Thats actually interesting info.. When I first did research on it, I was told otherwise. Thats excellent if thats true, since the solenoid works really well with the UTEC.

 

Thats what they told me.

 

Yeah I called and asked them about it a few months ago. They said other than the harness it is plug and play.

 

Exchanged some emails with Perrin today.

To quote the last email from them:
It is easy, use the fast response mode/interrupt mode.
-Cut the wires from your stock solenoid, and solder the new wires to the EBCS wires.
-No restrictors, just the hose.
-No resistor, as it has the correct resistance to not blow up the drivers in on the ECU.
-Mount it where you like, just not on the engine. The OEM place is best.

Just like the other guys that said they spoke with them: looks like it should be really straight forward to install.

Winter's coming for me.... but I'll probably play with it this coming spring/summer.

 

Very cool.. I'll order one and see how it works for me.. Unfortunately with the GT35r I'm a little reluctant to let the ECU do the work, I do like having the control of the AVC-R with that turbo..

 

Exactly, but I would just use wire taps, instead of cutting it,

 

MalibuJack,

Do you know what size resistor to use? I've seen some people suggest 10ohm 1W.

 

Anyone tried this yet? Any additional feedback?

 

I think I posted this for the GM solenoid awhile back in another thread, that sounds right.

As an update, I have been running the Perrin solenoid, I added a set of packard metripack connectors so it looks OEM and I Can swap the stock connector back on. It seems to work fine, obviously the boost maps need to be altered but it actually did seem to work out of the box for me.

I'm using a UTEC at the moment so that is how I plan on controlling it, but it can be done with the stock ECU pretty easily.

But as of now I can confirm that you can use the Perrin EBCS without a problem.

 

MJ,

Thanks for the info and also the tip on those connectors!

 

I have been running the PErrin EBCS for year with no issues ar all with the UTEC and a map sensor lor load reference.

 

BTW, when I tested the default boost control for the ECU and the EBCS, everything worked fine, but because I have an external wastegate, the car overboosted with the stock settings.. Since the Map0(passthrough) on a UTEC uses the factory boost control settings I have to alter my ECU boost control maps so they stay real low.

 

I just got one of these and was interested in the packard metripack connectors you used so I don't have to cut the oem connector. When I ran the GM bcs on my WRX, I ended soldering it to the oem harness; I wanted to avoid that on the Evo if possible. I found these sites:

http://stores.ebay.com/Hi-Tech-Suppl...odFVOdOAQQtZkm

http://happyterminals.com/index.php?cPath=25

Can you give me a clue as to which is the right connector so that I can have it ready to go before pulling the oem unit out. I would appreciate it.

Thanks.

 

I ultimately cut off the stock connector and put the metripak connector in its place.. You could order a summimoto 2 pin connector (Male) but its not easy to get them, you could also cut the connector off the solenoid too. In my case I just bit the bullet and cut it off, if I need to put it back on, I put a metripack connector on the end of the pigtail of the original I cut off so I can just plug it back in.

BTW For anyone who didn't know, the Boost control solenoid, and the EGR solenoid are the same part..

Now that my car is no longer under warranty.. I generally swap the OEM connectors that are impossible to match for Weatherpak or Metripak connectors and place the stock connectors on pigtails that plug into it so I can swap it back on if necessary. I plan on doing this for the MAF connector and will do this on any car I do a blowthrough swap on from now on.. This way the OE MAF has a swap harness instead of trying to source these impossible connectors. I am doing the same for my ignition harness so I can break it somewhere closer to where I want to run my ignition box.

 

^^Thanks.

I'll probably cut the oem one off and reuse it with the Perrin unit as you suggest. I'll also try to look for the "summimoto 2 pin connector (Male)" and let everyone know if I locate a good source.