gauges for boost

[Rob-C]

wat gauges would you recommend for boost? i was thinking boost, oil temp and oil pressue?

[VTurboR]

if you use an MF2 you will need an A/F ratio guage to set it up

i like guages and have got

A/F Ratio
Boost
Oil Temp
Water Temp
Exhaust gas temp
& Volt

but the only ones you realy need is the A/F Ratio & the boost gauge

[Mike_420]

where do you plan on putting these out of interest?

[Rob-C]

going to get a pod for my A pillar and mount them in that

VturboR, i know i needthe a/f raio to set it up bt i was gona take that out once its setup as i wont really need t to be fair would i?

but maybe i will have

a/f ratio
boost
oil temp/pressure (which ones best)

[VTurboR]

going to get a pod for my A pillar and mount them in that

VturboR, i know i needthe a/f raio to set it up bt i was gona take that out once its setup as i wont really need t to be fair would i?

but maybe i will have

a/f ratio
boost
oil temp/pressure (which ones best)

i have them in my a pillar and in single mounts on the dash

i would go oil pressure but also would advise getting an exhaust gas temp aswel because if your running a turbo its something you will want to monitor

[Mike_420]

going to get a pod for my A pillar and mount them in that



ah right, ive seen them in the glovebox , but its not exactly an ideal place to have them, how much do you think it will all cost?

[VTurboR]

well my A pillar mount for a saxo was £39

plus what you want to spend on gauges, what you have to rember is they allow you to monitor how your engine is preforming so if you cut corners to save a few ££ you could end up blowing the car up which will then cost more pennys on a rebuild

iirc i spent about £175 on all the gauges and mounts, im starting to see specs of blue where its all so bright now where i have so many lol

[miamibluebaby]

i would get -

Boost
A/F but really you will need a wideband to make use of it
oil pressure
oil temp
possibly water temp inparticular if the turbo is also water cooled

[Rob-C]

i was going to get a triple gauge pod for boost a/f and oil pressure and then i was going to modify my drivers side heater vent to mount a gauge in there

[VTurboR]

i was going to get a triple gauge pod for boost a/f and oil pressure and then i was going to modify my drivers side heater vent to mount a gauge in there

you can get an insert for the centrer heater to fit a 52mm gauge

at the bottom of the page.

http://www.getbadass.com/

[Rob-C]

cheers for the link mate but that put me off i dont like that at all lol

[manc]

Until someone does a bespoke grill (centre or righthand side heater vent) gauge holder were gonna have to do with these :n:

http://www.cituninguk.com/images/products/CITSAXTURBO10C-M.jpg

[Rob-C]

im going to get a triple gauge pod like that one above mate

and then im going to modify my side vent to hold a gauge will get a little ring the gauge sits in and then modify it with some fibreglass and filler then spray it red to go with the rest of my centre console :)

[Kelvin]

oil presure is a must on a turbo engine.

My boost gauge.....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/cossie12/Stackdash-Kelvin01-1.jpg

[blackie_2k5]

i had a custom centre console a while back that was all one piece fibre glass evrything was still there apart from the heater at the top whch was smoothed and had three mounds for 3 52mm gauges, looked really good but i sold it when times were hard, there was a pic on piston heads somewhere of one fited, going to try find another, and miamibluebaby is spot on for the must have imo

[sexoturbs]

talking of gauges when going wide band woul i need to buy the two?

http://www.gmcmotorsport.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=29_37&products_id=30

and this to wire it up?

http://www.gmcmotorsport.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=29_73&products_id=96

[Rob-C]

i think you just need this mate

http://www.gmcmotorsport.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=29_73&products_id=243

unless you want the other afr gauge

[sexoturbs]

yea the gauge i put up i dont think it comes with the wires and bung. just wanted to know if that bung and wires would fit the guage.

the gauge you put up would be a bit more difficult to read and understand, it looks alot better though.