mattski2

Hi,

I'm thinking of getting a Super-ACV-R for my RB5 and was wondering if anyone has any experience with them. I spoke to Power Engineering and they said they can be 'fun' to setup (complex etc).

So... good or bad?

And... what is a 'safe' amount of boost to Run with the RB5? I'm currently running at 16psi, I guess 19psi would be nice but is this sensible? ( Aquamist Water Injection and an oil-cooler is not out of the question).

ta,
Matt.

john banks

I run 18 PSI with a MY00 decat PPP. I have run 19 PSI but it is a bit too close to fuel cut and I was worried about intake temps.

The AVC-R requires you to set up duty cycles for the solenoid by RPM, boost targets by RPM, offsets for gears, and also gain. In other words, it is flexible and powerful, but is known to be a bit of a pig to set up.

I would happily do it myself, but that might be because I am making my own EBC.

I would advise you to at least consider a Dawes boost controller (£35) with the bleed hole adjusted (50p 2mm drill bit).

At 18 PSI the PPP ECU does run quite rich (9% CO but this is good for cooling in-cyl temps with the small turbo).

With the price of the AVC-R you may also want to consider a remap. Stephen Done is working with PE on a "Delta" ECU.