Hi everyone, fitted my boost gauge this evening...
I dont think it looks to shabby, and also the vent still works! I connected it to the dimmer too ;)
Quick question though... the car is completely standard but only pulls half a bar. Is this normal for a standard me7 t5? Or is it the fact that my gauge only cost £15 lol!
Tidy looking job mate :) I'm a little concerned that, although the engine isn't running, the gauge isn't showing zero..?
[QUOTE=M-R-P;803802]Tidy looking job mate :) I'm a little concerned that, although the engine isn't running, the gauge isn't showing zero..?[/QUOTE] Thanks mate :) Ye i know what you mean, it seems to vac over -1bar when idling. Then only boost to 0.5bar with your foot down. What do they usually boost to as standard? I thought it was more like 0.7bar?
Half a bar is about 7psi I reckon so you're a little down, nothing an actuator tweak wouldn't help. It should read zero with the engine off tho.
0.5 bar is 7psi, i think the standard is about 9.5 to 10 if im right in saying?
[QUOTE=T5Tom;803813]0.5 bar is 7psi, i think the standard is about 9.5 to 10 if im right in saying?[/QUOTE] Oops.. Typo.... I'll correct that. Yeah, 7(ish) psi. Think 9 is standard, maybe 10 on later models.
Looks neat. Jealous of your yellow dash
[QUOTE=Sparkysparks;803834]Looks neat. Jealous of your yellow dash[/QUOTE] Thanks pal, i love the dash, get a glare off it though as its a bit too shiny lol
You need to get a new gauge, as Martin pointed out, it should be resting on '0' with the engine off, not -4 bar! If it's not reading '0' out the box then you can ignore any reading it gave you, when you drove it, as it will be incorrect.
I think i have taken the face off in the past and moved the needle start position. But as theyre cheap, id just get a new one aswell.
Ive asked to get a replacement sent out, see what happens. Not sure i trust it now though lol
Good news!... fitted a new gauge tonight (the sensor type) its resting at zero and boosts all the way upto 0.8 bar! Pulling great :D Thanks to the eagle eyed members that spotted it lol
[QUOTE=T5Tom;804014]Good news!... fitted a new gauge tonight (the sensor type) its resting at zero and boosts all the way upto 0.8 bar! Pulling great :D Thanks to the eagle eyed members that spotted it lol[/QUOTE] What's one of them? It's either mechanical or electronic! :worthless
Its one of the ones with this sender unit...
Seems to be alot better than the other bobbins that turned up last week anyway! Same manufacturer (dragon) but it looks and works better. And also can change the display to 7 different colours haha!
0.8 bar is pretty decent for stock boost (11.6 psi). Just cant wait to get all my go faster parts on it :D