ProSport Boost Gauge

[TBCupraT]

the daylight picture looks good... is it always that clear?
mines near impossible to read in daytime.

Yes it's very clear even in the sunshine.

I think you may have tapped into the wire that's 3v instead of 12 volts.
I can find out what wire's I have used if that helps.

yer just want to see it in action bud!

Here you go rash it's at night and the camera doesn't really pick up the over boost mode.

 

[traumapat]

Yes it's very clear even in the sunshine.

I think you may have tapped into the wire that's 3v instead of 12 volts.
I can find out what wire's I have used if that helps.



Here you go rash it's at night and the camera doesn't really pick up the over boost mode.

no.... mines just awful and needs a shade. deffo in the 12 volt. it looks great at night but bad in daylight... new gauge i think.

yours is an electric gauge as opposed to mechanical? mine has a silicon tube from back of gauge going to pipe off top of dv..

yours is different?

 

[dmmsta]

Yes the ProSport use's a "control" type box in the engine bay, that sends a signal to a stepper motor in the gauge.

From the video above looks a lot smoother than mechanical gauge, but maybe not quite as accurate??!

 

[rashcupra]

looks very good most importantly i can make it look oem in the dash

 

[jhono]

ordered one myself,where are you thinking of puttin it rash to make it look oem

 

[Damoegan]

TBCupraT - Where did you wire your gauge into?

The only live I could finte was on the headlight switch, I put the red and orange together and put them to the large live wire and the black wire to one of the brown wires but I would like it to be able to dim with the rest of the dash lights.

Can you tel me where you wired yours to please.

 

[traumapat]

Yes the ProSport use's a "control" type box in the engine bay, that sends a signal to a stepper motor in the gauge.

From the video above looks a lot smoother than mechanical gauge, but maybe not quite as accurate??!

sounds good. good looking gauges tend to be non mech. i guess its boost consistancy as opposed to dead accuracy im after... and the ability to read it!

 

[Havok316]

I am a little confused. Didnt the first post say dont buy this guage as its inaccurate etc etc but everyone seems to like it?

 

[traumapat]

i have 3 sitting in front of me.... i will fit them eventually

 

[TBCupraT]

Yeah sorry should have made it more clearer.

After a lot of testing and an extra bit of google'ing I unearthed a few issues with them (gauge and company).

Don't buy these they're a POS.

 

[jhono]

i have 3 prosport guages boost volts oil pressure cant fault them

 

[TBCupraT]

Well my Leon Cupra R (now sold) spiked to 29psi on the pro-sport gauge.

Vagcom states 22psi.
My AWE gauge also measures 22psi.

More to the point when I enquired about a replacement they said we don't give warranty to the UK.

I bought this direct.

 

[DPJ]

Maximum the petrol Map sensor can read (re Vag-Com) is 2540 mb = 22.6 psi of boost.

 

[TBCupraT]

Yeah I know bud.

My AWE gauge is a 30psi gauge too.

 

[DPJ]

I wasn't disputing what you say.

 

[TBCupraT]

Didn't think you were dpj.

Just to add to this story.

My mate with an S3 has one and under reads big time.
His should boost to 19psi and taper slowly according to vag-com instead his reads 14psi all day long.

 

[Havok316]

A bit of research on this says its accurate within 3% margin. Tbh unless you spend alot on a gauge i wouldnt say they are acurate as my ICs autogauage read 21 to 22 PSI. And getting different readings to vag-com could point out many things like pipe problems etc

 

[traumapat]

i doubt its that accurate but as long as it responds consistantly so i can spot boost issues im happy. see how it compares when i fit them.

if problems occur i wonder if they can be modified?