Recommend me a good Boost gauge kit?

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I'm having some trouble trying to find a half decent mechanical boost gauge kit :o EDIT - Found something that suits me.. Black? or White? :p

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Can anyone here recommend me something that A. Isn't too pricey B. Isn't chavvy.

Needs to be in PSi aswell :)

Ta
 
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I've got a TIM superdash one, simple and cheap although it's in Bar and I don't know if they do a PSI one.
 
Thanks chaps, some nice recommendations there :)

Gribs hit the nail on the head with the 'chavvy' explanation!

Something has confused me slightly though! Why do the fitting kits come with a tee piece aswell as boost hose?

I thought it was a simple case of threading and tapping somewhere close to the turbo so a barbed nipple could be threaded in. Then piping off from this and onto the gauge?
 
Most cars already have pipework that is used to measure boost (for ECU & ignition purposes, or OEM gauges) so you can just put a T piece in that line and read boost pressure off that....
 
Ideally you want two gauges, one before the throttle body/butterfly valve, and one after for manifold pressure (the important one!!)

Agent_Smith357 said:
I think Mocal do a great one in plain black/white and reads up to 30psi.
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Highly recommended as I have used these and can not fault them one bit - plus they look subtle and slick
 
Mocal are good.

Prosport/Motormeter are also good... but expensive. They sweep the dial face and beep at you when powered on so are worth it IMO :p

Autometer are ok. Had no problems with my Autometer boost gauge. Cheap and cheerful.
 
Lashout_UK said:
Most cars already have pipework that is used to measure boost (for ECU & ignition purposes, or OEM gauges) so you can just put a T piece in that line and read boost pressure off that....
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Ahh, I thought that might be the case. My car doesn't have anything like that :)

danb21t said:
Ideally you want two gauges, one before the throttle body/butterfly valve, and one after for manifold pressure (the important one!!)
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Prepare to laugh, but I have no throttle body or butterfly valve.. this gauge is going onto my Peugeot 306 HDi so I can up the boost...

So It should be a pretty simple fitting, tap into the intercooler pipework I built.. feed back into car and bobs your uncle :D
 
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agw_01 said:
Autometer are ok. Had no problems with my Autometer boost gauge. Cheap and cheerful.
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Only certain Autometer gauges are cheap and cheerful, i.e. the cheap ones :p You can still spend 70 quid on just a 'basic' full sweep CF boost gauge from them if you want to :D

I always liked the Cobalt series (and the carbon) but wasn't a fan of the blue backlighting.

Something like the 'Elite' series would be the one to look for if you wanted something with a high/low warning light/buzzer and variable backlight intensity and colour, along with peak recall for after-run checks :)

You can view the full range here:

http://www.autometer.com/cat_gaugeseries.aspx

Just scroll left and right through the numerous options...
 
Gribs said:
If it had loads of blue leds on it that'd make it look pretty chavy imo.

Agree on Autometer though.
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True, but I've never seen a gauge covered with LED lights :p

I am saving up for a set of Defi BFs though, maybe these would be classed as chavvy...

I am a scall at heart anyway I don't care :D
 
Lashout_UK said:
Only certain Autometer gauges are cheap and cheerful, i.e. the cheap ones :p You can still spend 70 quid on just a 'basic' full sweep CF boost gauge from them if you want to :D
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My bad :o I presumed we were talking about 'Autogauge'.

Yeah, Autometer look nice. I was looking at them a while back. I like my Innovate G3 AFR gauge. I'll be getting an Innovate boost gauge to match in the near future.
 
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I remember the days of modding my 306. Fond memories.
Can't remember what gauge I used, Autometer rings a bell though.
 
s0ck said:
I remember the days of modding my 306. Fond memories.
Can't remember what gauge I used, Autometer rings a bell though.
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I'm trying not to go 'too far' with the modding.. Car is 90BHP Standard, I bought a map file for the ECU and Flashed it.. making it about 120-125bhp, I then decided I wanted a bit of a project and stuck an intercooler on the front SEE HERE I did this with the intention of remapping it again to get around 150bhp with 250 ft/lb of torque, this idea eventualy fizzled away as I couldn't be bother to spend £300 on a new uprated clutch.

Eventualy I got interested again, drove down to the OcUK RR Day at Tewksbury and had the car on the rollers. It gave out 131.5bhp with 200.5 ft/lb I've since learnt that I should have upped the boost once I'd intercooled it as the 120-125bhp map was produced with this in mind!! I ofcourse.. have no boost gauge so don't want to start adjusting the actuator as it will be guesswork.

I'm currently toying with the idea though.. of getting the 150bhp map for £60, fitting a standard LUK Clutch which is £75 and then getting my map man to adjust the torque to a point where it won't slip the clutch.. this is all going to give me less MPG but its a fun car :D


I've found THIS Mocal gauge at Demon Tweeks which looks alright for the price... Nice and subtle.

Just need to find some hose and a nipple now :)
 
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You'd be mad not to for 60 notes. Fk the clutch, just don't go 'WOT' @ 1200 RPM lol.
Replace it when it wears out, not in advance.
 
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