Any reccomedations for boost gauges? its not gunna be a permanent install, just a bit of diagnosing as i think my boost level has dropped a tad and i cant really use the in-car one to do it. Are there any with recall? can be digital or analogue.

Cheers boys/girls
Mike

 

I smell a weak actuator

 

hello mate, hows you?

Yeah, karl said it had lost a couple of psi when i took it for a setup last, he shortened the rod, and was back up to normal, but that was only a couple of months ago. The actuator was second hand when i bought it anyway, so its a possibilty. Just doesnt feel as quick as it used to. Maybe i need a 34 and some greens

 

i think you mean 34 and greys

 

lol.

anyway.............. gauges??? anyone? i looked at autometer., but they dont have recall

 

up

 

defi have a peak recall.......

 

thats a nice gauge. will have a look on thier site. cheers for that buddy

 

do you need the controller box to use them?

 

SPA has peak recall facility too

 

Matt - is that one of their white faced jobbies???
(not the blank faced when off ones???)

 

So do Apexi

 

boxxer, yes pal it needs a control unit....



rolls, yep, 52mm white old style ones, dont know why i bought white, looks shit where i have them now ....



oil pressure was only meant to be temp, its been there nearly 3 years now

ian, LOL smart ass! same as mine then, my guage just wont go above what it says there lol it resets goes nuts drops to 0 with flashing red lights until the rpm climbs to about 6k then it jumps back up and reads what it says there before it drops off to about 28psi @ 7500

 

do all recall gauges nees some sort of controller then? i like that apexi one.

 

LOL Matt! I had the defi boost guage but had to sell it as I was pissed off with it every time you booted it and it went over 2 bar!

What shows you doing this year mate? We are all at Cumria on the 24th.....

Boxxer, the Apexi one has the controller built in, but this is reflected in the price! Be sat down when you phone Mike R!

 

pmsl, fair enough! dont think i will go that option then. All i wanna do is find out my peak boost, as i think my car is running less than it should be. Its not gunna be a permanent install so i suppose a normal gauge is the only way?

 

nope - SPA has it all built in, you screw in the pressure sensor and plug in the loom and press a button

 

just looked, £230! eeek. Maybe next month. Really like it though. Do they do PSI readings?

 

PSI or BAR fully customiseable

 

omg, i want one!

 

whats the best mechanical gauge? are autometers any good?

 

If you want a cheap / accurate functional boost gauge then go for one of Nomads!
It won't sing you a lullaby or make you a cup of tea but it will tell you what boost pressure you have

 

the only reason i ask about autometer is that the importer is only up the road from me.

 

does collins still make there big boost gauge

 

Pics of my old 6 deffi set-up
Only posted to show Matt how his could have looked

 

these are the ones i was on about,,, always look nice and clear too me

 

looks nice spadge. i like that collins one. would be good just to see what boost im running.

 

so are the auto meter ones any good then? i might go get one tomorrow as they are only 15 mins up the road from me.

 

I had autometer ones in my old xr2, and thought they were great - good value for money, and seemed to be pretty acurate........

 

do you mean defi

if i was arsed how it looked it wouldnt look like it does lol

 

went and bought a auto meter one today, seems very accurate to me.