Any of you guys fitted a boost gauge to your Bravos? If so which ones and where have you mounted them?
Technical Boost Gauge
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Technical Boost Gauge
Doesn't the sport have a digital one on the trip computer?
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Just has lines that tell you when your in boost but no readings.
Quite difficult to find the firewall and get anything through it
Come on.. it's not that difficult to get something through the firewall.
I thought about getting one.. if i did i would have bought a spare A-pillar panel and would have modded that with some fiberglass, bondo, spray paint.. to install the boost gauge there. ..
I thought about getting one.. if i did i would have bought a spare A-pillar panel and would have modded that with some fiberglass, bondo, spray paint.. to install the boost gauge there. ..
why not use a bluetooth OBD key and display the boost on your smartphone using the App 'torque'
I've got the obd with torque pro, its pretty good
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I have a iPhone and torque pro isn't available for it unless theres something else? Plus is the app realtime?
any OBD => Bluetooth app will have vary big delay/response rate => you will not be able to spot any boost spikes!!
+ it will only see what the MAP sensor sees, that means that as the sensor ages you will see less and less boost.
A mechanical boost gauge would be the best.
+ it will only see what the MAP sensor sees, that means that as the sensor ages you will see less and less boost.
A mechanical boost gauge would be the best.
Plus, it won't work if your car is remapped.
And on top of that there are like 5 other threads with tons of details on that same subject
And on top of that there are like 5 other threads with tons of details on that same subject
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Yeah it's pointless not having a live reading. I will get a mechanical one just want a decent place to mount it to look oem as possible.
That's why i suggested a pillar mounted one..
If done properly it can loo pretty OEM:
You do need to DIY a bit. and get familiar with fiber glass.
But if you buy the A-pillar panel from the scrappers then you can always go back to original if you don't like it.
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Plus, it won't work if your car is remapped.
And on top of that there are like 5 other threads with tons of details on that same subject
mines remapped and it works great
My version:
android app
yes it is realtime but there will be a small signal lag
however are you really going to be watching the gauge that closely when you are hooning along at full boost??
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Tbh I want a realtime one & I don't have an andriod device anyway. I used to always check the boost gauge on my grande when hooning and if something didn't feel right also I will need one as I'm planning of fitting a forge actuator in the near future.
