As the ttile suggests,I'm in need of an ebc but there is soooo much choice out there I'm pulling my hair out trying to decide.Car is currently with Leighton so needs to be bought sharpish..
All advice greatly appreciated
Cheers
Jon

Apexi AVCR - best piece of kit on the market.

Ross

Il second the apexi being a very good bit of kit but also try the Blitz SBC-ID which is good aswell

Failing those 2, I've only ever heard good things about Gizmo boost controller.

I had a Gizzmo a while back, very basic, but not bad. Now I have an Apexi AVC-R, different league.

Another vote for Gizmo....

I might have got mixed up, but haven't the Gizmo suffered from failing solenoids?

Other than that, I suppose it depends on what you want from the controller.

Stable boost control with limited functions - Greddy. (expensive)
All but the kitchen sink with features - AVCR.

Ross

i use Apexi AVC-R

Is £350 for an Apexi shipped from the US to be trusted?As they're obviously a lot more in this country.. Unless I'm looking in the wrong places? £550 is the cheapest I can find....

I got a second hand one from ebay - £255 delivered - Lucky.

It had a faulty map sensor, but was replaced by the seller, so worked out well.

Yes they are expensive, but they are worth it.

Ross

Apexi AVC-R

It appears we have a winner....
Thanks everyone for your input.Much appreciated.
I've had an offer that I'm waiting to hear more info on.Should that fall through..would I be doing the right thing in ordering one from the US as I mentioned earlier?Coming in at £350 shipped,I'm amazed as they're so expensive here...Have I found a genuine bargain?Will I have to pay any fees to anyone for 'importing' etc etc....

They have gone up a lot since I last bought one. They were £250 brand new. Guess it must be down to the fact Apexi don't make them anymore?

They were around £250 new and greddy's could be had for £150.

Now apexi's are circa £440 and greddy's circa £250-£300.

I don't know if I would be comfortable importing one. I imported a greddy remote button and paid about 15% extra on import tax. Still cheaper but more than I expected.

Ross

I use AEM EBC.

Installed 2009. No issues so far.

Start up sequence:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_dv-D2EJlI

I use a blitz ibc. Its awesome. I can set the boost control, whem amd how powerfull the turbo kicks in....... Also has a record function so when on a run i can see how its boosting etc. Also stores peak boost records etc. I think its amazing only thing is it only goes upto 1.4 bar.

Whereabouts have you seen them for £440 Ross? The cheapest I have found is £525..
If the offer I've been given falls through I may have to go down that route as I don't really trust shipping one from the US.And know nothing about import duty etc etc...

Get them to mark box as "present" and theres not import tax to pay.

Look at this on eBay:

Apexi AVCR Electronic boost controller Silver c/w map sensor and 3 port solenoid

http://bit.ly/Qn5z2Y

There was new silver ones on eBay for £440 when I was looking.

Ross

Thanks for the links!

as others have said i have used both and the avcr is THE ONE but the gizzmo is a cheaper alternative.

Blitz S-IBC is great (an appreciating asset now) and I have no problem to go above 1.4 bar, so not sure what if you have a problem there?

rNever tryed to push it above 1.4 bar was just what i read somewhere. And yes upon hqving a play i can set it above 1.4 bar. (wont ever use it though as dont think my turbo/internals has it in them)

ok, I agree 1.4 is a safe maximum, occassionally in different weathers mine can rise to 1.45

depends on what you want from the boost controller, i had a gizmo ms-ibc on my car and it was fantastic, held boost rock solid, no fluctuating and no spiking, doesn't have fancy features but just does what it is designed to do and at about £200 brand new a fantastic bit of kit, plus it's really easy to set up

Mark_s what graph do you use. I like the one that looks like a dyno graph. Shows me how long i have held the boost etc and where it tails off and how much.

Never use the graphs, just have 3 settings (same gain) but different boost limits 1.0 1.2 and 1.4bar and shuttle between them depending on mood etc. I think there is a visual boost display but too busy watching road

Yea at mo im 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 all with different gains. Biggest gain is. 65. Whats ur gain set to mate.

I have a Gizzmo-MS IBC and it's great, easy to install, works really well, six different levels of boost, easy to select with just a press of a button.
No spiking, and a "scramble" feature for a few seconds of even more mayhem.

I found car is far more responsive and it's easy to set Duty and Gain levels and get the turbo more responsive.

A review of it here http://gizzmousa.com/file-copies/Dsport-MS-IBC.pdf