-off retail unit would be the best course.