I'm off to MPH 2007 tomorrow and am hoping to find a cheeky little boost gauge. I'm not wanting to spend big bucks, just something that will give me an indication of any boost loss and something that looks good in the cabin.

I just wondered if i need any extra bits and pieces in order to get it fitted? I presume it will come with t-piece and boost pipe, but where does this attach to on the supercharger?? Is it an easy job to do?

Cheers

Rob

Yes, even you could fit it mate Just make sure you get all the parts with it.

Re fitting to supercharger not a problem, its been covered on LOC somewhere, think Zee made the post.

Gordon.....you know i'm getting better at this DIY malarky!! Lets face it, couldn't get any worse

i did have a quick search but didn't find anything that answered my question.

All the gauges i've looked at so far come with t-piece, boost pipe and wiring. Is the feed into the cabin easy to do and connection to power feed for illumination etc??

u need the T piece to plumb into the vac line and the power is only for the internal light - make sure u get one that is low pressure as the SC only goes to .35bar so a gauge thats 2 bar is worthless.

Cheers Rob, i was thinking i needed a low pressure gauge.

Where is the vac line on the charger mate?? The gauge's i'm after have an illuminated screen/dial and need a power feed from 12V source i presume. Is this easy to get without making a big mess, lol

Boost gauge from a escort RS? have only 1bar, but the look is very very



greets

Tom

yes the 12V is very easy i would take it from the cig lighter as access is very good but depending where u plan to put the gauge there may be a better place to take the power from.. pm me ur email and ill send u a pic of the easiest place to tap into the vac line.

but be aware even if its a 1 bar gauge u may not see if the system is leaking unless its a fairly big leak, but some indication is better than i guess i did find a 0.5 bar gauge but it wasnt designed for a car

LOL i've just installed that one this week. Gonna take it apart though and get a stainless face made for it. was the only 1 bar gauge i could find.

As for fitting, it's a little fiddly getting to the pipe but its not massively hard to do.

And as for the twelve volts, i just attached it to the pot that adjusts the brightness of the lights by you left leg, that was it dims and brightens with your dials.


Stav

The vac lines a right little fiddle bugga. If you look to the right of your throttle body there are a few rubber hoses down there.

You want the small one that goes from the block to the bottom part of the throttle body (i think it goes to the block, it looks like it just loops back on itself) its about 15 cm long so doesnt give any slack at all and its pretty tough so getting a small t piece in there is also not fun.

You'll know soon enough if you've got the right one as the boost gauge will either move or not at all LOL.

Sorry photos not great but this one i taped into first time around was wrong



You can see theres quite abit of the hosing that goes down the back, its the wrong one.

This on the other hand its the buggar.Sorry about the crap photos but there really no room to even get a camera phone down there.



You can see its crosses the other hose but this one really wont budge its small cramped and darn fiddle but good luck You'll get there in the end.

Yeah basically at the side of the throttle body you'll see two hoses going to a little bit of equipment, you want the one that goes to the bottom of that equipment.

Stav

I got this little beauty fitted to mine

no joy at mph i'm afraid. the company that were there last year weren't there this year

i'm going to look around for a low pressure unit and see what i can find.....they seem to be a rare commodity as i haven't come across one yet!!

wozza do you want the instruction books for those gauges?sorry forgot to bring them up that day.

He sure will, he has been trying to get some of HKS

indeedy I have Gord without a lot of luck too

Looks like you now sorted Wozza just send Raj your dress or address even

there is a far easier place to take the pressure from..... let me know when u get the gauge and ill send u a pic of where

cheers rob, ur a gent

Can you send me the pic please rob?

Stav

Can't the pic just be posted on here for everyone to see?

If possible, I would like this image too. Will hopefully be getting one soon

Jamie

will this gauge work fine with the s/c?
Sunpro Gauge

Is it the mechanical one i need and is it easy enough to get a 12V feed for the illumination??

anyone got a good link for a single dashmount or a pilar mount pod holder??

TIM do a single dash mount, but if you search ebay theres loads.

Doesnt matter if its mechanical or not but i'd recommend a mechanical one, unless you go for a high end electronic one, for accuracy.

The lower price electronic ones tend to be less accurate.

As for a 12v feed, i took mine off the dash brightness adjuster so it adjusts with the rest of the ignition lights.

Stav

cheers stav. is the gauge easy enough to install??
how do you have yours mounted??
i'm going to get a mechanical one i think and then play aroun wih different bulbs until i find a colour combo i like between the dash and the gauge....

If you do a search theres a few old threads on installing one. The pipe you tee intos a bit of **** cause there's not much slack but its do able.

Ive got mine mounted in a TIM mount between the middle and speedo (similar to where Ellz has a gauge)

I just pulled the bulb out and put a wad of LED's in its place.

Stav

Rob (fluff) was saying theres a dead easy place to take the boost feed from......

yea, might swap for LED's instead possibly, i presume they'll fade ok with the dimmer?

Yeah i remember him saying that, cant remember where though.

Yeah they fade ok with the dimmer, just like the rest of my dash

Stav

just this second popped out and brought it.
was an absoloute bargain at $17!!!!

doesn't have a t-piece connecter though.....well none that i can see through the packaging. is that how they all are? the autometer and ultralite gauges all came with the same accessories....

They should have a t piece but you can pick them up off ebay easy enough.

Stav

also at garden centres

rob, could you message me the details where i can take a boost feed from please mate???

i don't think there is a t-piece, so i'll get hold of one from somewhere. i guess i'll need one that has an end that fits in the tubing supplied with the boost gague and an end that fits in the outlet from the boost pipe???

hi rob send me ur email again, as its a pdf. u can tap into the pipe near the throttle body but its a bit awkward as the pipe is short. other option is near the bulkhead access is also a bit tricky, its the pipe for the map sensor.

which is easier rob???
does the pdf come with full instructions on how to get the tubing feed into the cabin and source illumination feed also??

pm sent

cheers mate

easy 4 the tubing, illumination ill have to dig about as i never wired the bulb in mine.

Can you send me the Pdf about the bulk head fitment for the boost gauge, just interested in where it is.

Stav