Is there any such thing?
Recommendations?
I don't want to spend shed loads TBH.....just one thats accurate and reliable!

Cheers guys

Steve

:dunno:

these are very cheap guages electrical

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AUTO-GAUGE-COMBO- ... dZViewItem

I think the 440 Banana Man uses them

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Thanks Gary, I'd prefer a mechanical psi gauge TBH.
Any suggestions?

Ta

Any particular reason m8? I actually think the electronic ones are better these days - accurate, fast reacting and easy to plumb in.

As to the original question, I'm still a firm believer in the old "you get what you pay for" saying with regard to most thing, and cheap very rarely also means good when it comes to modding cars

Although they're expensive I like Greddy gauges myself, though the other usual suspects are also good - Defi, Blitz, HKS, etc

Cheers,
Mark

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Just keep checking the clubs and eBay. Sooner or later you'll find something

I picked up my Greddy for 50 snots which was a bargain

just recently obtained one of them mirror faced blitz jobbies, did set me back £100 though.

does look the don though..

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Mechanical ones are easier to set up...don't electronic ones have to be drilled and tapped into the manifold?
I don't mind paying out a reasonable sum of money....I just want the cheapest of the best if that helps.

Cheers

Steve

i like stuff from autometer.

they are great quality and not that badly priced either.

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ST205 head gasket.
ARP head bolts.
ST205 Koyo Rad. (almost)
Front mount intercooler.
Colder plugs.
3" decat pipe.
4 Branch manifold.
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I have a Greddy electronic boost gauge and the sensor just needs to be plumbed in via a 'T' piece to any of the vacuum lines on the inlet plenum. The short length of vacuum hose then feeds into a sensor which is mounted on one of the bolts securing the igniter box on the engine bay bulkhead. The electrical output from the sensor then feeds through the large rubber boot on the bulkhead where the main loom goes into the car. Couldn't be simpler! There is also a backlight which takes its feed from the either the aux or lighting circuit but this would be the same on a mechanical gauge.

I prefer the electrical gauges as they are easier to install. You don't have to worry about routing vacuum or capillary lines into the car or having them split or leaking.

My 2p!

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1994 Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205WRC JDM 269bhp @ 0.9bar
1994 Toyota Celica GT-Four Special GT 590bhp @ 1.8bar
1989 Van Diemen RF88/89 Formula Ford 1600
2008 Nissan Patrol GU 3.0L ZD30DDTi 154bhp

No worries Don. I have just been reading various posts and related topics and some peoples comments suggested that electronic ones were inaccurate...but as I don't know myself I wasn't sure.

If they are that easy to setup then perhaps thats the way forward. I agree on the vacuum lines potentially splitting...not a risk I'd want to take.


Looks like I'll be doing a little more searching on a good leccy one then.

the autometer electronic range uses a map sensor and t piece set up.

the mechanical type uses a nylon plasic tube into the car and up to the gauge and t piece at the manifold.

i ran this set up in my chevy for 10 years trouble free

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1990 JDM ST185 Grey.
ST205 head gasket.
ARP head bolts.
ST205 Koyo Rad. (almost)
Front mount intercooler.
Colder plugs.
3" decat pipe.
4 Branch manifold.
Nitrous Oxide Steroids for Cars!

The autogauge gauge on ebay is mechanical isn't it?

I have one and it is. But tbh I don't really rate it. It seems fairly accurate except it sits at -0.1bar with the engine off so all the figurs are out by 0.1bar. When my boost gauge says 1bar the EBC says 1.1

Cheap and cheerful and better than nowt but not great by any means.

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JDM ST202 (Finally sold )
1982 Pontiac Trans Am 5.7L V8 (See my website)

finally i can input a little bit. hopefuly.

steven i found a fab boostgauge at my works . it is set in bar and psi. and is basic, does the job and i have built an led circuit wired to the cig light er to illuminate. could do with getting some sort of housing for it though.
any hoo i digress.
a mechanical gauge can iether be t-peiced off the stock gauge pipe.or there is anohter outlet on the adjacent side of the back of the throttle body.
feed pipeoff there through the Firewall (?? not sure ) into the interior and route to the desired location.
if you would need any help i would be glad to finally give something back.

the pics are on kris' site.

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