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Offline golfgar

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boost gauge readings
« on: 09 December 2009, 14:48 »
What should the gauge be on,say on ideal,and when being driven?just put mine in,its a revo i bought off of the stink,if you look at the gauge you got 0 in the  9 0clock postion then you have 0 to 30 goin anti clockwise and the same goin clockwise,on ideal mine is on -20,rev it and it goes to +5,i got a feeling this isnt right :sad: any thoughts ?

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Re: boost gauge readings
« Reply #1 on: 09 December 2009, 14:51 »
idle sounds about right - 20

is your car remapped? Standard PSI should be around 8-9PSI though but thats full throttle and under heavy engine load i.e. 4th gear

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Re: boost gauge readings
« Reply #2 on: 09 December 2009, 15:13 »
dont think its been remapped,i havnt driven it since i fitted the gauge,just reved it to about 6500 and it went up to 5,fed the pipe through the bonnet release cable grommet in the end as i didnt have enough pipe to go the way you suggested Rhys

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Re: boost gauge readings
« Reply #3 on: 09 December 2009, 15:19 »
dont think its been remapped,i havnt driven it since i fitted the gauge,just reved it to about 6500 and it went up to 5,fed the pipe through the bonnet release cable grommet in the end as i didnt have enough pipe to go the way you suggested Rhys

no good just revving it an idle as you're not loading up the engine fully  :wink:

really?  :undecided:  its about the same distance i would have thought although I guess it depends where you tap in for your boost gauge

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Re: boost gauge readings
« Reply #4 on: 09 December 2009, 15:22 »
ran it across bulkhead near diverter and upto the FPR,think it saved about 3-4 inches and gave me just enough to do it. :smiley:will take it up the ringroad later and see what it reads then.
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Re: boost gauge readings
« Reply #5 on: 09 December 2009, 15:23 »
ran it across bulkhead near diverter and upto the FPR,think it saved about 3-4 inches and gave me just enough to do it. :smiley:

ah I forget you have a longer run - mine plumbs in on the drivers side so a much shorter run  :smiley:

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Re: boost gauge readings
« Reply #6 on: 09 December 2009, 20:13 »
just been up the ringroad,and you were bang on Rhys 8-9psi under load,alls good for now :grin:

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« Reply #7 on: 09 December 2009, 20:15 »
just been up the ringroad,and you were bang on Rhys 8-9psi under load,alls good for now :grin:

ah good news :afro: