Greddy electronic boost gauge ?
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Greddy electronic boost gauge ?
I have my greddy electronic boost gauge installed finally. With the mods I have my car spools up to 12psi, which when converted should be about .844kg/cm^2. It had the proper boost when I bought the car. The car still pulls just as hard as it did when I bought it. But after installing the gauge and taking the reading it seems inaccurate.
I know I've heard plenty of times about how electronic gauges are innaccurate, but I'm trying to find out why. So its reading between .5-.6 kg/cm^2 which after converting it is only 7.11-8.53psi.
The transition appears correctly on the gauge. It feels as if its still building boost but on the gauge it doesn't appear to build boost after the .5-.6 range. Also sometimes the vacuum reading is 100mmHg off from what my s-afc reads.
Is there anything I can do to correctly calibrate the gauge? Is the length of the vacuum line from the FPR too long causing a higher frictional loss? Could voltage to the gauge be a problem?
Have you guys with this type of gauge ran into the same problem?
Its still valuable in the fact that I can see if it will spike but I would just like to read an accurate gauge.
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Kevin
I know I've heard plenty of times about how electronic gauges are innaccurate, but I'm trying to find out why. So its reading between .5-.6 kg/cm^2 which after converting it is only 7.11-8.53psi.
The transition appears correctly on the gauge. It feels as if its still building boost but on the gauge it doesn't appear to build boost after the .5-.6 range. Also sometimes the vacuum reading is 100mmHg off from what my s-afc reads.
Is there anything I can do to correctly calibrate the gauge? Is the length of the vacuum line from the FPR too long causing a higher frictional loss? Could voltage to the gauge be a problem?
Have you guys with this type of gauge ran into the same problem?
Its still valuable in the fact that I can see if it will spike but I would just like to read an accurate gauge.
Thanks
Kevin
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Where do you have the gauge monitoring boost? Where is the boost sensor connected for the SAFC? You can always borrow a vacuum pump from autozone or a mechanic, plug it into your sensor and test it out.
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Have you tried plugging the sensor into nipple on the upper intake manifold? That's where I have mine connected to and it's pretty accurate. Try the other just for kicks and see what data you come up with.
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haven't tried that yet, just tried what the manual said. I'll give it a try this week though. Thanks for the idea. BTW...is your gauge mechanical or electronic?
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I have the 60mm electronic peak hold one. I first installed it 3 years ago when I bought the car, and tested it and found it very accurate. I used a snap-on vacuum tester so I know it was accurate back then. I suppose I should re-test it, just to double check.
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Originally posted by hapa
I have the 60mm electronic peak hold one. I first installed it 3 years ago when I bought the car, and tested it and found it very accurate. I used a snap-on vacuum tester so I know it was accurate back then. I suppose I should re-test it, just to double check.
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I have the 60mm electronic peak hold one. I first installed it 3 years ago when I bought the car, and tested it and found it very accurate. I used a snap-on vacuum tester so I know it was accurate back then. I suppose I should re-test it, just to double check.
eric
I wonder why on page 7 of the manual it depicts the FPR vacuum line forming a junction with the greddy vacuum line w/ the 3-way joint.
Anyway....hapa, i'll give that a try and get back to you with the results.
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Kevin, I didn't bother to read the instructions with my gauge, they were in Japanese, the only part I could read was the wiring diagram for the control box. So I wired it up, pluged the sensor into the nipple on the intake manifold and fired it up. Let me know what your results are, I have to re-test my sensor to see if it's lost it's calibration.
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