trinydex
12-10-2006, 05:01 PM
I'd like to share some pics that I took of the boost solenoid restrictor pill and it's location just in case there are others who are contemplating going the route that I did with a Jestrtuning IX M1 flash. It was recommended that I remove the restrictor pill after flashing the rom to gain an extra 2psi of boost. I was initially concerned about removing anything on this otherwise stock IX MR but Jestrtuning assured me no harm would come from doing it and that the flash maps were configured to compensate for spikes in boost that others here have reported after they had removed the pill. After a test drive the car feels very strong and pulls very smoothly. I noticed that the boost gauge never went past 1.5 bar as it did before I uninstalled the pill but it did stay at or close to 1.5 a little longer than before. Here's a great write up by a fellow evom member on accessing the boost solenoid: http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthread.php?t=227006&highlight=boost+solenoid
Luckily, I was able to move the air box out of the way enough for me to access the line with the pill in it. I had to gently massage the pill out of the line with needle nose pliers.
This next pic shows the boost solenoid and the connector that the line came off of.
This picture is the pill removed. Just like a doctor removing a slug from a patient.
I'd like to again thank Jestrtuning for their support. I was very paranoid of doing a flash let alone actually removing something from my car. All in all I am very pleased with the results. The car is definitely alive now.
Luckily, I was able to move the air box out of the way enough for me to access the line with the pill in it. I had to gently massage the pill out of the line with needle nose pliers.
This next pic shows the boost solenoid and the connector that the line came off of.
This picture is the pill removed. Just like a doctor removing a slug from a patient.
I'd like to again thank Jestrtuning for their support. I was very paranoid of doing a flash let alone actually removing something from my car. All in all I am very pleased with the results. The car is definitely alive now.