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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 02:31 PM
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How do they wire up ?
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 03:13 PM
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do you mean a bleed valve?
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 03:18 PM
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no, i mean an boost control knob. inside the car, wired to ecu
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 07:20 PM
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What ECU might help?
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 07:23 PM
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And what knob? Apart from you

I take it you mean a Pectel adjuster on a Weber?
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 09:08 PM
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Bollocks to you James.

Its a black knob, you know James, the type you like

Its a L8 and its a black raychem one i think
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 09:10 PM
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Do you not have an electronic boost controller fitted?? I thought those boost control knobs were sacked off back in the mid 90s.


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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 09:41 PM
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I have nothing fitted at all lol.
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Old Jul 23, 2011 | 02:33 AM
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pin connections are 11 30 and 9
however the ecu has to be modified with quite a number of components
amd have the correct eprom
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