How's this for an old skool boost gauge

[Jonny69]

If you're running a motor with a vintage blower, all old style then this is the boost gauge you want:

Out of a WW2 Lancaster bomber or Spitfire

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190190285000

How cool is that?

 

[BillytheImpaler]

I was hoping for a column of mercury.

That gauge would look really nice in an early-50s rod, rat or otherwise.

 

[Firestar_3x]

You're gonna need a HUGE turbo to get that much boosts, you will just end up tickling the gauge

 

[Matt82]

it goes up to 12psi it seems. hardly intergalactic

 

[volospian]

it goes up to 12psi it seems. hardly intergalactic

Looks like 24psi to me

 

[Lashout_UK]

That's ace.

Added to watch

 

[Matt82]

hmmmmm much cooler

1.65BAR... i used to run 1.3 BAR years ago in an MR2. nice gauge tho

 

[Firestar_3x]

Looks like its in 'lbs' http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/archive/index.php?t-31365.html

Spitfire Mk XVIII: Powered first by the Griffon 65, then by the 2,375 hp Griffon 67, the Mk XVIII was a standardization of the evolutions appeared on the late-production Mk XIV.
So I have a confirmation, that this plan might have been used from Mk XIV upwards. So the 20Lbs boost gauge suits to Mk XIV and Mk XVIII with the Griffon 65, the 24Lbs for the planes with the griffon 67.

 

[Jonny69]

Roight.

 

[Nitro_Junkie]

You're gonna need a HUGE turbo to get that much boosts, you will just end up tickling the gauge

pffft we don't need so stinkin' turbo!

when you can pull 30psi of boost from a 'pre-historic' roots GMC blower

that gauge needs to go with a McCullough blown Thunderbird motor in summat properly '50s hardcore

 

[Gaverick]

Looks like its in 'lbs'

Yep that's pounds per square inch, aka psi.

 

[DreXeL]

That is just great

 

[Firestar_3x]

Yep that's pounds per square inch, aka psi.

Indeed, looking at the gauge i wasn't sure if it was in Bar or not...

 

[Gaverick]

Bar now that would be something special

 

[Firestar_3x]

Its only 300+ psi get that from a nova engine

 

[DingleBerry]

If you're running a motor with a vintage blower, all old style then this is the boost gauge you want:



Out of a WW2 Lancaster bomber or Spitfire

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190190285000

How cool is that?

Now that is cool! I was trying to get ex military guages for my boat but you can't get them to match

Although I was expecting home made.

 

[Meridian]

I was hoping for a column of mercury.

I was expecting that as well. I've hit 1.85 bar peak on my car, according to the EVC.


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[Duke]

Nice.

I heard you need these after doing the screw mod on a 306. Nothing else can withstand the boost.