We do plan to go to the other boards once we get the Mazda group up and running. Our loyalty is to here first. Once you guys are taken care of and satisfied then we'll move on. Making money is cool, but doing something with the community is much more primary for us.
The short version on how the spool control works is this:
Any wastegate requires a certain amount of positive pressure to overcome the spring that keeps the wastegate closed. As you apply more and more pressure (as boost builds) the spring is overcome ever so slightly, and the wastegate starts to open. At peak boost the wastegate is held open a certain amount because of the spring that results in that peak level. So we can call that 100%. So if that is 100% and it is 8 psi we'll just assume things are linear.. then at 4 psi the wastegate is open 50%. The downside to that is then the turbo doesn't have as much exhaust to spool with, and thus will build psi at a slower rate. If you can change that 4 psi point to 0% open then you'll be building boost at a much faster rate through 4 psi. So what we do with our wastegate controller is we alter the vacuum line so that the wastegate doesn't see positive pressure until the set psi of the controller. Once that set psi is achieved, the controller allows unregulated air of greater than its set point past and through the MBC or other components in the system. This then opens up the wastegate in time to prevent a boost spike, but at the same time greatly reduce the overall spool time of the turbo system. So basically it just improves wastegate operation. It can't really make a big turbo act like a little T25, but it can certainly trim down the spool up time by a good measure!
Hope that helps!
Thanks much,
Steve
www.nsnmotorsports.com