boost gauge on C32?
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boost gauge on C32?
boost gauge on a C32?
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hi..im consider new? haha neways...i have a C32 and i saw in the past the someone installed like a Apex'i or Blitz boost gauge..and i was wondering how this is all going to work...cuz i kinda want one installed on my C32....and will it help my power? thanks.
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hi..im consider new? haha neways...i have a C32 and i saw in the past the someone installed like a Apex'i or Blitz boost gauge..and i was wondering how this is all going to work...cuz i kinda want one installed on my C32....and will it help my power? thanks.
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Originally Posted by 1FASTC32
i am in the process of installing a Defi electronic boost gauge on my C32, just need a little time to finish up the wiring so i can get it operational...
http://www.slk32.com/pages/boostgauge1/boostgauge1.html
But I'm hunting around for a guage that matches my instrument cluster. Which defi did you go with 1fast?
Thanks,
Bif.
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Originally Posted by Bif powell
I'm doing this as well, per something along these lines:
http://www.slk32.com/pages/boostgauge1/boostgauge1.html
But I'm hunting around for a guage that matches my instrument cluster. Which defi did you go with 1fast?
Thanks,
Bif.
http://www.slk32.com/pages/boostgauge1/boostgauge1.html
But I'm hunting around for a guage that matches my instrument cluster. Which defi did you go with 1fast?
Thanks,
Bif.
Bif,
i have this Defi Boost gauge in white, because i pulled it out of my other car before selling it...
http://evasivemotorsports.com/mercha...P-DEFI-LINK-BF
i also have the control box that goes along with that inorder for the guage to work...
i am actually going to mount it in the same place as the link you posted, but it will sit directly on the dashboard instead of being attached to the A-pillar...i have a generic mounting cup that i will use some double sided tape to attach it with...
i will post up some pics when i am done...
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2002 c32
Originally Posted by 1FASTC32
just out of curiousity, why can't we just tap into the map sensor? anyone know where the map sensor is located on the engine? should be a great place to get a boost source for the gauge...
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Originally Posted by Bif powell
Or a vaccuum line coming off the two valves to the front of the air filters? There are what look like vaccuum lines coming off those.
i will take a look this weekend....the main thing on this car is that you have to have a source for the gauge after the supercharger, which is why the link you posted is tapping into the "Y"....i was thinking map sensor because it usually has a vaccuum line or can be tapped...
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C32
Originally Posted by alchang32
....and will it help my power? thanks.
Unfortunately, it will not help your car's horsepower
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Does anyone have an idea how and or where to get through the firewall on the C32? I have the Autometer gauge and am in the process of trying to get it installed but my issue is getting the tube through the firewall.
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Waking this thread back up because I'm about to do this and never saw an answer to alumar's question about where to feed through the firewall, also is there anyplace else to get this reading, per the MAP suggestion by 1fast.
Thanks, and sorry to ressurect a thread, but seems like the most pertinent one.
edit: also is there no other way to get a boost reading on the c32 other than drilling into the y-pipe after the s/c? Is there some electronic way to get at the boost number? The ECU must be getting this information from the MAP, so can we get this info from the ECU?...
Thanks, and sorry to ressurect a thread, but seems like the most pertinent one.
edit: also is there no other way to get a boost reading on the c32 other than drilling into the y-pipe after the s/c? Is there some electronic way to get at the boost number? The ECU must be getting this information from the MAP, so can we get this info from the ECU?...
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Originally Posted by Bif powell
Waking this thread back up because I'm about to do this and never saw an answer to alumar's question about where to feed through the firewall, also is there anyplace else to get this reading, per the MAP suggestion by 1fast.
Thanks, and sorry to ressurect a thread, but seems like the most pertinent one.
edit: also is there no other way to get a boost reading on the c32 other than drilling into the y-pipe after the s/c? Is there some electronic way to get at the boost number? The ECU must be getting this information from the MAP, so can we get this info from the ECU?...
Thanks, and sorry to ressurect a thread, but seems like the most pertinent one.
edit: also is there no other way to get a boost reading on the c32 other than drilling into the y-pipe after the s/c? Is there some electronic way to get at the boost number? The ECU must be getting this information from the MAP, so can we get this info from the ECU?...
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I don't know if this will help, but there is a feed thru the passenger side fire wall below the battery. This is where my amp wire goes thru for me. There are cap blocking the holes but they pop out. I found this on another thread for regarding amp installation..
