Budget Boost Gauge
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I've been doing some troubleshooting on my car recently and actually was able to do something that cost very little! I got 7 ft of 7/32 windshield washer hose, a 30 lb pressure gauge from an air compressor and ran the hose from the T near the thottle body over the roof to the passenger side window. My wife held the gauge while I cranked it up in 4th to confirm 18lbs of boost. Total investment-$15.
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Stupid question....
Has anyone tried to get a MAP sensor that reads higher than .8 bar?
From what I have seen the gauge is able to read higher than that. I once saw 3.0 on the screen. I have to imagine that the limiting factor in the gauge readout in the sendor unit.
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Has anyone tried to get a MAP sensor that reads higher than .8 bar?
From what I have seen the gauge is able to read higher than that. I once saw 3.0 on the screen. I have to imagine that the limiting factor in the gauge readout in the sendor unit.
Who is game to find out for sure?
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That would be an elegant solution. I think this has been looked at before and the consensus was that the factory boost gauge reads out a composite of several inputs and can't be practically upgraded.
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An addendum to my cheap boost gauge. It's only suitable for troubleshooting, as the gauge isn't designed for vacuum and leaks when off boost.