krayzrac3r

I tried searching and was unsuccessful. I cant get my MBC to work. I have a 90 miata with a greddy kit with a starion FMIC and greddy downpipe with a test pipe and a catback. I cant even boost 5 psi on the stock waste gate. The most i've ever boosted is 3-4 psi. So i figured I should add a manual boost controller to boost a consistent 5 psi atleast. Anyways, I have it mounted just like this picture

http://www.geocities.com/chmwatson/F...cschematic.jpg

My question is, I have the wastegate actuators line coming to the MBC and I need to know, what happens with the spot the other end of it used to be at. by the turbo area. I tried it and my car boosts about 3 psi with the MBC tightened all the way and open all the way. Any help ?

Snowsurfer03

you sure your boost gauge is reading correctly? I've never heard of the greddy kit only getting 3psi!
Did you tighten your wastegate arm?
What type of MBC is it?

olderguy

iTrader: (19)

What did you do with the nipple on the compressor that would normally feed the wastegate actuator?

krayzrac3r

olderguy i didnt have a nipple on the compressor, its still left open and the mbc is some no name brand that a friend gave to me. The gold looking ones. Waste gate arm is tightened all the way. Its tightened towards the wastegate actuator.

Mach929

iTrader: (3)

ok take a regular hose and connect it between the compressor housing and the wastegate actuator with no MBC

krayzrac3r

it was already like that before and i couldnt get more than 3 psi.

Mach929

iTrader: (3)

then something else is the problem, at this point you shouldn't be messing with a boost controller

Mach929

iTrader: (3)

make sure you have no vacuum leaks
make sure your boost/vac gauge is working properly with no kinks in the line
no exhaust leaks
wastegate closing completely, not obstructed
wastegate actuator possibly damaged(unsure how to test this)

Snowsurfer03

I 2nd Mach929.

Only 3psi? Something isn't gravy?

krayzrac3r

as far as a vacuum leak goes im pretty sure there is none because my boost gauge shows about 19-20 in vacuum at idle

Mach929

iTrader: (3)

it is still possbile to get a boost leak when you don't have a vacuum leak.

Mach929

iTrader: (3)

do yourself a favor and try a new gauge, maybe borrow one from someone. you don't want to drive yourself nuts over a gauge issue

krayzrac3r

well im sure its not the gauge because if my boost gauge is open all the way it means i should be boosting well over 10 psi. And im not going over 3psi. And im sure I'd be able to tell the difference in pull between 10 psi and 3psi. And on a side note, right now i went on the freeway and in 3rd and 4th gear i was hitting 5 psi holding till redline. But i wouldnt hit 5 psi until over 5K rpms. Its like an insane LAG. I boost 1-2 psi up until 4k then after that on the freeway 3rd-5th gears boost 5 psi.

that7guy

iTrader: (1)

I had the same problem. When I installed the kit it was maxing at 3.5- 4 psi. I got a voodoo MBC and hooked it between the nipple on wastegate actuator and the vacume on the intake manifold. The diagram you showed will work but might cause some boost spike. Other then that i would try another gauge.

Braineack

iTrader: (62)

This statment confuses me. Are you saying there isn't a bung or fitting on the compressor? Or are you saying there isn't a fitting on the bung and there is a open hole?

penpen989

hmm i have a hallman mbc and it doesnt say anything about teeing into the bov vacuum line. just the lines from the compressor and the wastegate.

Braineack

iTrader: (62)

you can tee off of any boost source.

Mach929

iTrader: (3)

i'm thinking it's normal not to get full boost till after 4k rpm

krayzrac3r

Sorry about the misunderstanding what I meant was that the hole is OPEN. There is a fitting its just left open now that I have the MBC. I closed it today and now my cars still the same with the difference being that it doesnt blow off any noise once i let go of the throttle in boost.

Braineack

iTrader: (62)

ok.

Do this.

Connect the MBC to the Compressor fitting. So the bottom leg of MBC goes towards the compressor and the side legs goes towards the wastgate.

Keep the BOV vacuum line out of the equation, make sure it's leak free and connected straight to your source.

MBC is on the lowest boost setting when turned fully counterclockwise. The tighter you tighten down the MBC the higher the boost will go.

Also verify that your wastgate actuator rod is fairly tight.


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