Okay so for now twelve of us will have (or already have) a HDI boost controllers. Let's share information about fitting, wiring, pictures and so on here.

07/03 My Boost controller arrived today. I went for the SBC-D-SE , as did everyone else. First impressions are good, it only took 9 days to arrive, and only 5 working days Here's how it looks when you receive it:





Inside the box:

Main unit:





it feels good quality. A lot smaller than I was expecting! really tiny little thing. You could mount this anywhere you wanted!



How it looks when one of the two dials are depressed.



Rear.



Next to MAC Solenoid unit. Again solenoid looks well made.

Also inside the box, all parts are well sealed in adjoining pockets:





Finally, a little data CD and clear, plain English instructions.

Gunzi has had a problem with his not the best start to my GB. D2Power are sorting it out as we speak. Mine won't be here for a week or two yet. Anyone else want to post a few piccies?

haven't had time to install mine at the moment but off work in a weeks time for a week so pleanty of time to do it .

I haven't had time either. The 'coupe time' I have spent has been on fitting rear discs pads and replaced handbrake cable for mot on Saturday, as the cable was binding.
I have a new coolant and air con radiator to fit so was going to do it at the same time.
What's the problem with Gunzi's?
I have only taken it out of the box to look and haven't offered it up for fitment and is all theory.
I was thinking that I would put it in the ash tray. Bit of hacking about I guess.
Powerwise, as it needs a permant live I could take this from my stereo or cig ligher as mine are permanent. The switched from the window. Earth is easy. I have a boost gauge so can plumb into that.
As for the permanent live, would I be correct in thinking it needs this to keep the settings ie it's brain working? If so would it need resetting if the battery was disconnected ?

Any heads up of what the problem is?
Best not to hack apart anything, I'll make sure it works stuck to the dash first, or eBay unwrapped if I knew what the problem was.
Please share?

The unit functions correctly. It works fine, I get 1.2 bar at 2250rpm, it's really smooth when on boost and when backing off the throttle. It's a great bit of kit.

The problem is that it has no memory which means I have to set it each time I get in the car. The main problem is that it emits a very loud beep unless I set it. I'll be sending it back to them for a replacement. It's been a week of exchanging emails for me to check various things.

I was waiting for a result from d2 before posting to see how they handled this. So far they've been really good to deal with. Let's hope it's a bad apple.

Link. This was before the final fittings had taken place. You have to cut a large section out of the ash tray to get it to fit. Pics to follow.

For reference the red and yellow wire in cog lighter is linked to the ignition. I used the positive and earth for the head unit. Other than that it's plug and play.

Cheers

I will be mounting into the drivers side air vent - I thought about the ash tray - but I would prefer to keep it away from the hands of passengers etc, also having to explain all the time would be a pain in the arse.

I did think about this for a while - but after hearing the explaination on how to get there an the stuff that has to come out - I think I have settled with the Air Vent apature.

(mine not arrived yet either).

R00

Mine arrived today. Added pictures to the top of this thread. I was intending on doing a little how-to, but Taffy20VT is fitting my stage 3 hybrid and FMIC this weekend, so I may as well let him fit this at the same time. It's not difficult if Gunzi did it
Did anyone get the following with theirs?





A load of decals, but more interesting is the metallic thing I got, wasn't inside the boost controller box. Looks like a set of panpipes made up of nozzles You can't detach the nozzles, and it's very well made. God knows what it's for? Could be for running loads of boost gauges off for a display maybe?

I didn't get either of those! They did provide me witha metal T piece for tapping into the boost pipework.

One other point is that the supplied boost pipe isn't quite long enough to go between the goal post pipe on the inlet and the ashtray.

Quelle Suprise. I've not bought a boost gauge yet that had enough hose for it to reach All to save what? 2p a meter? Thankfully B+Q sell the hose per the meter really cheap so I bought 5 meters. Loads enough.

b+Q sell vacuum hose???

Is that not a water hose?

Ross

p.s dont use window washer water hose for boost hose. It does work but it melts and causes no end of problems trying to identify the leak!! Lol.

No Idea what kind of hose it is Wossy. But I've been using it in all three of my coupés over 7 years with no problems, so I shall continue!

Phil you are barking mad! WTF?

This is posted somewhere else on the forum, but where could it be?

She may appear in other threads from time to time

Didn't get either of them.

Yesterday I Fitted the boost gauge I purchased over 4 months ago. The hose was exactly the correct length

@ Phil - I think there is something about your grass growing that you are not telling us ?
I'm sure I've seen that woman before though
Didn't you bring her to the brooklands meet last year?


Sorry back on thread - I'm planning on going to buy one of these units sometime soon, I'm watching the results and performance with interest.

Me neither. Fitting it within the next 2 weeks.

I think it's because I'm the Point of contact they've gave me those decals. And looking on the net metal thing is a 4-way T-Piece so maybe they think I have a shop or something and display their boost gauges?!!

hey speak to crazycoop if you dont use that metal thingy - she might be able to use it on the drift car.

R00

Mines being sent back today. Hopefully it'll be a swift turn around to get a new one

Hopefully yours will be sorted Gunzi!
I don't think I'll get round to mine for another two weeks!
I'll make sure it's all up and running before I place the control unit. Can see it would sit ok in the vent, but I don't want to sacrifice the little air that does flow throw.
Ashtray wise, if it's possible to hack the back out a little then it would sit inside flush. Take of the door and cnc a panel to fit. Either make a hole for lighter or blank it off and fit the three way elsewhere (drivers side underneath)

You have to cut a largish section in the back to get it in the ash tray. Like this:






Then the unit needs stabilising or each time you shut the ash tray door it slips down into the recess you cut out and you can't get the door opened easily. I used velcro to attach it to the ash tray door (cheap on ebay). It looked good when the ash tray was swung open.

Thanks for the pics Gunzi. Mine's being fitted this weekend.

I see exactly what you have done now. I thought it was laid on the door.
That's the way to do it.

To confirm I did have it velcroed to the ash tray door, in the same place the original ash tray piece was slotted in. It's just longer than the ash tray is, so in order to be able to open and shut the door smoothly you need to remove the section in the photos above. This means that it pivots with the ashtray door, without fouling the base of the ashtray. Hope that makes sense.

It's on it's way back to HK now so I can't get any other pictures atm!

How did you get on pinin? Where did taffy run the wires for the HDI?