just dropped some hondata in my car this weekend and i am running the stock MAP.

now i am boosting 14psi but am not hitting any boost cut or tripping a MAP code with the stock unit.

could my gauge be off????

anyone had a similar problem??

its just a regular autometer, about 1.5 years old

 

Please search.

There are countless posts on how shitty Autometer is.

 

i did but couldnt find a real good answer other than if it has been dropped but i dont recall doing that

 

autometer are fine gauges.

some people say they are ~2psi off though , so keep that in mind.

platinum.

 

wouldnt it depend on where the vacuum source is,or whether the car is intercooled or not? reason im asking doesnt the intercooler minus 1 to 2psi difference from what the turbo is making?

 

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Yes, but most people realize their gauge sucks when it reads 1 or 2 psi when the car is off.

 

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some people say they are ~2psi off though , so keep that in mind.
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Alittle contradictory don't you think?

 

They arent that bad.

 

See sig. Greddy boost gauge btw.

It is more or less associated with the stock map translating a voltage into boost. From what i've read, it just doesn't directly translate. I personally have run 14psi through mine and not hit the blinky blinky map. It has seen about 16psi once during a mishap installing an EBC.

 

stock map cant read 14 psi...so yes you are getting 14 psi but your hondata doesnt know it...stock map reads 10-11 psi max i think....

 

thanks guys, but why wouldnt it throw a MAP code if it did see 14psi and i have my boost cut at stock map settings??

 

Ive heard of people having problems alot with boost guages, perticualry auto-meter...but some win and some lose...

 

My autometer was off a couple of pounds... Compared to what my Map sensor and hondata were reading... My boost cut used to be set at 9psi and my autometer boost gauge would read all of the way to 12psi before hitting ignition cut. So I don't know if it is my boost gauge or if it is my map and hondata setup.

 

mine seems to be dead on after i re did my vac lines .

vac manifold helps to keep things consistant over the standard "T's" that people use


platinum.

 

i was using my data logging with my wideband and my boost on the stock map was like 9-10 psi
but reading 15 psi on my boost gauge
and i am running a obd0 stock map sensor