Recalibrating Stock Boost Gauge

[Kai]

Thanks to Stueh on the UK Mk3 Forums, this link has surfaced!

http://home.swipnet.se/pelleman/supra/boost_eng.html

Very handy for those of us that like the stock gauge, only wanting a bit more adjustment

 

[supraslo]

I like that idea.

 

[Kai]

I shall be getting those dial's into photoshop and making the appropriate gauges for RHD cars as well, if anyones interested?

 

[Kai]

As promised, an RHD gauge, calibrated into PSI!

http://kai.robinson.free.fr/dropbox/Supra/rhd-boostgauge.png

 

[rumptis]

Old news but the idea is a good one. I have been thinking about doing this for some time.

 

[Piratetip]

Cool idea. May do it someday...

 

[Poodles]

I want a LHD PSI one that has the stock turbo symbol on it...

 

[Kai]

Get a gauge face and scan it then!

 

[pimptrizkit]

thats cool!

if i could get a dial face that looked stock but went to 14.7 or even that went to 22psi (1.5bar) would be awsome!

 

[Kai]

I couldnt get the Font that was used, if i knew what font they used for the gauge faces, i'd make new gauges...

 

[themadhatter]

wow thats a great idea ,i'd still take my autometer boost gauge over the stock on any day of the week but its nice to see the stock gauge not be so useless

 

[Kai]

I'm trying to figure out how to get a set of gauge faces knocked up as a one-off...there are companies here that do Reverse EL gauge sets...but they dont look as good as the Alfa-Otto ones...

I want black faces with the EL effect at night, in red and blue...

 

[Poodles]

speedhut might be able to do it...

 

[Kai]

I doubt they'd do them for RHD....i need to find some Australian or Japanese company, more likely.

 

[Kai]

I did find a Japanese company....but KM/H only and none for the Mk3 - Mk4 only...

Still, i've fired off an email to Speedhut as they list UK spec MR2 gauges and KM/h ones....so its worth a shot...even if its $200 and they need my existing gauges, thats no problem.

 

[Mr.PFloyd]

Umm, this doesn't make the stock gauge faster from what i see...

 

[Kai]

Why would it be faster?

 

[Poodles]

actually it does, and I quote "As a bonus you can replace the larger blue capacitor or remove it. This makes the guage react much faster. "

 

[Mr.PFloyd]

Missed that, cause he doesn't replace it

 

[Jeff Lange]

Also, instead of "PSI" it should read "lb/in²", like the stock USA gauges and other gauges, etc.

Jeff