I have designed the air control system to be used with the compressor. The system sucks air through a filter and then in to a "T" which feeds the compressor intake on one side and one inlet of a 3 way diverter valve on the other side.
The other side of the three way diverter valve is fed by the compressor outlet, and the valve feeds to the engine intake. The set-up enables the valve to control whether air is coming from the compressor or from atmospheric pressure. This feature is important because if the compressor is not running at low engine speeds the engine will be starved of air without it.
Originally an electronic valve was desired. I obtained a sample valve from SMC Engineering for testing but its cost of over $200 made it an inviable option. Instead a manually actuated 3-way diverter ball valve is used with a switch to engage the compressor clutch when desired.
In the future electronic control of both by using the ECU would be ideal.
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