boost gauge

[FLAMSP]

What gauge do you have? What are your impressions?

I would really like to get a gauge with a digital Display, but the only one I could find was an electronic gauge. Anyone know of any digtal display+mechanical?

[blkspdfreak]

i use a faze gauge.....it does the job. go with a defi, work great and match the red lights as well

[J_Naoto]

i have a vei digital boost gauge and it's great. it hooks up like a mechanical (run a vac line to it), but its electronic

[JCell]

Looking to sell my tru boost

Im will need a replacement, a mechanical one, so please lets hear some good reviews.

What gauge do you have? What are your impressions?

I would really like to get a gauge with a digital output, but the only one I could find was electrical. Anyone know of any digtal+mechanical?

I like the true boost, but i wont be using the boost control, anytime in the next couple of years.

care to clarify this? u want an electric gauge that displays numbers?

[FLAMSP]

I did find a boost gauge with digital display (numbers) instead of a needle type (Nordskog Boost Digital Gauge). Yet, that gauge i found was not mechanical.

[FLAMSP]

i have a vei digital boost gauge and it's great. it hooks up like a mechanical (run a vac line to it), but its electronic

I though that ones with a vac line were called mechanical, and one with a sender were called electronic type. Please forgive the noobness.

Where did you purchase the vei gauge, can't seem to find them.

[JCell]

I did find a boost gauge with digital output (numbers) instead of a needle type (Nordskog Boost Digital Gauge). Yet, that gauge i found was not mechanical, and i want one that will read boost in real time.

real time? both give accurate readings, electric usually more so because there is no line which can crimp or leak

an analog style gauge will also let u see how quickly you get to full boost, and can give a warning more efficient since u only have to glimpse the gauge to know how much

just trying to understand exactly what u r looking for

[J_Naoto]

I though that ones with a vac line were called mechanical, and one with a sender were called electric type. Please forgive the noobness.

Where did you purchase the vei gauge, can't seem to find them.

they usually are, but the vei has the sender built into the gauge

http://www.veisystems.com/v1-instruments.html

[FLAMSP]

thanks for the link, im not sure if anyone sells those gauges anymore ;( ... i like them.

[Wagonbacker9]

i doubt a mechanical gauge would have any output, as it doesn't need to convert the boost pressure into a digital reading to display it... otherwise, why not use the same signal for the output as the display (aka, what jnaoto is describing)

personally I prefer electronic gauges so I can keep fluids in the engine bay, and vac lines as short as possible.

[FLAMSP]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAix5Mpk-mo

display... not output, semantics i suppoose. Edited first, and all around, thanks for the help all!

[StealthWyvern]

thanks for the link, im not sure if anyone sells those gauges anymore ;( ... i like them.

look around a bit on the site....

http://www.etatuning.com/vei-boost-gauge.html


http://www.veisystems.com/purchase.html

[Bassmachine]

Boost gauges are pointless i tune by ear(yupnope)

[StealthWyvern]

Boost gauges are pointless i tune by ear(yupnope)

reall I tune by smell! lmao


















obviously im kidding.

[FLAMSP]

can anyone explain the dirrerences in sending units (electric, mechanical), in layman terms for me.

[StealthWyvern]

can anyone explain the dirrerences in sending units (electric, mechanical), in layman terms for me.

Electric vs. mechanical boost gauges.

Electric
Many go with electric gauges for several advantages. They are easier to install than mechanical that need routing of lines through the firewall. Instead, a locally mounted pressure transducer is the sender unit. Some electrical gauges have the possibility of adding a memory unit, that may store peak boost etc for later display or use. Or it can be equipped with an audible warning alarm with a variable threshold. That is useful since too much monitoring may take the sight away from the road.
http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/43000302/Images/1/Elite-Boost-Gauge.jpg


Mechanical
Mechanical gauges have no sender involved, requiring the pressurized air to be sent in to the cabin. Mechanical gauges are generally cheaper so their main advantage is the price.
http://image.musclemustangfastfords.com/f/8844557/mmfp_0311_2_z+mustang_performance_gauges+boost_gau ge.jpg

[Wagonbacker9]

mechanical gauges are also (arguably) more reliable due to fewer complications and wiring, making them the choice for full-race applications.

[Bassmachine]

Go with a mech its alot less problems in the long run just get a back lit face

btw wasnt kidding i dont have boost gauge...but should...

[Wagonbacker9]

Go with a mech its alot less problems in the long run just get a back lit face

btw wasnt kidding i dont have boost gauge...but should...

that depends.

My electronic gauge recalibrates itself every time I start it up... so short of an electrical failure or the stepper motor wearing out, it is better (in my opinion) than a mechanical which can eventually mechanically get out of calibration, and unless you're paying attention (I RARELY see my boost gauge read "0" because I don't turn the car on without starting it, this would be the only way to check the calibration), it could start reading incorrectly as the mechanical actuator wears out.

[disturbedfan121]

i love the prosport i have on my turbo miata. looks like a defi but much cheaper. isn't a digital display tho...

[Bassmachine]

I remember seeing pics of your car tiss teh tits. lol if my GF wasnt so dead set on me keeping the MSP if only if only

[foreverzero89]

electric gauges are also more accurate.

[Wagonbacker9]

electric gauges are also more accurate.

i dare say that is debatable. what support do you have for this statement?

[StealthWyvern]

i dare say that is debatable. what support do you have for this statement?

That is debateable.. Both gauges right out f the box. I would say they are about the same. Now after some wear and tear thats where it gets debatable. Whos to say the sensor isn't wrong or the mech gauge is off. Its a hell of a lot easier to tell if a mech gauge is off then an electric one from what I understand.

[Outlawstar98]

Ok guys, Both gauges arnt better then the other, both work, Electronic gauges you can have them do cool things, you know like do a full swoop which alot of people like. Well... Thats the only thing different about them... (workable wise) and mechanical is easier to detect when its not working, because it will be EXTREMELY out of whack haha.

[disturbedfan121]

I remember seeing pics of your car tiss teh tits. lol if my GF wasnt so dead set on me keeping the MSP if only if only

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/2728/dsc02436q.jpg (http://img340.imageshack.us/i/dsc02436q.jpg/)

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/9398/dsc02483k.jpg (http://img525.imageshack.us/i/dsc02483k.jpg/)

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this car?