Boost gauge not reading 0

Discussion in 'Modifications & DIY how-to' started by nsvwrx, Jul 21, 2006.

  1. nsvwrx

    nsvwrx Active Member

    well its out of the car atm and the needle isnt at 0 .. its at 1 something.

    its a autometer mach gauge..
    any ideas?
     
  2. flip

    flip Member

    My stock one reads a tad off when it's off too, its the dealer installed gauge. maybe a way to adjust 0 point?
     
  3. nsvwrx

    nsvwrx Active Member

    yeah, mines completly off the darn car.. its weird.. anyone have any insite?
     
  4. flip

    flip Member

    I found some mention to this problem with a different brand gauge and someone said to send it back since it's not adjustable... Not possitive if thats the case with all of them...
     
  5. nsvwrx

    nsvwrx Active Member

    hm i just had a intresting thought.. any idea how thease gauges work?
    i mean are they calibrated so it taks the same force to go from 5-10 as 15-20?
    i dobut it.. so even ebing at 2, 5 psi would be 5 psi.. beacuse the force required to get it to 5 doenst change...?
    i mean no matter waht 17.5 psi only has the force of 17.5 psi
     
    Last edited: Jul 22, 2006
  6. bigb996

    bigb996 teh Wannabe Mod

    try hooking it up and see what it does. Being off the car means nothing.
     
  7. jt money

    jt money 350hp mmm mmm Good! Supporting Member

    uninstalled its at 1?
     
  8. nsvwrx

    nsvwrx Active Member

  9. GTscoob

    GTscoob Black is Beautiful

    True. Even if it is reading true atmospheric pressure, its rarely dead on at 14.7psi, thats at standard temperature/pressure and sea level altitude.

    Put it on the car it's probably fine, Autometers are cheap gauges. You can datalog the car to see that your gauge is syncing up with what the ECU is seeing.
     
  10. nsvwrx

    nsvwrx Active Member

    thanks for the responces guys =) putting it on this weekend!
     

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