Boost Spike.

lmiller

Boost Junkie!

Aug 9, 2011

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South East Kent

• Aug 21, 2013

• #1

Hi all,

Just a quick question, I hadve a Stage one remap on my LCR, I have a pipercross panel filter, Stage cooler spark plugs and the red Coil packs from Awesome. I had the plugs and coil packs fitted today.

I noticed In second gear my boost spike at 36psi!! Now this was read on the torque app on my samsung, I dont actaully have a proper boost guage installed.

Is this normal? Seemed pretty high to me!

Cheers
Lewis

 

KamiLDN

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Mar 28, 2013

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London

• Aug 21, 2013

• #2

I had the same thing with the torque app, spiked to around 34 psi! Fitted a boost gauge and was really boosting to 21!
There's some settings that need to be changed so it reads boost properly, best thing to do is just fit an actual boost gauge!

 

lmiller

Boost Junkie!

Aug 9, 2011

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South East Kent

• Aug 21, 2013

• #3

Yeh I want to get a boost guage but just spent £300 on her today so may have to wait till next payday lol. Can you reccomend a good guage and where to get pod from etc? I dont want to spend mega bucks to be honest

 

Last edited: Aug 21, 2013

KamiLDN

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Mar 28, 2013

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London

• Aug 21, 2013

• #4

Ah yeah fair enough, I know how that feels! I just went for a cheapo Turbosamrt one from Awesome gti but there's one out there that matches the lcr dials really well, will try find it for you now!

As for a pod, most seem to go for a nomad pillar pod or the air vent pod, air vent is mad pricey about £90 from awesome iirc. I don't actually had a pod atm though lol kind of just lodged it between my dash and pillar, has not moved though so will do for now!

 

KamiLDN

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Mar 28, 2013

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London

• Aug 21, 2013

• #5

Autometer Phantom 30psi boost/vac gauge, around £40 imported from US but can't remember what site lol
Here's the UK one but its double the price!
http://www.apexperformance.co.uk/ca...56&PHPSESSID=1048c82a3cbefdcda2b6b2521633d3d5

 

brad_barker12

Dec 5, 2012

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Harlow

• Aug 21, 2013

• #6

alley motorsport were doing a clearance on there shadow gauges. I got mine for £55
I ordered the 60mm white face gauge and it matches the clocks which im happy with. very good quality gauge.

 

KamiLDN

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Mar 28, 2013

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London

• Aug 21, 2013

• #7

brad_barker12 said:

alley motorsport were doing a clearance on there shadow gauges. I got mine for £55
I ordered the 60mm white face gauge and it matches the clocks which im happy with. very good quality gauge.

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+1 to that mate, looks damn nice! Shame I've only got a LC though, must look sweet up against the LCR clocks!

 

Crhome

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Dec 18, 2012

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Nottingham

• Aug 21, 2013

• #8

Wish that was in PSI readings. Looks very good. Do you know if they do them in PSI Brad?

 

brad_barker12

Dec 5, 2012

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Harlow

• Aug 22, 2013

• #9

My mate has one and my cousin had boost, oil temp and pressure in his leon and they were very good quality gauges that match the LCR clocks aswell so I have been after one for a while and when i see how cheap he was sellin them I couldn't turn down such a good deal bearing in mind there normally over £100. I think they do PSI reading and you can get different colour faces, black being one of them. best to ring and ask mate. but yeaa im really chuffed with it.

 

Last edited: Aug 22, 2013

AeroMad

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Jan 11, 2013

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Here, there, everywhere.

• Aug 22, 2013

• #10

KamiLDN said:

I had the same thing with the torque app, spiked to around 34 psi! Fitted a boost gauge and was really boosting to 21!
There's some settings that need to be changed so it reads boost properly, best thing to do is just fit an actual boost gauge!

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Torque app will give you boost pressure as atmospheric pressure. Boost gauges will give you gauge pressure.


Sent from GCHQ

 

Last edited: Aug 22, 2013

lmiller

Boost Junkie!

Aug 9, 2011

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South East Kent

• Aug 22, 2013

• #11

AeroMad said:

Torque app will give you boost pressure as atmospheric pressure. Boost gauges will give you gauge pressure.


Sent from GCHQ

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So nothing for me to worry about then??

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ibizacupra

Jack-RIP my little Friend

Jul 25, 2001

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glos.uk

• Aug 22, 2013

• #12

lmiller said:

So nothing for me to worry about then??

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What torque seems to have tried to show (badly) is the limit of your map sensor... which can only read 2550mb absolute pressure... (1.55bar gauge)

It may well be boosting "higher"

fit an actual gauge to confirm is the answer.