boost guage reccomendations

s40madness · Dec 9th, 2012, 16:19

Can anybody link me to a good boost guage to fit to my 2.0t please! Nothing good on fleabay..

Cheers

Tom

pinhead · Dec 9th, 2012, 16:30

autogauge are quite cheap and reliable and available on ebay for about £20

Alex121 · Dec 9th, 2012, 16:48

If you want to check your boost every now and then rather than have one fitted all the time and have an Android smart phone I would get one of these:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bluetooth-Di...5071479&sr=8-1

£9 and works perfectly on my T4. Use it with the torque pro app on Android for boost levels and loads of other readings/codes. IMO boost gauges look a bit tacky these days as every one with a turbo has one fitted just for the sake of it lol

m1tch1987 · Dec 9th, 2012, 16:49

Do NOT buy an electrical boost gauge, go with a mechanical one ie one where the boost/vac directly moves the gauge, if you get an electrical one then if the earth or any part of the sensor is off it will give an incorrect reading. Look for something like a Racetech one, I have 2 spare mechanical boost gauges, one is a Blitz and one is a larger Omori (I think) although I need to check that they are correctly calibrated. Just make sure you go with a mechanically operated one.

s40madness · Dec 9th, 2012, 16:59

And am i best off connecting it to the vacuum pipe or directly onto the inlet manifold? Presumably either would work?

s40madness · Dec 9th, 2012, 17:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex121

If you want to check your boost every now and then rather than have one fitted all the time and have an Android smart phone I would get one of these:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bluetooth-Di...5071479&sr=8-1

£9 and works perfectly on my T4. Use it with the torque pro app on Android for boost levels and loads of other readings/codes. IMO boost gauges look a bit tacky these days as every one with a turbo has one fitted just for the sake of it lol

I have an obd2 connector whatsit and torque pro but when i plug it in it doesnt power on.. Is yours phase 1? Coz mine is an early one on an R plate and i figured it might be because of that?

Alex121 · Dec 9th, 2012, 18:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by s40madness

I have an obd2 connector whatsit and torque pro but when i plug it in it doesnt power on.. Is yours phase 1? Coz mine is an early one on an R plate and i figured it might be because of that?

Hmm, quite possibly. I have a phase 2 (2002) so that could maybe be the issue? I'm not sure if others on here have had any luck with an OBD2 connector on a phase 1?

s40madness · Dec 9th, 2012, 19:13

Also does anybody have any experience with using bleed valves for manual boost control? Would it work better than the "turning the rod" trick?

andyv40turbo · Dec 9th, 2012, 20:24

you might have seen my post on my problematic volvo atm, the turning of the actuator rod works great but make sure your car is running good elsewhere before hand, also my vacuum pipe to the mechanical boost gauge sucked itself shut, so might be worth looking into some sweet piping too

i got one off ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...:X:RTQ:GB:1123 and it was working good till the pipe died

Dec 9th, 2012, 16:19	#1
s40madness Member Last Online: Sep 28th, 2013 15:22 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: heathfield	boost guage reccomendations Can anybody link me to a good boost guage to fit to my 2.0t please! Nothing good on fleabay.. Cheers Tom

Dec 9th, 2012, 16:49	#4
m1tch1987 Premier Member Last Online: Dec 29th, 2013 12:08 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Berkhamsted	Do NOT buy an electrical boost gauge, go with a mechanical one ie one where the boost/vac directly moves the gauge, if you get an electrical one then if the earth or any part of the sensor is off it will give an incorrect reading. Look for something like a Racetech one, I have 2 spare mechanical boost gauges, one is a Blitz and one is a larger Omori (I think) although I need to check that they are correctly calibrated. Just make sure you go with a mechanically operated one. __________________ 2003 Volvo V40 1.9D Sport - MPG below

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andyv40turbo Senior Member Last Online: Apr 23rd, 2024 16:21 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Aylsham	you might have seen my post on my problematic volvo atm, the turning of the actuator rod works great but make sure your car is running good elsewhere before hand, also my vacuum pipe to the mechanical boost gauge sucked itself shut, so might be worth looking into some sweet piping too i got one off ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...:X:RTQ:GB:1123 and it was working good till the pipe died __________________ 2008 V50 D5 SE Lux Geartronic 1998 V40 2.0t (lpt) (Previous)

Dec 9th, 2012, 16:30	#2
pinhead Master Member Last Online: Apr 18th, 2017 22:38 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: na	autogauge are quite cheap and reliable and available on ebay for about £20

Dec 9th, 2012, 16:48	#3
Alex121 Premier Member Last Online: Oct 27th, 2020 10:45 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: -	If you want to check your boost every now and then rather than have one fitted all the time and have an Android smart phone I would get one of these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bluetooth-Di...5071479&sr=8-1 £9 and works perfectly on my T4. Use it with the torque pro app on Android for boost levels and loads of other readings/codes. IMO boost gauges look a bit tacky these days as every one with a turbo has one fitted just for the sake of it lol

Dec 9th, 2012, 16:59	#5
s40madness Member Last Online: Sep 28th, 2013 15:22 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: heathfield	And am i best off connecting it to the vacuum pipe or directly onto the inlet manifold? Presumably either would work?

Dec 9th, 2012, 19:13	#8
s40madness Member Last Online: Sep 28th, 2013 15:22 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: heathfield	Also does anybody have any experience with using bleed valves for manual boost control? Would it work better than the "turning the rod" trick?

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