Fitting Boost Gauge

[Si_TDi_FR]

Is there any other ways of fitting a boost gauge without having to drill and tap a fitting into the intercooler piping?

 

[Si_TDi_FR]

Bump

 

[Si_TDi_FR]

I'll take the answer as no lol

 

[enigma]

aye , fit a egr delete pipe that has a tap for a boost gauge or replace the hard plastic pipe with a custom metal one with a tap welded on.

 

[Si_TDi_FR]

So without an EGR delete pipe the only other way is to tap into the plastic piping?

 

[enigma]

or have custom boost pipe made , some guy was doing them on briskoda a while back

 

[Si_TDi_FR]

Ahh thats too much hassle, i'll just have to be extremely careful when fitting it. Any idea on the size of the fitting that needs to be tapped into the pipework? I cant find the thread

 

[enigma]

search will bring up a ton of threads on this , but 13-14mm from top of my head

 

[Si_TDi_FR]

Found it... 1/8" x 1/4" so im on the search for one

 

[Bassedout]

I made myself a spacer for the Thrust/Boost sensor and tapped it off from there. Got the idea from here. There was a company who made a simillar thing.
Search and I am sure you will find plenty of information.

 

[skullmunki]

Found it... 1/8" x 1/4" so im on the search for one

BearingBoys

There ya go...Thats the one I used. Come to think of it, I have a spare one in the drawer. If you pm me your details you can have it for nowt.

 

[enigma]

I made myself a spacer for the Thrust/Boost sensor and tapped it off from there. Got the idea from here. There was a company who made a simillar thing.
Search and I am sure you will find plenty of information.

any photos of this spacer or a more detailed explanation?

quite like the idea of it.

 

[Bassedout]

I'll see if I can get some photos of it up for you in the next couple of days. Need to wait till it stops raining or snowing whichever it is going to do!!!
Cheers
Phil

 

[Cupra TDI 150]

I'm in the process of doing mine, the only bit i'm struggling with is getting the hose through the bulkhead

 

[Bassedout]

 

[Bassedout]

Sorry it took me so long but here are some photos of the adapter that I made.

I made it out of alloy and it has no affect on the thrust sens istelf apart from just moving it out.
I made this cause I didn't fancy drilling the intake and I can take it off and it goes back to stock in two mins.
HTH Thanks

 

[Viking]

That is a classy mod mate. Really well made and finished.

 

[Bassedout]

Thanks for your kind words. It took alot of cutting and filing

 

[enigma]

thanks for the pictures , thats alot better than i had pictured in my head , got some skill to machine that mate , nice!

 

[Bassedout]

After talking to a friend of mine I am on the look out for a spare sensor doesn't matter if it doesn't work.
We just want the shape of it. Does anyone have a broken one????

He says that he might be able to make one out of stainless steel for me and make the air tap off a bit smaller.