electronic or mechanical boost gauge...what's better?
- Thread starter the t3d
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i prefer electric. Easier to install IMO because you don't have to run boost lines, fuel lines, oil lines into you car which can and may leak over time inside of your car.
the t3d said:
You tap a vacuum line. Mech. Boost gauges usually come with pretty sturdy vac. lines, mine has never leaked.
A switched power wire from your lights to light the gauge. A place to put it. Stock location, A-pillar etc.
Run the supplied vacuum line to a T-fitting to the intake manifold vacuum supply fitting. and Finished
PS thanks for beating me to it
Run the supplied vacuum line to a T-fitting to the intake manifold vacuum supply fitting. and Finished
PS thanks for beating me to it
buckshotglass
I love all your sounds.
go to a local supply house and buy a 30psi pressure guage ashcroft is the cheapest brand it will be seriously like 6-8 bucks buy a barb fitting for the back. and you have a boost guage for 10 bucks there is no need to buy a 40 dollar guage. try to keep vacuum line length at a minimum but honestly you will have good response at any length mine is about 3 feet i think because i tapped by the wiper motor and mine is very responsive
buckshotglass said:
that is what i have. mech boost is the way to go bec there is nothing really to fail and off course the response is much faster. staticpat has a peak hold hks and it only works about half the time.
noah89t
get naked & boost a supra
electric guages, so you can make the vacuum line as short as possible. those mechanical guages require a vacuum line to be run all the way to the guage. what a great way to create a possible boost leak! why by a "cheap guage" to monitor the car that you spend so much time and sweat on?
imo, autometer sucks:thumbdown i tried the boost and a/f guages years ago and when the car was off the needle on the boost guage was reading in vacuum, made me wonder if it was accurate, and the a/f guage was nothing more than a light show.
get good guages by going electric. i will sell you my greddy 60mm peak/hold boost guage.
imo, autometer sucks:thumbdown i tried the boost and a/f guages years ago and when the car was off the needle on the boost guage was reading in vacuum, made me wonder if it was accurate, and the a/f guage was nothing more than a light show.
get good guages by going electric. i will sell you my greddy 60mm peak/hold boost guage.
lol boost leak if you run a vacum line into your cab and cause a boost leak you must be a idiot
if your that paranoid that you will blow off that vacuum line off of a barb fitting then put a clamp on it problem solved.
i just dont see the point in buying a electric boost guage running all the wire when a ashcroft or like brand mechanical guage is so simple and cheap. BTW the reason i called the ashcroft guage cheap is not because it is in accurate but solely because in industry there are better guages but for a boost guage its fine. it will be more noisey than a liquid filled guage but none of you will notice. im running a ashcroft guage in the spot where the ash tray used to be. i Ted into the vacuum line at the washer motor, ran the line with the harness and then behind the dash right to the ash tray. cost me 8 dollars and my guage is just as accurate as your 40 dollar electrics and it took me 5 minutes. dont reinvent the wheel
if your that paranoid that you will blow off that vacuum line off of a barb fitting then put a clamp on it problem solved.
i just dont see the point in buying a electric boost guage running all the wire when a ashcroft or like brand mechanical guage is so simple and cheap. BTW the reason i called the ashcroft guage cheap is not because it is in accurate but solely because in industry there are better guages but for a boost guage its fine. it will be more noisey than a liquid filled guage but none of you will notice. im running a ashcroft guage in the spot where the ash tray used to be. i Ted into the vacuum line at the washer motor, ran the line with the harness and then behind the dash right to the ash tray. cost me 8 dollars and my guage is just as accurate as your 40 dollar electrics and it took me 5 minutes. dont reinvent the wheel
I think the main thing of importance here is not to cheap out. The gauges ability to read accurately and quick enough are tools for tunning properly and monitor your cars health in a way.
Get a good gauge- electric or mechanic JUST DO NO BUY SUNPRO sh*T from pepboys etc. no cheap crap just for looks.
Get a good gauge- electric or mechanic JUST DO NO BUY SUNPRO sh*T from pepboys etc. no cheap crap just for looks.