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Offline 0770rich

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boost pressure?
« on: 09 August 2010, 20:49 »
What boost does a tdi 150 remapped to 185 run at in psi? looking at getting a boost gauge just not sure which to get?

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Re: boost pressure?
« Reply #1 on: 09 August 2010, 20:52 »
What boost does a tdi 150 remapped to 185 run at in psi? looking at getting a boost gauge just not sure which to get?


27-29psi peak depending on how free the VNT is.
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Re: boost pressure?
« Reply #2 on: 09 August 2010, 21:25 »
cheers nick. so a +/-30psi gauge will be ok? whats 30psi = in Bar?   does it also need the vacuum minus part?
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Re: boost pressure?
« Reply #3 on: 13 August 2010, 19:09 »
no diesels don't run vacuum


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Re: boost pressure?
« Reply #4 on: 13 August 2010, 22:19 »
no diesels don't run vacuum

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The is not manifold vacum, so a gause 0-30psi will be fine, or even a 35psi becuase even a somtimes even a stock map can spike over 30psi depending on conditions.



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Re: boost pressure?
« Reply #5 on: 13 August 2010, 23:19 »
cheers wazzer, nick. any ideas on a decent gauge?

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Re: boost pressure?
« Reply #6 on: 14 August 2010, 10:07 »
i'd say a newsouth myself as they look very OEM :smiley:


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Re: boost pressure?
« Reply #7 on: 14 August 2010, 10:12 »
i'd say a newsouth myself as they look very OEM :smiley:

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Re: boost pressure?
« Reply #8 on: 14 August 2010, 10:35 »
Agreed :afro:


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Re: boost pressure?
« Reply #9 on: 14 August 2010, 16:52 »
Liking the look of the new south gauges, but can u get them with a red backlight, or change the bulb from blue to red? as got red backlight on my leon  :lipsrsealed: awaits the boo's lol. :smiley: