Mark 1 Posted April 27, 2019 Report Share Posted April 27, 2019 Co2 boost control?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mapper Posted May 1, 2019 Report Share Posted May 1, 2019 Please elaborate what you want to achive. Maybe its already possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarlo Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 i have co2 boost control on my skyline using the fury to control it. I just use a 1kg co2 bottle with a 3 pot mac valve it works really well however i needed to use pneumatic needle and seat valves to get it smooth which also saves co2 they were about $10 from a air plant shop. Can run a 3psi spring and achieve 40psi can do nice boost vs speed tables etc awesome for track. If you need any info let me know and ill email you pics Davidv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 1 Posted May 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2019 ok sounds like it is possible to some degree. looking at other platforms they have specific co2 settings and the ecu controls two mac valves via feedback from a pressure sensor in the top of the wastegate. I want to be able to run a low pound spring and ramp the boost right up on a time base for drag racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarlo Posted May 6, 2019 Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 That sounds like an expensive way to achieve the same result. That's exactly what i am doing except you dont need two mac valves just one you can run as small a spring as you like. You dont need feedback from the top of the gate you want to control boost in the manifold not specifically pressure in the waste gate top hat. You use a PID in the ecu and the co2 and you can set boost vs time, speed or whatever you like and achieve the same result maybe even better as the boost is referenced from the manifold not pressure differential on the diaphragm of the gate. the main advantage with the system your describing i would imagine will be less co2 used. However i use the car for track work and haven't been through a bottle of co2 yet. I would think you would get years out of a drag car providing you use needle and seat valves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamw Posted May 7, 2019 Report Share Posted May 7, 2019 18 hours ago, tarlo said: That sounds like an expensive way to achieve the same result. That's exactly what i am doing except you dont need two mac valves just one you can run as small a spring as you like. You dont need feedback from the top of the gate you want to control boost in the manifold not specifically pressure in the waste gate top hat. You use a PID in the ecu and the co2 and you can set boost vs time, speed or whatever you like and achieve the same result maybe even better as the boost is referenced from the manifold not pressure differential on the diaphragm of the gate. the main advantage with the system your describing i would imagine will be less co2 used. However i use the car for track work and haven't been through a bottle of co2 yet. I would think you would get years out of a drag car providing you use needle and seat valves. The drag race style CO2 control than the OP is asking for here is where you have two solenoids controlling wastegate dome pressure. Made popular from the old AMS-1000 boost controllers. Our boost control is currently linked to MAP rather than a separate pressure sensor which this system needs. The idea of controlling dome pressure instead of manifold pressure is it is apparently more responsive and precise. You only have a small static dome volume to control rather than the large volume pipework and plenum etc which is also highly dynamic. So the control loop is much smaller and you have a much more stable target. I have never seen any back to back testing but I suspect in most situations the final control stability probably doesnt work out much different than what you're doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarlo Posted May 7, 2019 Report Share Posted May 7, 2019 thats interesting.... If you were controlling pressure on either side of the diaphragm you would still need to reference map in the controller to as to see the target yeah? Or does the controller just view/control the pressure in the top of the gate not the bottom and the inlet still acts on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamw Posted May 8, 2019 Report Share Posted May 8, 2019 As far as I remember they only control/monitor/target the dome pressure (top side). Bottom side is still connected to manifold but not referenced at all in the control system. Basically just like changing the spring in the dome. If you have a 4psi spring and you add 30psi to the dome your manifold pressure will control at about 34psi. tarlo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarlo Posted May 8, 2019 Report Share Posted May 8, 2019 Oh yeah i see what you mean. The same result could be achieved by different duty cycles and a constant CO2 pressure with the link yeah? in fact that is generally how i run mine most of the time i just use a trim pot to set the duty cycle. I i don't quite see how the controller could be more precise at controlling boost without actually referencing the variable its controlling? it wouldn't be able to account for variances like pressure in the exhaust manifold that would slightly affect the waste gate valve or changes in barometric pressure. I would imagine a well tuned pid referencing inlet manifold pressure would out perform a duty cycle/pressure in top hat of wastegate based system at maintaining target accuracy. What are your thoughts Adam? also i don't mean this in a disrespectful way i really like to discuss stuff like this and brainstorm different ways of attacking problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Andersson Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 The AMS 2000 runs the fastest dragracing vehicles in the world with this strategy ( doubble solenoids and controlling the dome pressure ) IT IS faster.. it just is I have been asking for this for a long time now , the AMS 2000 is a 2500 dollar unit but it sure does its job , I really would like to do the same with my link system sardengineering 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orlando bello Posted April 8, 2020 Report Share Posted April 8, 2020 On 5/2/2019 at 4:12 AM, tarlo said: i have co2 boost control on my skyline using the fury to control it. I just use a 1kg co2 bottle with a 3 pot mac valve it works really well however i needed to use pneumatic needle and seat valves to get it smooth which also saves co2 they were about $10 from a air plant shop. Can run a 3psi spring and achieve 40psi can do nice boost vs speed tables etc awesome for track. If you need any info let me know and ill email you pics Hello tarlo that is interesting would like to know more about that setup [email protected]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarlo Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 Hi Orlando I only just saw your reply. If your still interested let me know. I have changed the bottle to a soda stream bottle now as the 1kg bottle was a bit big. Car is now used for circuit racing and co2 has been very effective. The main things I have found that are necessary are the needle and seat valves particularly for exhausting (smooths out pressure fluctuations) And it is also necessary to account for the non-linearity of the Mac valve duty cycle. I did this by setting up the boost control to run off the TPS (tps vs duty cycle in a gp pwm table) when the engine was not running and monitoring the waste gate hat pressure while opening throttle. I found a small dead band and then a non linear increase. With this you can then map your duty cycle to suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 Dual solenoid Dome pressure boost control will be in the next GX release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.0L_turbo Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 On 8/4/2021 at 9:15 PM, Vaughan said: Dual solenoid Dome pressure boost control will be in the next GX release. Hey Vaughan, been looking online but can't seem to find any info. Has this been implemented yet for g4x ECU's I would like to run this when I switch over to my large turbo setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamw Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 Yep it’s been in there a while now. There is a set up guide and plumbing diagram in the help file. 2.0L_turbo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.0L_turbo Posted June 23, 2022 Report Share Posted June 23, 2022 8 hours ago, Adamw said: Yep it’s been in there a while now. There is a set up guide and plumbing diagram in the help file. Cool I tried taking a look the other night but didn't have much time to browse the help file. Glad to see that in there now when I get my big turbo on the car I can really have some fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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