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Spare/Budget Boost Gauge **Updated With Install & Pics**
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Mike, did you use the connections behind the headlight switch?
For people who don't know, its easy to get to, push the light knob in and turn whilst pushin in to the right. Comes out and looks like this....
The two outside ones you need, as you can see i've spliced into them for the power and earth.
For people who don't know, its easy to get to, push the light knob in and turn whilst pushin in to the right. Comes out and looks like this....
The two outside ones you need, as you can see i've spliced into them for the power and earth.
Triple D
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Yeah but I want mine to be accurate
Mike
If you want it to be accurate, then you need to spend a fair bit and get the daddy of all gauges
Like this one
£300 and boy is it good
its the SPA boost and exhaust gas temperature gauge.
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Mike, did you use the connections behind the headlight switch?
For people who don't know, its easy to get to, push the light knob in and turn whilst pushin in to the right. Comes out and looks like this....
The two outside ones you need, as you can see i've spliced into them for the power and earth.
Yes mate that is a similar pic to the one I linked to in one of my posts.... means the dimmer works too...
Mike
gazjones
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mike ive got an auto meter gauge but not the colour changing one and for the money they are good i think
If you want it to be accurate, then you need to spend a fair bit and get the daddy of all gauges
Like this one
£300 and boy is it good
but then u have to have that stupid big silver blanking plates in ur dash!
they used to ship outside the US!
i assume it says that on their website then?
if u email them asking kindly im sure someone would be kind enough to pop ait in an envelope!
they were willing to post it for me! (not that i got one in the end!
I will give them an email, would like to get rid of the buzz noise!
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ProductDetail.asp?cls=MSPORT&pcode=SWP114536
this one should do it..... 35 a steal....
this one should do it..... 35 a steal....
well after fitting this boost guage i believe it is really inaccurate, when i put my foot down it flys off the guage 30psi then goes to 20psi when redline..when really it should go to 28psi then hold at 24-26 then drop to 18 at red line..
cos when changing gear.. it shows about right....but i wouldn't trust it tbh... getting a new one next week...an 35-40 quid 35psi one...so if it does the same i apoligise in advance... i'll do a vid later Funny As F.
it may be because it can't handle the big rush of boost... i don't know.. prob work fine on a 1.8T running 1-1.5bar boost.
may keep it to scare people in thinking i'm running 30+ psi constantly on request.
cos when changing gear.. it shows about right....but i wouldn't trust it tbh... getting a new one next week...an 35-40 quid 35psi one...so if it does the same i apoligise in advance... i'll do a vid later Funny As F.
it may be because it can't handle the big rush of boost... i don't know.. prob work fine on a 1.8T running 1-1.5bar boost.
may keep it to scare people in thinking i'm running 30+ psi constantly on request.
Well diesels run higher boost anyway... pelase dont start slating the gauge...works fine in mine...
Mike
Mike
http://s82.photobucket.com/albums/j245/redcupra200/?action=view¤t=boostguage.flv
here is it in action from 3000rpm but if it's 2000rpm it'll hold 30psi till 3700 then start dropping at redline its 20psi and then bang up to 26-28 on gearchange...the only part that is inaccurate is when i first put foot down...like i said maybe can't read too much boost...need a decent 35psi guage to see properly.
here is it in action from 3000rpm but if it's 2000rpm it'll hold 30psi till 3700 then start dropping at redline its 20psi and then bang up to 26-28 on gearchange...the only part that is inaccurate is when i first put foot down...like i said maybe can't read too much boost...need a decent 35psi guage to see properly.
is this a damaged cable in the pic phil, maybe worth getting a bif tape/sleeving on it
@redcupratdi have u tried watching the gauge alongside vagcom to see if the gauge is miss reading
@redcupratdi have u tried watching the gauge alongside vagcom to see if the gauge is miss reading
flashbsd
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yeah, majorly misreading! its sits off the scale till 4000ish, then drops slowyl like its supposed to. very odd!
@ stonyford - i hate them bloomin connectors, phil needs to get the soldering iron out
@ stonyford - i hate them bloomin connectors, phil needs to get the soldering iron out
on vag com it should be 25psi where it is 30psi on guage and 15psi at redline where it is 20 on vag com so i think the guage is miss reading about 5psi
like i said when i get new guage we'll see
like i said when i get new guage we'll see
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