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FEATURES

• Twoprogrammableboostcurvesforontheflyboostcurvechanges.• Twoelectronicallycontrolledairsolenoidsforprecisewastegatepressurecontrol.• DirectplugintoMSD’sCAN-Bushubforeaseofinstallation.• UtilizesthePowerGriddataacquisitiontohelpfinetuneboostcurves.• Built-inboosttimingretardoption.• Two75psigsensorstomeasuremanifoldandwastegatepressureforhighpressureapplications.• Overboostshutdown.• Spoolboostrev-limitercontrol.

OVERVIEW

TheBoostControlModuleallowsfinetuningcontroloftheengine’smanifoldpressure(boost)inforcedinductionenginesbymanagingthepressureontopofthewastegatethroughasetofelectronicallycontrolledair valve solenoids. TheModule integrateswith thePowerGridController seamlesslythroughthe4portCAN-Busconnectorwhichminimizeswiring.

AllPowerGridModulesworkthroughMSD’sCAN-Bussystem.ThePowerGridModulesareplugandplayinstallationsbutmayrequireextensionharnessesforremotewiring.

Note:DoNOTcutthewirestotheCAN-BusHarness.IntheeventanextensionharnessisneededtomounttheunitinthedesiredlocationMSDoffersthefollowingextensionharnesses-

2’CAN-BusextensionPN77824’CAN-BusextensionPN77846’CAN-BusextensionPN7786

ThemodulehasseveralprogrammablefeaturessuchasOverBoostShutdown,Spool/LaunchRPMactivationoncethespoolpressure isachieved,DataAcquisitionthroughthePowerGridControl,andallowsfortwoseparateBoostControlCurvesfor“onthefly”switching.TheModuleutilizesthebuiltindataacquisitionfunctionofthePowerGridforfinetuningoftheBoostControlCurvesandtheBoostRetardCurve.Themoduleusestwo75psigsensorstomonitoranddatalogboostpressure.

MSD Boost Control ModulePN 77631

Parts Required But Not Supplied:PowerGridControlPN77304PortCAN-BusHubPN7740CO2BottleandPressureRegulator

Parts Included:1-Controller,PN776312-12vAirSolenoids2-75PSIGRacepakSensorPN810-PT-75GVTPartsBag

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INSTALLATION

Figure 1 Single Wastegate Plumbing

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Note:Useofapressureregulatorisrequired.AdjusttheCO2bottlepressuretonomorethan20psiabovethemaximumwastegatetargetpressure.MSDrecommendsCamozzifittingsthroughouttheairpressuresystem.

WIRING

Figure 2 Dual Wastegate Plumbing

1.MounttheBoostControlModulewiththesuppliedhardware.2. PlugthesixpinMSDCANconnectorfromtheBoostControlModuleintoafreeportontheMSDCAN-BusHubPN7740.

3. Theorangewireswitchestogroundwhenactive.Usearelaytoactivatedevicesthatconsumemorethan2amps(Figure3).

4. Routeallwiresawayfromheatsources.5. Assembletheconnectors.NOTE:Thesolenoidsarenotpolaritysensitive.6. ConnecttheredandwhitewirestothePressureINsolenoid.7. ConnectredandyellowwirestothePressureOUT(VENT)solenoid.

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Figure 3 General wiring

MSD 77631 WIRINGWire Grouping Wire Color Function Description6PINCONN RED MSDCANHI

BROWN SHIELD

RED POWER

BLACK MSDCANLO

BLACK MSDCANGND

SingleWire ORANGE SWITCHEDGND

SolenoidConnector RED 12V ControlwiresforthePressureINSolenoid.

WHITE SWITCHEDGND

SolenoidConnector RED 12V ControlWiresfortheVentOUTSolenoid.

YELLOW SWITCHEDGND

MAPSensor ORANGE 5V PluginforWastegateMAPSensor.

Connector BROWN GROUND

BLUE SIGNAL

MAPSensor ORANGE 5V PluginforManifoldMAPSensor.

Connector BROWN GROUND

GREEN SIGNAL

Supplies12vswitchedpowertoaddonmodulesonCAN-Hub.Allows communicationwith thePowerGridSystemControl.Thisconnector isusedonlywithModulesaddedtotheCAN-HubSystem.(Figure1)

Normallyopenandwillswitchtogroundonceactivated(2Amax).Useofarelayisrequiredforhighercurrentapplications(Figure3)

(ToCAN-Hub)

YELLOW

ORANGE

RED

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PROGRAMMING THE BOOST CONTROL MODULEMSD VIEWTheMSDViewsoftwareprogramsthe functionalityof theBoostControlModule.Whileusing theprogram,positionthemousepointeroverafunctiontodisplayitsdescription.

SAVES AND TRANSFERSWiththeignitionONandconnectedtotheBoostControlModulechangesaremadeinrealtime.YoucancreateandsavenumerousfilesonyourPCandtransferthemasneeded.

The MSDViewcandisplaypressure ineitherKPaorPSI.Tochange thedisplayunits,clickon“View”=>”Units”andselect“Metric(KPa)”or“English(PSI)”(Figure4)

Figure 4 Selecting Display Units

PROGRAMMABLE FEATURES AND SETTINGS

SETTINGS (FIGURE 5)

Over-Boost Shutdown:Allowstheusertosetanover-boostlimitthatwilldisabletheignitionastheprogrammedManifoldboostpressuresettingisexceeded.Thedefaultsettingis75psiandcanbeadjustedfrom2.9psito75psi.Boostpressuremustdropatleast1psibelowthatsettingfortheignitionfiringtoresume.

Note:SettingtheOver-BoostShutdownto75PSIdisablestheOver-BoostShutdown.

Note:Allreferencestopressureinthe77631BoostControlModulerefertoGaugePressure.

Boost Pressure Switch:TheOrangewireswitchestogroundwhilethesetboostpressureisexceeded.TheOrangewirecansinkupto2ampsofcurrent(continuous)toground(Figure3).Thedefaultsettingis75PSIandcanbeadjustedfrom0psito75PSI.

Note:Usearelayforhighercurrentapplications.

RED LEDTheLEDindicatesthatthemoduleiscommunicatingwithMSDView.WithoutaconnectiontoaPCorLaptoptheLEDwillbe"Off".

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BOOST RETARD (FIGURE 6)ThiswindowallowsforprogrammingaBoostRetardCurve.ThiscurveretardstimingasafunctionofBoostPressure.Theverticallineindicatesamountofretardfrom0°(top)-20°(bottom).TheHorizontallineindicatesboostpressurefrom0psi(left)to75psi(right).Plottingacurveispossiblethroughtwodifferentmethods.PlotpointscanbeenterednumericallyintheMAPPRESSURE/IGNITIONTIMINGcolumnstotheleftoftheBoostRetardCurve.TheMSDViewsoftwarewillautomaticallyaddthedotstothecurvewiththismethod.Anothermethodwouldbemovingthemousepointeroverthedesiredplotpoint,right click => leftclick “AddDot.”TheMSD View softwarewil l automatical lypopulate the MAPP R E S S U R E /IGNITION TIMINGcolumns with thisme thod . Mak ingchanges to existingdots or plot pointsin the columns ispossible by clickingon t he do t anddragging it to thedesired position, orby simply edit ingtheplotpointsinthecolumns.Theyellowsquare in the righthand corner of theBoost RetardCurvedisplaysthepressureand retard timingasit follows themousepointer(Figure6).

Figure 6 Boost Retard

Figure 5 Settings

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BOOST CONTROL: SETTINGS & BOOST CURVE

Thereare threesub tabsunder theprimary tabBOOSTCONTROL.Thesesettings in these tabscontroltheengineboostpressure..

Note:TheBoostControlModuleismanipulatingManifoldBoostPressure,bycontrollingthepressureontopofthewastegate.ChangesintheBoostPressurecurvemaynotdirectlycorrespondtowastegatepressureBoostCurvesettings.Forexample:Ifthewastegateisequippedwitha7psispring,and20psiofpressureisaddedtothetopofthewastegatethroughtheBoostCurve,theturbomaynotcreate27psiofboost,thisdueinparttophysicallimitationsoftheturbochargerand/orengine.Duringtheinitialtuning,startapplyingsmallamountsofpressuretothetopofthewastegatetodeterminehowmuchboosttheturbowillproducewithoutriskingengineorturbodamage.3psito5psiontopofthewastegateisagoodstartingpointformostsetups.UseoftheOver-BoostShutdownduringtheinitialtestingisrecommended.

Figure 7 Boost Control: Settings

BOOST CONTROL: SETTINGS

SECONDARY BOOST CURVE:DetermineswhichwirefromthePowerGridControllerPN7730willenablethesecondaryBoostCurve.Thedefaultsettingis“NONE,”buttheselectionscanbeeither“STEP3”(TAN)or“STEP4”(LT/GRN),andrefersdirectlytotheretardactivationwiresfromthePowerGridControllerPN7730.(Figure7)

BOOST CONTROL OFF RPM:ThesolenoidswillNOTactivateunlessengineRPMisabovethissetting.Thedefaultsettingis2000RPMandcanbeadjustedfrom0RPMto10000RPM.(Figure7)

Note: ThisfeatureminimizesCO2consumptionwhiletheengineisOFF.

Note: SettheBoostControlOFFRPMto0totesttheBoostControlwhiletheengineisoffwhichishelpfulindeterminingifthesystemisfunctioningcorrectly,andcheckforleaksintheairlines.

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BOOST CONTROL: BOOST CURVE (FIGURE 8)ThiswindowallowsforprogrammingtheBoostCurve.Thiscurvewilldeterminethedesiredpressurethatwillapplytothetopofthewastegateasthetimeincreasesafterthelaunch.

Note: TheBoostControlModuleiscontrollingpressureontopofthewastegatewhilealsomonitoringManifoldBoostpressure.TheBoostControlModule,doesNOTcontrolManifoldBoostpressuredirectly.

The vertical line indicates thewastegate targetpressure from0PSI (bottom) to 75PSI (top). TheHorizontallineindicatestimeinsecondsafterthelaunchfrom0s(left)to10s(right).Plottingacurveispossiblethroughtwodifferentmethods.PlotpointsnumericallyintheLAUNCHTIME/WASTEGATETARGETcolumnstotheleftoftheBoostCurve.TheMSDViewsoftwarewillautomaticallyaddthedotstothecurvewiththismethod.Anothermethodwouldbemovingthemousepointeroverthedesiredplot point, right click=> left click “AddDot.” TheMSDViewsoftwarewill automaticallypopulatetheLAUNCHTIME/WASTEGATETARGETcolumnswiththismethod.Makingchangestoexistingdotsorplotpointsinthecolumnsispossiblebyclickingonthedotanddraggingittothedesiredposition,orbysimplyeditingtheplotpointsinthecolumns.TheyellowsquareintherighthandcorneroftheBoostCurvedisplaysthewastegatepressureandtimeinsecondsasitfollowsthemousepointer(Figure8).

Figure 8 Boost Control: Boost Curve

Forinitialtestingwithnoprevioususeoftheturbomotor,MSDrecommendssettingtheBoostCurvelow.Agoodstartingpointwouldbetoplotonedotat2-3psi@0seconds.Ifthereisa6-7psispringinthewastegate,thisshouldtheoreticallymake8-10psi.Thisnumberwillskewasboostpressureincreases.Inotherwords,20psionthetopofthewastegatecoupledwitha7psispringinthewastegate

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willnotmake27psiofboostpressure.Itwouldn’tbeuncommontosee18-20psiofboostpressureinthatscenario.Thewaytodeterminehowmuchboosttheturbowillmakeinrelationtopressureincreasesonthewastegate is throughtesting.Therearephysical limitations intheturbochargersystem,wastegatesizeandplacement,pressuredrop,andengine limitationsthatwillaffecthowmuchboostpressuretheturbowillactuallymake.

BOOST CONTROL: SPOOL (FIGURE 9)

Figure 9 Boost Control: Boost Curve

Thenextsettingsfunctionasaspoolrev-limiterorretardwithoutwiringupthe5thstepretardwireasaspoollimiter.

Spool Boost Target:Usedtosetthetargetspoolpressure.Therangeofadjustmentis2.9psito75psi.

Launch RPM above Target: SetsthelaunchRPMoncetheSpoolBoostTargetisreached.Thesettingcanbeadjustedfrom0RPMto12000RPM.

Note: ThissettingwillfunctiononlyifsetbelowthelaunchrevlimiterwithinthePN7730.

Spool Boost Retard: Aretardusedtohelpspooltheturboduringstaging.Adjustablefrom0-30*

TheBoostControlModulehastwodifferentmethodswhichaidinspoolingtheturbo.Thesemethodsworkseamlesslywithouttheneedforadditionalwiringofthestepretardwirestoactivethespoolrev-limiterinthePowerGrid.

Note:Onlyonemethodforspoolboostrev-limiting/retardingwillworkatanygiventime.Thetwomethodscannotbeusedtogetheratthesametime.

Method 1: LowerthelaunchRPM.StartbysettingtheSpoolBoostRetardto0.SettheSpoolBoostTargettothedesiredMAPpressureatlaunch.SettheSpool/LaunchRPMtothedesiredlaunchRPM.Thiswillworkasthelaunchlimiteroncetheboostpressureisatthedesiredlevel.SettheLaunchRevLimiterinthePowerGrid7730Rev-limitertoahigherlimittoactastheSpoolRev-Limiter.Forexample,ifthedesiredmanifoldpressurewas12psi,andthecartypicallylaunchedat4400RPM;TheLaunchRevLimitercouldbesetto4800RPMtoaidinturbospool.TheSpool/LaunchRPMcouldbesetat4400RPM.Oncetheturbospooledandbuiltmorethan12psiofboost,theBoostControlModulewouldautomaticallyswitchfromthe4800RPMrev-limittothe4400RPMrev-limit.

Method 2: SettheSpoolBoostRetardtothedesiredretardamount.SettheSpoolBoostTargettothedesiredMAPpressureatlaunch.SettheSpool/LaunchRPMtotheminimumRPMthattheretardwillactivateat.

Note:OncetheSpoolBoostTargetisachieved,theSpool/LaunchRPM(Method1)orSpoolBoostRetard(Method2)willclampdownlaunchvalue,evenifthepressuredropsbelowtheSpoolBoostTarget.Thisistopreventthelimiter/timingfrom“hunting.”

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DATA ACQUISITION

Figure 10 Data Acquisition Tab

TheDataAcquisitiontaballowsforthechannelsfromtheBoostControlModuletoeitherbeenabledordisabledinthePowerGriddataacquisition.Thedefaultsettingisenabled.

Note: Thesechannelsare recorded through thePowerGridDataAcquisitiononlyandareNOTrecordedthroughtheRacepakVNETconnection.

INTERPRETING THE POWER GRID DATA ACQUISITION

Figure 11 Power Grid Data Acquisition

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DATA ACQUISITION

Wastegate Pressure: Thistracedisplaysthewastegatepressureduringtherun.

Wastegate Target: Thistracedisplaystheactiveprogrammedboostcurveduringtherun.

Manifold Pressure:Thistracedisplaystheactualboostpressureinthemanifoldduringtherun.

Direction:Thistracedisplayswhetherthesolenoidsarebuildingpressureorrelievingpressureonthewastegateinordertoachievethetargetwastegatepressureduringtherun.Upswingsinthistracerepresentthesolenoidsbuildingpressure,Downswingsrepresentthesolenoidsrelievingpressure.

Pressure Switch:Thistracedisplaysthepressureswitchstatusduringtherun.0representstheswitchisintheOFFposition.1representstheswitchisintheONposition.

Figure 12 Power Grid Data Acquisition File

DATA ACQUISITION TRACES

Pressure Switch:TheexampleinFigure12demonstratesthePressureswitchintheOFFpositionasitisaflatlinealongthebottom.Inthisexamplethepressureswitchisnotprogrammedtoactivate.

Wastegate Target:Thisistheprogrammedboostcurvethatwasactiveduringtherun.IdeallytheWastegatePressurewillcloselyfollowthiscurve.

Wastegate Pressure: Thisistheactualpressureonthetopportofthewastegate.Note: InFigure12thewastegatepressureovershot theWastegatetargetcurvethatwas

activeduringtherun.TheDirectiontraceshowsthesolenoidsrelievingpressuretobringthewastegatepressuredown.EvenwithapressuredifferenceonthegateofseveralPSI,themanifoldpressureislargelyunaffectedasthesepressurevariancesrarelyrelatetohugepressureswingsonthemanifold.

Direction: Thereare twoarrows thatdescribehow thesolenoidsareeitherbuildingpressureorrelievingpressureinFigure12.

PlotReading INSolenoid OUTSolenoid 1 ON OFF 0 OFF OFF -1 OFF ON

Manifold Pressure:Themanifoldpressuretracerepresentstheactualboostpressureinthemanifoldduringtherun.

Note: FromFigure 12 adding 43psi to the top of thewastegatewith a 7PSI spring producesapproximately35-36psiofboostonthiscombination.

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