Bestow unto me: Your knowledge on the most basic of vacuum setups
#1
Bestow unto me: Your knowledge on the most basic of vacuum setups
I have a car i'm working on that i literally only have two things that need vacuum.
1) MAP sensor.
2) Brake booster.
What i have:
1) Vacuum rails on each cylinder bank.
What i don't have:
1) Intake manifold.
What's the cheapest, yet elegant way to do this while keeping the brake booster and the MAP happy? I'm a little worried about volume, don't want the MAP freaking out when i'm on the brakes, and i HAVE to tie both of the rails together somehow before the MAP sensor is in the system.
Elegant and correct takes precedent over "cheapest."
What i'm initially thinking:
Tie rails together, run to distribution block. Run MAP off of block. Run another line to an aftermarket reservoir with check valve, which then runs to brake booster. Is this overkill and needlessly complicated?
1) MAP sensor.
2) Brake booster.
What i have:
1) Vacuum rails on each cylinder bank.
What i don't have:
1) Intake manifold.
What's the cheapest, yet elegant way to do this while keeping the brake booster and the MAP happy? I'm a little worried about volume, don't want the MAP freaking out when i'm on the brakes, and i HAVE to tie both of the rails together somehow before the MAP sensor is in the system.
Elegant and correct takes precedent over "cheapest."
What i'm initially thinking:
Tie rails together, run to distribution block. Run MAP off of block. Run another line to an aftermarket reservoir with check valve, which then runs to brake booster. Is this overkill and needlessly complicated?
#4
1) Run a rats nest of vacuum lines to a block from each cylinder
2) Run a map off of one cylinder. Impossible to tune.
Two.
Here's a better picture that you should be able to see the rails in. (Bottom brass nipples)
IMGP4387 by concealer404, on Flickr
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My experience with ITBs leads me to believe that the MAP sensor is borderline useless.
Assuming your ECU has a baro in it and doesnt need the MAP for taking a pre-cranking baro reading like some do.
Assuming your ECU has a baro in it and doesnt need the MAP for taking a pre-cranking baro reading like some do.
#7
I will double check that the boost has a check, though.
I think the ticket here is to tie the two vacuum rails together before the MAP, then go from MAP to one of these: Steel Black Finish Vacuum System Reservoir Tank Universal Fit Hot Rat Rod | eBay
And then to booster.
#13
Run a vac pump for the brake booster? Hell if its not a street driven car, see if its reasonable to just make a vac reservoir and charge it between runs for the brake booster, that will be lighter.
The true correct way to run map sensors on itbs is to put a map on each cylinder and use an ecu that supports that many map sensors, or make a circuit to blend all the map signals together (just connecting all the cylinders in a vac manifold and running a map off there doesnt work right). Alternatively you could just tune the thing straight alpha-n including timing and just use the map for baro correction. As much as I hate alpha-n, if I was tuning a naturally aspirated auto-x car it comes with a lot of benefits like instantly responding to throttle changes with minimal transient corrections.
The true correct way to run map sensors on itbs is to put a map on each cylinder and use an ecu that supports that many map sensors, or make a circuit to blend all the map signals together (just connecting all the cylinders in a vac manifold and running a map off there doesnt work right). Alternatively you could just tune the thing straight alpha-n including timing and just use the map for baro correction. As much as I hate alpha-n, if I was tuning a naturally aspirated auto-x car it comes with a lot of benefits like instantly responding to throttle changes with minimal transient corrections.
#14
Either way, the car is plated, registered, and insured, and will stay that way since i'm not going to trailer it to local events.
The true correct way to run map sensors on itbs is to put a map on each cylinder and use an ecu that supports that many map sensors, or make a circuit to blend all the map signals together (just connecting all the cylinders in a vac manifold and running a map off there doesnt work right). Alternatively you could just tune the thing straight alpha-n including timing and just use the map for baro correction. As much as I hate alpha-n, if I was tuning a naturally aspirated auto-x car it comes with a lot of benefits like instantly responding to throttle changes with minimal transient corrections.
#19
You have nothing to worry about. Sourcing vacuum for your brake booster and MAP signal from the same junction won't cause any problems.
Here's my common rail IRTB vacuum setup, and what you could do with yours.
FWIW, unless you have insane amounts of lift and duration, running a purely MAP setup will be absolutely fine - I do. Even with crazy cams, it should still run fine.
Here's a nifty small vacuum distribution block from BEGI:
Signal Source Fitting - Two Vacuum Sources BEGi
Here's my common rail IRTB vacuum setup, and what you could do with yours.
FWIW, unless you have insane amounts of lift and duration, running a purely MAP setup will be absolutely fine - I do. Even with crazy cams, it should still run fine.
Here's a nifty small vacuum distribution block from BEGI:
Signal Source Fitting - Two Vacuum Sources BEGi