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stuart_g

posted on 1/4/10 at 03:21 PM Reply With Quote
Power boost valves

I have an fse power boost valve on my car at present and the specs for it say that it is 1.7:1 ratio. Does this still apply if you don't use the vacuum connection.





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Big Stu

posted on 1/4/10 at 03:52 PM Reply With Quote
I have just fitted one to the land rover, and I think the ratio is 1.7 times faster than a standard fuel regulator. I don't think it will effect the responce time however the vacuum tube is used to keep rail at a certain pressure above the manifold pressure therefore your rail pressure will not change with increasing or decreasing manifold pressure. Someone may know better than me but thats my understanding.

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matt_claydon

posted on 1/4/10 at 04:24 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by stuart_g
I have an fse power boost valve on my car at present and the specs for it say that it is 1.7:1 ratio. Does this still apply if you don't use the vacuum connection.


No, without the vacuum you just get a fixed fuel pressure. A normal pressure regulator will decrease/increase fuel pressure by the same amount as the manifold pressure. A PBV will increase/decrease fuel pressure by 1.7 time the change in manifold vacuum. The latter will make an ECU very hard to program!

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stuart_g

posted on 1/4/10 at 05:53 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by matt_claydon
quote:
Originally posted by stuart_g
I have an fse power boost valve on my car at present and the specs for it say that it is 1.7:1 ratio. Does this still apply if you don't use the vacuum connection.


No, without the vacuum you just get a fixed fuel pressure. A normal pressure regulator will decrease/increase fuel pressure by the same amount as the manifold pressure. A PBV will increase/decrease fuel pressure by 1.7 time the change in manifold vacuum. The latter will make an ECU very hard to program!


Excellent. I don't need to get a new one then. I'm not using manifold pressure for anything so a fixed constant fuel pressure is what I want. I'm having the car mapped in a couple of weeks so just wanted to be sure.





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