How to set up the Tru-Boost controller

[joshiepoogoose]

i cant seen to get mine to work!!! no matter how much i up the duty cycle the boost never goes up, is there some thing im doing wrong? im running less boost then i was running before

[rmak_14]

hey sorry for the noob question but since the tru boost will display boost, i wouldnt need to buy another boost/vac gauge would i? the truboost would tell me these things?

thanks

[GT]

hey sorry for the noob question but since the tru boost will display boost, i wouldnt need to buy another boost/vac gauge would i? the truboost would tell me these things?

thanks

Yes, the Tru Boost will display vacuum and boost. So there is no need to purchase another boost gauge.

[awdboost]

i cant seen to get mine to work!!! no matter how much i up the duty cycle the boost never goes up, is there some thing im doing wrong? im running less boost then i was running before

Make sure that you hook up the ports correctly.

[michell.rx7]

Hi i have installed my tru boost in my 3rd  generation RX7 but when is running the boost move up and down on the dyno graphic. How can I controlled so I can get a clean acceleration curve?

[GoCarSc300]

I've got my Tru Boost all set up but how do I switch between boost setting A and boost setting B? Hopefully someone knows the step by step instructions. Let me know please. Thanks.

[GT]

I've got my Tru Boost all set up but how do I switch between boost setting A and boost setting B? Hopefully someone knows the step by step instructions. Let me know please. Thanks.

You will press and hold the left button for 2 seconds to change run modes, continue to press the left button to switch to desired setting. For a complete Tru Boost instruction, please follow this link. http://forum.aempower.com/forum/index.php/topic,17959.0.html

[cpuello]

It's normal the sound that the solenid make when the boost star reading ?

[tc-r]

hey im new on here and i have the aem tru boost controller and i have every thing installed right but the gauge is flashing red saying er5 instead of reading boost but i can tell the boost solenoid is good cause i hear the click from it also im getting a strong manifold pressure up to the gauge . A local tuner said they had the same problem and they found out the gauge it self was bad wat do yall think...thanks

[XpecTz]

Hi I got this finally and I'm experiencing an annoying problem. I'd floor it and the car would lose pressure and slow down and the RPM would hang on 4-5rpm with no boost. I have a hunch that it's the configurations of the tru boost. I'm a complete NOOB on this but what the hell do I set Scramble Boost on too? and Scramble boost time. The alarm is base on PSI correct? not those huge 40,50,80 etc. numbers like setting a & b?

One last thing what should I set SPr to?

Car is a TT Supra running on True Twin Conversion mode.

[Skullman]

I have a 1986 Mustang SVO with a T3/T4 Hybrid Turbo. I have just had the motor rebuilt and extra Mods added. I have changed from an internal Waste Gate to an External Waste Gate with a spring pressure of 10.  I had a Manual TurboSmart Controller that you adjusted with an allen wrench. I am having a hard time understanding the instructions with the AEM TruBoost Controller. I adjusted the spring pressure to 10 but I am not sure how to set my boost pressure. I want to run about 15 pounds until I break the motor in and then got to 20 pounds. Can someone please simplify the adjustments for me. I don't understand the scramble boost and why it has an A & B Boost setting or exactly how they work. If you set A for 15 do you run 15 pounds of boost? The instructions look like it works in percentages and you have to set the percentage and then run the car to see  what the boost does and then change it again and run the car to see what it does. I am confused? Also if I drive the car normal it is fine but if I get on the boost then after that it does not want to idle. You can recrank it and it idles fine. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I have printed everything out in this posting section to look for answers.

[Minami Kotaro]

I have a couple of questions.

The instruction manual shows the two red wires to both be switched +12v.

1) Is this correct?  Seems like one should be switched and the other always "hot".

2) If they are both switched +12v, can the wires both go to the same switched source or must they be separated?

[hwnd]

[edit]... I had a b/s post saying "Teach these new guys the lingo, etc"..

GT pretty much handled it all right here
http://forum.aempower.com/forum/index.php/topic,22528.0.html

What I'd like to have for the new guys would be a simple (but VERY CLEAR) how-to.
...might want to include a note saying "Do not mount near high heat(wastegate)".

Here is a little info I dug up to help explain a bit more on the EBC's.
http://www.splparts.com/doc/tech/EBC.htm

[pernilongo]

I'm desperate i can't figure it out with the Tru-Boost. I have a 1jz vvti motor with single turbo, internal waste gate and it seems that at 10% duty it boosts to 7lb and at 90% only to 10lb. what am i doing wrong? i need to get at least 14-15lb and i'm already about to give up. Thanks for any help.

[specialed]

Which boost setting did you program your 90% duty cycle on? Did you program it on setting B but are trying to verify on setting A? Double check that first.

Also, what do you have your SPr (Spring Pressure) value set at?