Took some long drives (with plenty of boost) this weekend to Northfield (college reunion) and then Wilmar (helped Kody reinstall his tranny), the car got 18.4mpg. Not bad I say!
In other news, BAP installed. Here's the package. Lots of wires but really the install is dead simple.
Goes inline with the power line to the pump:
And mounted in the trunk, I used a stock bracket, a big hose clamp, and some fuel line for a nice soft but secure mount:
All the wires heat shrink wrapped and sealed spade connectors for easy reversion if need be. I had planned on replacing the rheostat dial that lets you run stock voltage or up to 17.5v with a simple resister setup. Dan @DB says that is the only fault with these things, the dial itself dies after a while, so they usually just hardwire them to max voltage. I thought I'd go easy on the pump and use a 3.3k or 1.8k resister and one of these nice DIY RCA plugs, maybe run it at 15 or 16v:
But I did hook up the dial for initial testing, and I set it right in the middle. I didn't measure, but this should be around 15.75v to the pump. I just turned the boost up and let'r rip. It is not the most beautiful boost curve, but it doesn't matter, I have more fuel now
Again, ignore spool-up, these were started at different RPM. My main concern is 6000+rpm where boost is now 2-3psi higher and AFRs are about the same. YAY!
I am still pretty much maxing this setup out so I think I'm going to just crank the BAP to max and let'r buck. I have an appointment with Shane @ DB next Wednesday...