AEM tru boost- Bleeder style?

[BIRDCLAWTSi]

Hi, Looking into a TRU Boost, Just making sure it is not a bleeder style controller. Any input will help.
Thanks-Dave

 

[CanadianTalonTC]

As far as I know it is a bleeder style, it has three ports. One as a filter and two controller depending on if you have an internal or external wastegate. I routed the one the small filter is supposed to go on back into the intake.

It works great, mine spikes a touch but drops right back down and holds boost excellent. It's a bit weird to get used to since you are working with it in duty cycle instead of boost pressure so it varies a touch gear to gear which is normal.

Love mine! The safety features are excellent too.

Joel

 

[BIRDCLAWTSi]

As far as I know it is a bleeder style, it has three ports. One as a filter and two controller depending on if you have an internal or external wastegate. I routed the one the small filter is supposed to go on back into the intake.

It works great, mine spikes a touch but drops right back down and holds boost excellent. It's a bit weird to get used to since you are working with it in duty cycle instead of boost pressure so it varies a touch gear to gear which is normal.

Love mine! The safety features are excellent too.

Joel

Thanks for the input, Just trying to justify the price, If it bleeds off boost pressure, What makes it better than any other $50 boost controller?

 

[CanadianTalonTC]

Thanks for the input, Just trying to justify the price, If it bleeds off boost pressure, What makes it better than any other $50 boost controller?

That from a push of the button you have 2 different boost modes plus wastegate pressure, the ability to control the wastegate crack pressure, safety features including shutting down to wastegate pressure in an overboost situation, comes with it's own very nice boost gauge with an analog (led) circle along with a digital display. Matches the AEM UEGO beautifully haha.

All from the cabin which is a huge bonus to me.

For being an all in one gauge and controller there are tons of features.

Joel

Also fwiw, it's internally flashed so it remembers all your settings when you take out your battery for anyone wondering.

 

[kenamond]

That from a push of the button you have 2 different boost modes plus wastegate pressure, the ability to control the wastegate crack pressure, safety features including shutting down to wastegate pressure in an overboost situation, comes with it's own very nice boost gauge with an analog (led) circle along with a digital display. Matches the AEM UEGO beautifully haha.

All from the cabin which is a huge bonus to me.

For being an all in one gauge and controller there are tons of features.

Joel

Also fwiw, it's internally flashed so it remembers all your settings when you take out your battery for anyone wondering.

I'm curious. If you can support the higher-boost option (for example, it's not race-fuel-specific for the 1/4 mile, etc) then why in the world would you ever use the lower boost option? When I'm worrying about getting the max MPG, I do it with gear selection, mild acceleration, paying attention to traffic lights way in advance, using engine braking, etc. to squeak out 19mpg city. But when I want to GO, I floor it and get the max my setup can handle.

I thought about dual boost setups when I was in that part of my upgrade path and read some threads that made me ask those questions, and I decided that there really wasn't a reason except to have a cool "extra power" button in the cockpit. By the way, that extra unused button below the rear defogger was where I was going to put the switch...fits in with the normal decor and wasn't used (apparently, that button was used in Sebring interiors but not Talon/Eclipses). I was going to use a spare defogger button but paint a smiley face on it.

I still love my Joe P IL, set to 15psi. Simple, robust, accurate.

Just curious.

 

[CanadianTalonTC]

I'm curious. If you can support the higher-boost option (for example, it's not race-fuel-specific for the 1/4 mile, etc) then why in the world would you ever use the lower boost option? When I'm worrying about getting the max MPG, I do it with gear selection, mild acceleration, paying attention to traffic lights way in advance, using engine braking, etc. to squeak out 19mpg city. But when I want to GO, I floor it and get the max my setup can handle.

I thought about dual boost setups when I was in that part of my upgrade path and read some threads that made me ask those questions, and I decided that there really wasn't a reason except to have a cool "extra power" button in the cockpit. By the way, that extra unused button below the rear defogger was where I was going to put the switch...fits in with the normal decor and wasn't used (apparently, that button was used in Sebring interiors but not Talon/Eclipses). I was going to use a spare defogger button but paint a smiley face on it.

I still love my Joe P IL, set to 15psi. Simple, robust, accurate.

Just curious.

I use the low boost for driving around town, it limits me . (And other people driving my car ).

I've never used scramble boost, however you can activate it if you wanted lower boost in the first gear and then higher in the upper gears if your tuning system doesn't support it (older cars). Technically with the AEM there are 4 boost levels if you count everything you can do. I only use three (wastegate/low/high), I've even used the lower ones to keep races more interesting between other people haha.

Regardless, it's a useful feature for the reason you explained. Race fuel specific etc. For people running dual tunes (E85 and 91 or Race gas etc) a click of a button to the higher boost to match your other tune (you dont need it on the dash, it's within the gauge btw). It's also an integral part of the safety features (Overboosting lowers it to the lower boost levels regardless of what duty cycle you have it set to).

Joel