Anybody elses Autometer boost guage click/tick when boosting?
#1
Anybody elses Autometer boost guage click/tick when boosting?
at first i thought it was the step motor for my profec because it doesn't do it with the profec off, but after a few passengers listening for me its the gauge.
its the same one sold at rx7store model 3301. i know its a cheap gauge but i honestly like the way it looks and matches the stock gauges. i dont want go defi BF until i secure a flyrx7 tri 60mm pod.....that could be years at this rate
so does this happen to anyone else and if so how did u fix it? i dont want to buy another if this is common. i assume most people share the vac source(uim nipple) for their boost gauge and boost controller so my setup is normal.
comments, help, suggestions appreciated. thank you.
its the same one sold at rx7store model 3301. i know its a cheap gauge but i honestly like the way it looks and matches the stock gauges. i dont want go defi BF until i secure a flyrx7 tri 60mm pod.....that could be years at this rate
so does this happen to anyone else and if so how did u fix it? i dont want to buy another if this is common. i assume most people share the vac source(uim nipple) for their boost gauge and boost controller so my setup is normal.
comments, help, suggestions appreciated. thank you.
#2
Warming the planet.
Yes Autometer gauges are China built garbage. But you can stop the rattling by putting a restriction in the line to the boost gauge. A carburetor jet or even a pill from a turbo control line will do the trick.
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Warming the planet.
Nope, but it will dampen the pulses of pressure from the manifold that make the gauge rattle. It will slow the over all response of the gauge, but so slightly you can tell. The pressure readings will be the same. If you would like to experiment, just clamp the gauge line so that it's almost closed and go for a drive.
Paul
#12
OK, the restrictor did NOT work. to use the stuff i bought i had to replumb the gauge. this allowed me to troubleshoot further. i disconnected my gauge at a gas station and went back out. now im back to my original assumption......
my profec spec 1 step motor clicks when i boost. im gonna open it up and see what i can see.
squirt some wd40 in there? ideas?
thank you.
my profec spec 1 step motor clicks when i boost. im gonna open it up and see what i can see.
squirt some wd40 in there? ideas?
thank you.
#14
Racecar - Formula 2000
OK, the restrictor did NOT work. to use the stuff i bought i had to replumb the gauge. this allowed me to troubleshoot further. i disconnected my gauge at a gas station and went back out. now im back to my original assumption......
my profec spec 1 step motor clicks when i boost. im gonna open it up and see what i can see.
squirt some wd40 in there? ideas?
thank you.
my profec spec 1 step motor clicks when i boost. im gonna open it up and see what i can see.
squirt some wd40 in there? ideas?
thank you.
Of course, too much restriction or air volume, and response will suffer. You'll just have to try various setups to get the balance between "ticking" and slow response.
#16
its not the gauge. i unplugged the gauge all together and it still did it, its the profec step motor.
it clicks so much under full boost its like a baseball card in the spokes of a bicycle.
im either gonna relocate it towards the front of the car(if i can find room) or dampen or both. it drives me nuts
it clicks so much under full boost its like a baseball card in the spokes of a bicycle.
im either gonna relocate it towards the front of the car(if i can find room) or dampen or both. it drives me nuts
#17
Follow Up - Solved
i was unable to find room for that huge stepmotor up front(stock intake) so i was left with only one choice....dampen.
i was at pepboys and i wandered into the audio section.....i picked up some stuff called strike dead mat material. one side is sticky, the other looks like thick aluminum foil. it can be cut with a scissors or exacto knife. i wrapped the stepmotor with this stuff(very neatly) and installed it back in the car with a thick rubber washer between the stepmotor and the fender wall.
CHA CHING! with normal cabin noise(windows up stereo off) i can BARELY hear it. with the window open not at all. im SO happy with the results. best part is it only cost 20 bucks and i have a full sheet of it left.
i was at pepboys and i wandered into the audio section.....i picked up some stuff called strike dead mat material. one side is sticky, the other looks like thick aluminum foil. it can be cut with a scissors or exacto knife. i wrapped the stepmotor with this stuff(very neatly) and installed it back in the car with a thick rubber washer between the stepmotor and the fender wall.
CHA CHING! with normal cabin noise(windows up stereo off) i can BARELY hear it. with the window open not at all. im SO happy with the results. best part is it only cost 20 bucks and i have a full sheet of it left.
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