Like the title says im getting ready to go boost soon. I was wondering if anyone new of any accurate gauges.

From most of the searchs that i did find ppl said defi, greddy or apexi. I was just wondering is there any other guages out there that are jus as accurate.

I was wondering if anyone had any expeirence with autometers new gauges that came out like the sport comp2, ultralite2 or any of them.

ive tried searching and found some stuff but not enough.

 

the stewart warner stuff is nice. i had a boost guage from them last year, but sold it with my turbo kit.

we use autometers in our cars though

 

I honestly think its more in preference. I have a apexi boost gauge and only reason I got it was because I like the way it looked! Im sure the autometer gauges work just as well as a friend of mine uses them. They wouldnt sell so well if they werent decent?

 

None of them are precisely tuned instruments of measure, so just use them as a reference.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jdm2ltrcpe &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Like the title says im getting ready to go boost soon. I was wondering if anyone new of any accurate gauges.

From most of the searchs that i did find ppl said defi, greddy or apexi. I was just wondering is there any other guages out there that are jus as accurate.

I was wondering if anyone had any expeirence with autometers new gauges that came out like the sport comp2, ultralite2 or any of them.

ive tried searching and found some stuff but not enough.</TD></TR></TABLE>

here are some options to consider when choosing gauges:

- do you want electical gauges?
- if you want electical, do you care about peak n hold
- what color background do you want them to have? color of display? half sweep, full sweep? digital? are they easy to read or give headache?
- do you want 2 in one gauge to save space?
- do you want a control unit and master display with all in one readings from multiple sensors?
- how much do you want to spend?

take all of these into consideration and you won't have too many to choose from.

 

We would have to DEFI. I have them in my car and install a bunch, They are very acurate.

 

I say you get what you you PAY for.

 

A boost gauge's accuracy depends on the strength of the its vacuum source.

 

i like the way autometer looks but i duno, i turbo'd my civic and used a boost gauge (autometer) from my integra that had not been boosed yet but ran it all summer with it just reading vac. when i went to use it in my civic it was suck in vac and would not zero out and i was running 5 lb. then i went and tossed it on the floor the needle fell off but im still running them

 

If you have the cash, get Defi.

 

Used auto meter before and never had any issues

 

i use DEFI's all of them have electronic sensors. my boost gauge has a little vacuum line that plugs into the sensor then wires to the gauge. plus eveything is daisy chained so is a hell of alot cleaner

 

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And what are you comparing or testing these with ?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dturbocivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the stewart warner stuff is nice. i had a boost guage from them last year, but sold it with my turbo kit.

we use autometers in our cars though </TD></TR></TABLE>

Rgr that. They have been around for a while, even my Dad knows about those guages.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1Bar GSR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">They wouldnt sell so well if they werent decent?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Dunno, people sell the **** outta altezza lights, ssauto and spoilers for our cars.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by KeyserSoze &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Rgr that. They have been around for a while, even my Dad knows about those guages.

Dunno, people sell the **** outta altezza lights, ssauto and spoilers for our cars. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Believe it or not there are still some people that like altezzas and all that body kit stuff... and not trying to defend ssauto, but its a good cheap way to have a turbo manifold and braced correctly have been seen to hold up.

 

Stewart Warner

 

Defi's if your a baller

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by vtec.dc2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

here are some options to consider when choosing gauges:

- do you want electical gauges?
- if you want electical, do you care about peak n hold
- what color background do you want them to have? color of display? half sweep, full sweep? digital? are they easy to read or give headache?
- do you want 2 in one gauge to save space?
- do you want a control unit and master display with all in one readings from multiple sensors?
- how much do you want to spend?

take all of these into consideration and you won't have too many to choose from.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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Most people don't need or use all the functionalities of super expensive gauges. In fact, most gauges I see at the track are cheap autometers.

You should think about why you need the gauge in the first place. The number one reason people should buy gauges is to be alerted if something is going wrong. If that's the case, then cheap autometer gauges will work just fine.

If you want to score extra points with the hardparker crowd, then make sure you get super expensive and hard to find gauges. Otherwise, if you just want to check and see if something is wrong with your motor, then cheap gauges will work.

 

My autometer gauge currently reads 14psi, while in Neptune reads 10.5 psi.

Its ok though, they are cheap and i only use it for reference.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sohc_turd &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My autometer gauge currently reads 14psi, while in Neptune reads 10.5 psi.

Its ok though, they are cheap and i only use it for reference.</TD></TR></TABLE>

lol, not a great reference then heh

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sohc_turd &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My autometer gauge currently reads 14psi, while in Neptune reads 10.5 psi.

Its ok though, they are cheap and i only use it for reference.</TD></TR></TABLE>

What MAP sensor do you use? I used to use a GM 3BAR sensor and found that it's response was linear only up to about 14 PSI, after which it got more non-linear the higher it went. While it was useful for tuning, it was useless for knowing how much boost I was actually running above 18 PSI, for that I used my boost gauge (an Autometer). Now I use a calibrated AEM 3.5BAR MAP sensor which has completely linear response throughout it's operating range and agrees with my boost gauge (currently some POS Pep Boys gauge that I got because it was really cheap).

 

that aem 3.5 bar.. will it work with hondata s200b?

 

From Hondata Web site:

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hondata &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Any linear MAP sensor can be used, using a scalar and offset to translate the MAP sensor characteristics into pressure. Popular MAP sensor settings are built in for ease of setup. To do this you will need the map sensor calibration numbers from the manufacturer of the sensor.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

DOH! That was for an S300, not sure about the S200.

 

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What MAP sensor do you use? I used to use a GM 3BAR sensor and found that it's response was linear only up to about 14 PSI, after which it got more non-linear the higher it went. While it was useful for tuning, it was useless for knowing how much boost I was actually running above 18 PSI, for that I used my boost gauge (an Autometer). Now I use a calibrated AEM 3.5BAR MAP sensor which has completely linear response throughout it's operating range and agrees with my boost gauge (currently some POS Pep Boys gauge that I got because it was really cheap).</TD></TR></TABLE>

Hmmm... i havn't though much about it since i have been busy with finals, but i just my last final about 10mins ago! I'm using the GM3bar...

I'll definately keep that in mind...