Re: Scarlet
Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 2:11 am
elec vac pump installed to assist with low vac at idle and it works fantastic. I meant to do a write up but its been soo frkn hot and spending time rehearsing, i was more keen to just install and test it.
Hella elec vac pump as used on modern cars. This thing sucks .. and in a good way!.. its quick and its dead quiet compared to the diaphragm style pumps which arent worth their weight in gold (they are heavy clunky and noisey).
Not a difficult setup - pump, vac canister (was going to use this initially without pump but got carried away) hose, pump mounting, wiring, adjustable vac switch from element14 and check valves. The only pic i have is the location of my vac gauge:
geeez this thing is quick to build up vac. I do have the higher model pump though (UP30 used primarily for brake vac and accessories, UP28 is just a top-up pump for assistance but could be used the same in this application).
Shout out to Charlie (Baer rep for Australia on this forum) who supplied me the pump.
Shout out to Kerry for designing and building the bracket to be mounted where i wanted on the front fender bolts hanging down shielded by the front FGlass from the elements. It works soooo well.
Meth kit installed. Just need to test for leaks and ground the pump and solenoid however have tested the controller and works well when activated.
Ill have to get some pics of the engine bay side but here is the reservoir in the boot. sits nicely. Using a zip-tie for added security where there was no mounting point. Its bolted on the other side.
Because of this ive added some LEDs on the dash cluster. Meth injection activated (brighter than normal Blue), Meth low (red).. and while i was running wiring from boot to front ive added LEDs for fuel pumps. After breaking down on the M5 due to a melted fuse holder, this is extra troubleshooting (from a power perspective) to know if there is power to the pumps. Works really well. The Meth activation light worked well too on the cruise the other night.
Im using the "Brakes" window for the elec vac pump so i can see when its in use and give me an indication if there is a problem or leak and pump is always ON or not working for that matter, wiring was already there so just utilised it (need to hook that one up on the engine bay side
Hella elec vac pump as used on modern cars. This thing sucks .. and in a good way!.. its quick and its dead quiet compared to the diaphragm style pumps which arent worth their weight in gold (they are heavy clunky and noisey).
Not a difficult setup - pump, vac canister (was going to use this initially without pump but got carried away) hose, pump mounting, wiring, adjustable vac switch from element14 and check valves. The only pic i have is the location of my vac gauge:
geeez this thing is quick to build up vac. I do have the higher model pump though (UP30 used primarily for brake vac and accessories, UP28 is just a top-up pump for assistance but could be used the same in this application).
Shout out to Charlie (Baer rep for Australia on this forum) who supplied me the pump.
Shout out to Kerry for designing and building the bracket to be mounted where i wanted on the front fender bolts hanging down shielded by the front FGlass from the elements. It works soooo well.
Meth kit installed. Just need to test for leaks and ground the pump and solenoid however have tested the controller and works well when activated.
Ill have to get some pics of the engine bay side but here is the reservoir in the boot. sits nicely. Using a zip-tie for added security where there was no mounting point. Its bolted on the other side.
Because of this ive added some LEDs on the dash cluster. Meth injection activated (brighter than normal Blue), Meth low (red).. and while i was running wiring from boot to front ive added LEDs for fuel pumps. After breaking down on the M5 due to a melted fuse holder, this is extra troubleshooting (from a power perspective) to know if there is power to the pumps. Works really well. The Meth activation light worked well too on the cruise the other night.
Im using the "Brakes" window for the elec vac pump so i can see when its in use and give me an indication if there is a problem or leak and pump is always ON or not working for that matter, wiring was already there so just utilised it (need to hook that one up on the engine bay side