Stock Boost Guage

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  1. sti-mike

    sti-mike Member

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    Has anyone out their installed the stock boost guage mounted on the stearing collumn. If so is it worth the 150 bucks to have it installed ???? Or is it plug and play ???
     
  2. jonnyboy0150

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    Its plug and play for the most part. But you do need to drill for the gauge mount. You also need to remove the 6-disc changer where the connector plugs in. And you have to tee into the BOV vacuum line and run it through the firewall. Thats about it.
     
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    Thankyou I'll get started on it this weekend...
     
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    +1 on "plug and play" ... no problems installing the stock cup with aftermarket Omori gauge on my '03 WRX.
     
  5. jonnyboy0150

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    Good luck. Feel free to PM me if you run into any problems! ;)
     
  6. Mad Mallard

    Mad Mallard the mad mallard

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    the one thing i hear is getting the cup on is a pain...
     
  7. rexrocker

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    The hardest part was fitting the gauge into the cup. Otherwise, everything went smoothly. If you're buying the OEM kit, it comes with a template for the 2 holes that you have to drill/dremel into the plastic steering column cover. Tie into the radio harness for power and slide the gauge into the cup. The gauge is a tight squeeze. Use some vaseline. If you have problems, post up.
     
  8. blindfold

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    I find the OEM boost gauge to be inaccrate and hard to read since it is in large scaled metric unit
     
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    True. +1 for the Omori. It was accurate according to the EcuTek data monitor in the car.
     
  10. jonnyboy0150

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    Anyone know the best way to turn the factory gauge inside the cup? Mine's a little crooked and it drives me crazy?
     
    #10 jonnyboy0150, Jan 11, 2007
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  11. Alex

    Alex Community Founder
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    Here's my DIY writeup from forever ago...

     
  12. jonnyboy0150

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    Very helpful Alex! I appreciate it!
     
  13. pEd

    pEd This ain't no Piccadilly!

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    Holy Crap Alex... I remember when you first the above pic way back on the "old-school" wrxatl.
     
  14. Alex

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    Yes, when wrxatl was my personal (and expensive) instant messaging tool :p
     
  15. sti-mike

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    Done, thanx Alex this was more then helpfull ......
     

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