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mav
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18th Nov 05 at 13:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes ? no?
tell me about them, prices, are they good to see what your boosting at etc, if holding boost and all that stuff....

easy to fit etc etc..

just want another dial really



[Edited on 18-11-2005 by mav]
Nic Barnes
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18th Nov 05 at 13:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mine is just a vacuum off inlet manifold, wires for the lights to ignition live and yeah, its always nice to see it flick about.
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18th Nov 05 at 13:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
A good indication of how your car is running, or why its misfiring!

Deffo money well spent
bradfincham
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18th Nov 05 at 13:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Boost gueage and AFR guage always worth a penny on a turbo
mav
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18th Nov 05 at 13:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
kinda prices and fitting too??

seen a boost gauge at dastek for £40
bradfincham
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18th Nov 05 at 13:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
fit yourself, look best in a pillar pod or cut into an air vent i think.

Any boost geauge really, splitfire make some nice ones, or spend £150 on blitz one
mav
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18th Nov 05 at 13:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cool, can get a hand fitting one by bro in law. not bothered about spending all that on one though £150!!!...just a decent looking one.....going to have a look and see where i could fit it..

might go have a look about today and see if i can get one.
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18th Nov 05 at 13:19   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i've got a boost gauge, i'd definately recommend it.

Have a look on ebay, there's some backlit smoked one's for £15!

Seller is in malaysia but mine arrived fine!
Nic Barnes
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18th Nov 05 at 13:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
them air fuel ratio gauges on ebay for 30 odd quid are a load of crap, wouldnt bother unless your getting a proper one with full wide band readings
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18th Nov 05 at 13:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
going to have a look about the net..

so the ebay ones are crap??????
Nic Barnes
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18th Nov 05 at 13:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
boost gauges are fine as theyre just a vacuum gauge

http://www.max-boost.co.uk/max-boost/fuelling.htm

explains about air fuel ratio gauges on that page
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18th Nov 05 at 13:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Piss easy to fit mav but i'd say essential to have on any turbo car.You just cut your vacuum pipe..add a T peice and a thin tube goes through the bung in your bulkhead and to were the Gauge mounts and screws in the back.

Be carefull when tightening the clamps on the hose as it can cut into them easy and cause a leak which will show low boost or not at all.I had an AFR one off ebay for £50 and it looked awsome at night and in the day.
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18th Nov 05 at 13:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
nice site muppetsport, read some will read up on it all later on cheers
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18th Nov 05 at 13:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by CORSA NUT
Piss easy to fit mav but i'd say essential to have on any turbo car.You just cut your vacuum pipe..add a T peice and a thin tube goes through the bung in your bulkhead and to were the Gauge mounts and screws in the back.

Be carefull when tightening the clamps on the hose as it can cut into them easy and cause a leak which will show low boost or not at all.I had an AFR one off ebay for £50 and it looked awsome at night and in the day.


cheers will deffo be getting one i think...
Nic Barnes
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18th Nov 05 at 13:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
top site that max-boost. taught me a few things about the old let engines. after reading that i bought a proper wideband lamba prober and wideband gauge, works a treat
mav
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18th Nov 05 at 13:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah will have a good read of that later...

alot of gauges on here, boost gauges for £29.99

http://www.gaugeshop.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=10&products_id=83

PSI or BAR???? not up on all this........

[Edited on 18-11-2005 by mav]
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would not bother about an AFR gauge mav. boost gauge is nice idea. get one that reads PSI
mav
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18th Nov 05 at 13:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cheers Ross, you got one on the punto haven't you?? gie me that

£29.99 seems a decent price

going down to falkland soon to speak to Kev so might see what he has got..
Nic Barnes
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18th Nov 05 at 13:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i want a psi one, mine reads in bar, bit hard to see 1.15bar on it
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18th Nov 05 at 14:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
auto gauge do some allright ones.
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i would get it in PSI mav easy enough to fit! bring it to the RR day their will be enough of us their to fit it for ya

and Vibs - why not have an AFR gauge? mate has fuel pump problems at the moment and just as well he has that gauge showing that it is running lean or he couldve melted his engine last night!

I would like to get a wide band lambda gauge but im afraid a cheapo £30 effort will do me for the mean time..
CORSA NUT
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18th Nov 05 at 14:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
AFR was the make of mine Vibs not an air fuel ration one..twas a boost
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18th Nov 05 at 14:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah get a PSI one mav bar is harder to read in terms of accuracy
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quote:
Originally posted by deanmcreynolds26
i would get it in PSI mav easy enough to fit! bring it to the RR day their will be enough of us their to fit it for ya

and Vibs - why not have an AFR gauge? mate has fuel pump problems at the moment and just as well he has that gauge showing that it is running lean or he couldve melted his engine last night!

I would like to get a wide band lambda gauge but im afraid a cheapo £30 effort will do me for the mean time..



you needa wide band lambda. if the car is set up properly then there is no need for one
Ditch
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18th Nov 05 at 15:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I would advise Defi, VDO, Blitz etc.

Dont buy a TIMMY turbo guage from halfrauds as they are cack in a sack

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