ABY Overboost?

[newsh]

The kind of overboost you want rather than the kind you don't want

How do you get this to happen reliably? I went out with a mate yesterday lunchtime and it did it twice when I was going through the gears, coming in with a sudden rise in power, a nice push in the back and showing about 16PSI on the gauge. Last night I went out and gave it some and it didn't do it

Please ABY drivers, share your experience

[Big Lee M]

I think it only kicks in below 3k and on WOT, but it is a good feeling when it hits you.

[dest]

IIRC it only does it in 3rd-6th gear?
Anyway, get it homefried and you wont have to worry about it!

[Rusty]

Low RPM, high load, press the accelerator hard (like I told you ) It's a complete waste of time, Homefries gets rid of it and gives you 1.5(ish) bar all the time, much better

[bigdan]

Rapidly mash your foot to the floor!! Usually works for me!

I also find that it helps to be in too high a gear/revs below 2k rpm or going up hill when you do mash you foot to the floor.

HTH

Dan.

[S2central.net]

As a above it is activated by rapid application of wot but it is not very reliable - hence why I dialled it out of hmefries for much more dependable boost at wot

[dest]

The thing is, how often do you find yourself in the situation where you are in a high gear at low revs unless you purposely do it yourself?
It's a bit pointless really!

[bigdan]

The thing is, how often do you find yourself in the situation where you are in a high gear at low revs unless you purposely do it yourself?
It's a bit pointless really!

Exactly. If you want to overtake someone, you drop it down a gear or two.
It is fun to try and get overboost to work though!

[Rusty]

It's a marketing gimmick, nothing more really, just something that the motoring press will have identified as a high-end toy and potential buyers will have been able to bore their mates down the pub with

[newsh]

Thanks guys! Seems like it works when you don't expect it and doesn't when you want it to.. Good job there's a homefried ECU on the way!

[Rusty]

It can be dangerous when you expect overboost torque to overtake and get stock boost and the car feels flat, can lead to some closer calls.

[GazzaG60]

i found that it worked here and there and boost fluctuationwas an issue.

i din't like it. maybe when new it worked well not on mine.

then the boost controller came and gave good clean delivery. lot quicker even at 1 bar than the stock chips provided.