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epstein · 06-19-2011, 09:30 PM

Has anyone installed their MSD Bap under the hood?...I ask because alot easier to run 2 wires to fpcm than a vacuum line the length of the car..... I purchased a used one from a member as was just thinking.... It was for his whipple and im putting it on my eforce....any install tips? Can I run the vacuum t off the d/s port where I get my vac for boost?
Thanks

Brian

JANNETTYRACING · 06-19-2011, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by epstein

Has anyone installed their MSD Bap under the hood?...I ask because alot easier to run 2 wires to fpcm than a vacuum line the length of the car..... I purchased a used one from a member as was just thinking.... It was for his whipple and im putting it on my eforce....any install tips? Can I run the vacuum t off the d/s port where I get my vac for boost?
Thanks

Brian

Too Far from the battery and fuel pump control module, under the rear seat or on the trunk is best.

epstein · 06-19-2011, 10:27 PM

Thanks Ted..... always a gentleman

forplay · 06-19-2011, 11:05 PM

I put mine in the trunk by the spare tire as does most Ive seen on here...it is only a shot run of wire to the fuel pump control module and the batt. I also ran my boost line from the back of the maggie to the drivers side firewall where there is access to get in in the cockpit of the car... then back to the trunk...should be about bullet proof like that...

oachalon · 06-20-2011, 05:24 PM

the vacuum line is easy to run. As forplay said go right through the drives side firewall. I think i had my vacuum line installed and all panels back in within 45min to 1 hour.

DietCoke · 06-20-2011, 05:45 PM

Are you guys using hard plastic line for the vacuum run?

forplay · 06-20-2011, 06:29 PM

yep .. I think it was 1/4" hard plastic line I got at my local parts store..I got about 15ft of it and had some left over...better safe than sorry...I also got a T fitting to use for my boost/vacuum gauge off the same line...Im not sure if you have used this type line before but if not make sure your cuts are straight and remember tight is tight..

mtcwby · 06-24-2011, 06:17 PM

If you buy the MSD BAP from Vortech, you don't need to run a vacuum line.
They don't use the vacuum portion, just electrical, and it's already programmed.

JANNETTYRACING · 06-25-2011, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtcwby

If you buy the MSD BAP from Vortech, you don't need to run a vacuum line.
They don't use the vacuum portion, just electrical, and it's already programmed.

I can also program them to run with no vacuum line but I prefer to only have it work hard under boost.

I believe this will make it last longer, as it only acts as a voltage stabilizer until it goes in to boost then it jacks the voltage up to 17.5 at 8 psi.

Ted.

bilydean · 06-25-2011, 05:17 PM

What kind of lag time is there transitioning from Vacuum to Boost if you run a line from the front of the car to the back?

Dean

HaddadMotorsports · 06-25-2011, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bilydean

What kind of lag time is there transitioning from Vacuum to Boost if you run a line from the front of the car to the back?

Dean

Not enough to be concerned

I don't see a reason you couldn't run the BAP under the hood, although i would step up the gauge of the line considerably due to the long run.

For those of you running long runs of vacuum line please be very meticulous in how you do so. If that line fails for whatever reason, you effectively have no BAP. and can very well hurt your motor. I've seen it happen

Lately I've been pushing everybody on twin pumps, I know its a lot more money, but its the right way to do it.

06-19-2011, 09:30 PM	#1
epstein Account Suspended Drives: SS/RS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Transplanted from NYC..(ret. NYPD).Now in CT Posts: 904	MSD BAP Question Has anyone installed their MSD Bap under the hood?...I ask because alot easier to run 2 wires to fpcm than a vacuum line the length of the car..... I purchased a used one from a member as was just thinking.... It was for his whipple and im putting it on my eforce....any install tips? Can I run the vacuum t off the d/s port where I get my vac for boost? Thanks Brian

06-19-2011, 11:05 PM	#4
forplay Drives: 2011 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 141	I put mine in the trunk by the spare tire as does most Ive seen on here...it is only a shot run of wire to the fuel pump control module and the batt. I also ran my boost line from the back of the maggie to the drivers side firewall where there is access to get in in the cockpit of the car... then back to the trunk...should be about bullet proof like that... __________________ 2011 SS/RS M6 Synergy green 559RWHP...530RWTQ Mods: Maggie supercharger...LS9X Twin disk clutch..85lb Fast inj..ZL1 Fuel pump..,MSD BAP..Roto-Fab cold air..Hotchkis max chassis brace, strut brace,, sway bars front and rear ,HD end links.adj toe link,lower control arm,,trailing arm,, Norris catch can..XS Power 1 7/8 ss lt headers..3" cat delete..3"X pipe..XS 3" mufflers. Hurst shifter.. Lowering springs..22" Foose wheels. Boost/vac ..Fuel pressure gauge..GPS stereo Head unit, all speakers and amp 4 10" subs..Ram air hood.heat extractors .Custom leather interior.Escort 9500ci..

06-20-2011, 05:45 PM	#6
DietCoke Slow Turtle Drives: 2011 1SS Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Manhattan, KS Posts: 1,123	Are you guys using hard plastic line for the vacuum run? __________________ LSXOCET - 404rwhp @ 1600 lbs curb weight... bonkers fast https://www.facebook.com/lsxocet

06-20-2011, 06:29 PM	#7
forplay Drives: 2011 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 141	yep .. I think it was 1/4" hard plastic line I got at my local parts store..I got about 15ft of it and had some left over...better safe than sorry...I also got a T fitting to use for my boost/vacuum gauge off the same line...Im not sure if you have used this type line before but if not make sure your cuts are straight and remember tight is tight.. __________________ 2011 SS/RS M6 Synergy green 559RWHP...530RWTQ Mods: Maggie supercharger...LS9X Twin disk clutch..85lb Fast inj..ZL1 Fuel pump..,MSD BAP..Roto-Fab cold air..Hotchkis max chassis brace, strut brace,, sway bars front and rear ,HD end links.adj toe link,lower control arm,,trailing arm,, Norris catch can..XS Power 1 7/8 ss lt headers..3" cat delete..3"X pipe..XS 3" mufflers. Hurst shifter.. Lowering springs..22" Foose wheels. Boost/vac ..Fuel pressure gauge..GPS stereo Head unit, all speakers and amp 4 10" subs..Ram air hood.heat extractors .Custom leather interior.Escort 9500ci..

06-24-2011, 06:17 PM	#8
mtcwby High on "The Camaro Life" Drives: 2010 2SS, IOM, LS3, Vortech, LG cam Join Date: May 2009 Location: Big Sandy, MT & Yuma, AZ Posts: 1,028 View My Garage	If you buy the MSD BAP from Vortech, you don't need to run a vacuum line. They don't use the vacuum portion, just electrical, and it's already programmed. __________________ "The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who are not."-Thomas Jefferson------Going Strong at 39,250 miles

06-19-2011, 10:27 PM	#3
epstein Account Suspended Drives: SS/RS Join Date: May 2010 Location: Transplanted from NYC..(ret. NYPD).Now in CT Posts: 904	Thanks Ted..... always a gentleman

06-20-2011, 05:24 PM	#5
oachalon Drives: 2010 Camaro 1SS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mentor, Ohio Posts: 999 View My Garage	the vacuum line is easy to run. As forplay said go right through the drives side firewall. I think i had my vacuum line installed and all panels back in within 45min to 1 hour.

06-25-2011, 05:17 PM	#10
bilydean Drives: One of the rare ABM camaros Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Auburn, CA Posts: 455 View My Garage	What kind of lag time is there transitioning from Vacuum to Boost if you run a line from the front of the car to the back? Dean __________________ 1100 4/28 2000 5/23 3000 5/27 3400 6/20 TPW of 6/29 3800 7/3 4D00 7/8 interned at QC 4B00 7/16 Released from QC 4200 7/20 8/5 We picked up the car

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