Hi,

When you fit an electronic boost controller, what do you do with the standard solenoid?

My instructions (it's an HKS EVC3) say to remove it, but what do you do with the wires and pipes that remain?

Surely if you disconnect the wiring, the check engine light will be on all the time???

Any pointers would be appeciated

Cheers

Rich

 

Rich,

I have an EVC4 and I've left the original solenoid in place. All I did was plug the pipes with small bolts to stop dirt getting in and then forgot about it . Don't worry about the wiring either.

Raymond.

 

Nice one m8, thanks.

What have you set your boost values to?

Cheers

Rich

 

Nito and Andy Tang were running just over 17PSI around 1.2bar IIRC.

Standard wisdom with boost controllers seems to be to leave the solenoid connected electically so the ECU doesn't cry.

 

My boost is set at 1.0 bar on the low setting and just under 1.2 on the high with 0.05 on the scramble mode but I don't use that because it doesn't really make any difference and, anyway, it scares the life out of my missus when it bleeps for 30 seconds as it counts down I have the overboost cut out at 1.25 bar.

Raymond.