finaly got the car to run decant. 90 Talon Tsi Tubo no mods yet . the boost gauge in the car at idle sits at -7 it climbs to over the +7 maybe +12 while im getting on it. do i have a problem. idle vacume is @ 17hg. "t" off the intake.
fact. boost gauge
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Come on.. This is Newbies forumautoxr37 said:
. He does have the proper tools (pressure tester and hand-held vacuum/boost gauge) to diagnose the problem. There's no need for a permanently mounted aftermarket boost gauge if one doesn't run a MBC but wants to stick with the factory boost level. I suppose, sorry for being harsh earlier. No hard feelings. I guess I'm still a bit pissed about a plow truck backing into my GS-T on Saturday and doing this:Taboo said:
Come on.. This is Newbies forum
not city, apartment complex. A dodge ram with a snow plow. The complication is that the guy won't admit to it and there don't seem to be any witnesses. I found some evidence (tail light pieces) around the truck and some other coincidences like the height of the bumper compared to the hit zone. If no one admits to it I could end up screwed though (having to go through my insurance and getting stuck paying the $500 deductible).
And it wasn't parked on the street, it was parked in a very legal parking spot in my complex.
And it wasn't parked on the street, it was parked in a very legal parking spot in my complex.
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Damn autoxr37 sorry to see that!
Did you realize that's the 2nd black '97 GS-T down for the count this week??
http://www.dsmtalk.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=76048
Did you realize that's the 2nd black '97 GS-T down for the count this week??
http://www.dsmtalk.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=76048
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i'd be happy if the city did something to my car. Well maybe not right when it happened but the nice payoff for the damage would cheer me right up
yeah, i took lots of pictures. Even had the sheriff come out a second time to view some potential evidence on the plow truck. Unfortunatly, no one has admitted to it yet and he doesn't see anything happening without either someone admitting guilt or a witness coming forward.
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ouch that sucks looks like that's gonna be a heafty body work bill too.
looks like that's gonna be a heafty body work bill too.
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Make sure you are ready for future mods and get an aftermarket boost gauge that gooes to 30 psi and shows vaccum.
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from what i understand he doesnt want to mod his car at all as he doesnt care how fast it is.
Factory boost gauge!
Is the factory boost gauge really that bad. I test drove a 92 Talon Turbo and it had an aftermarket gauge reading 12lbs of boost at WOT and guess what; the factory gauge was right on? So do you guys mean that if you want to increase boost levels beyond 14 the factory gauge doesn't work(becuase thats as high as it goes)? I mean if it doesn't read actual boost levels, then how was it accurate on that car? Just curious BTW, I have no problem with getting an aftermarket boost gauge either.
Is the factory boost gauge really that bad. I test drove a 92 Talon Turbo and it had an aftermarket gauge reading 12lbs of boost at WOT and guess what; the factory gauge was right on? So do you guys mean that if you want to increase boost levels beyond 14 the factory gauge doesn't work(becuase thats as high as it goes)? I mean if it doesn't read actual boost levels, then how was it accurate on that car? Just curious BTW, I have no problem with getting an aftermarket boost gauge either.
Re: Factory boost gauge!
Another senario - 3/4 throttle at say 5000 rpm in 2nd gear, stock gauge reads full boost, aftermarket gauge reads about 2" Hg.
So no, unfortunately it's not accurate.
Well lets put it this way - I had an intercooler pipe blow off on me when I still had my stock gauge, my car bucked, smoked like a chimney but guess what, the boost gauge read full boost.nathanstl said:
Another senario - 3/4 throttle at say 5000 rpm in 2nd gear, stock gauge reads full boost, aftermarket gauge reads about 2" Hg.
So no, unfortunately it's not accurate.
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