42 draft designs pillar pod gauge has arrived few questions...

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So the boost gauge finally arrived today so naturally i fitted it in the pouring rain .....

Im still learning about turbo engines so bare with me !!

On idle its at -10
With foot to the floor its at 8psi which is correct as far as ive been reading
If say doing 65/70 and i let off the throttle and just coast it drops back down to -10ish
And driving SENSIBLEY so not going above 2.5k it doesnt go above 0 ?!

Does all that seem as it should ?

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Think it blends in quite nicely 


And 1 from eye level ....

[Wazzzer]

I'm assuming the -10 reading is psi not in hg?

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I dont know what hg is but the gauge is psi ...

[Wazzzer]

in hg - inches of mercury, usually what boost gauges read below 0 but not all

-10psi is around -20in hg which is about right but maybe just a tiny bit low. I'd have a good look round all the pipes to make sure everything is secure. Also was that reading on a warm engine?

[pickles]

Funky , i want 1 lol, wrd you get your gauge m8

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-9 was first start then crept up to -10 then when fully up to temp it went to -11 if theres a minor leak i would put money on it that its the IC to Pancake coupler as i struggle to get it on all them months ago !

The gauge is from egay mate put in digital boost gauge it should pop up 1s from hk the others from here which is abit more costly but i didnt want to wait 20 odd days so i paid the extra £3

[Wazzzer]

unless you make an effort to make the revs climb (ie plant your foot or go up a hill) you won't see much boost on the gauge under normal driving

-11psi is about right mate. It will be lower when you first start it due to the auto choke messing with the revs

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Nice alls as it should be then  it is a touch on the bright side at night though and i cant really wire it in to the dimmer as the whole things being powered not just a led 

[pickles]

does it change colours