How accurate are the VDO boost gauges?

[R_Ethug]

Re: How accurate are the VDO boost gauges?

its the that its more accurate .. my vdo works fine its off by like .5psi but i got used to it.. i just want a better looking gauge with a working nighttime needle.. if i'm around for next meet and i have it installed by then i'll show you

[bart]

Re: How accurate are the VDO boost gauges?

time for a stewart warner!

http://www.42draftdesigns.com/sw.htm

lol

[bart]

Re: How accurate are the VDO boost gauges?

WHOA, nm that! this is what you want!

http://hp.autometer.com/products/nexus/index.html

they take SD memory cards for logging purposes, and have a whole truckload of things you can do, WOW.

[Kor]

Re: How accurate are the VDO boost gauges?

its the that its more accurate .. my vdo works fine its off by like .5psi but i got used to it.. i just want a better looking gauge with a working nighttime needle.. if i'm around for next meet and i have it installed by then i'll show you

I dont understand how you can know your gauge is off by .5psi?

[Kor]

Re: How accurate are the VDO boost gauges?

I dont understand how you can know your gauge is off by .5psi?

Holy crap bart, how much is one of those, and will it fit in our pods?

[Stonewall]

Re: How accurate are the VDO boost gauges?

Holy crap bart, how much is one of those, and will it fit in our pods?

I bet they do. I was tinkering with the idea of making such a thing awhile ago but I just don't have the time these days. I would have used the VW needles and everything they would have looked totally stock. Maybe oneday I will pick it up again. I do see my 50+g's returning his omori now and getting this instead though

[NeonGTI]

Re: How accurate are the VDO boost gauges?

They are pretty sassy alright... Until you get to this part:

Autometer Nexus Pricing:

Control Module $199
Pyrometer/EGT $229
Oil Pressure $249
Water Temp $199
Oil Temp $199
Boost/Pressure $249
Fuel Pressure $249
Nitrous Pressure$249

Autometer Dash Pod 3 Gauge $46
Autometer Cluster Pod $71.25
Autometer Piller Pod 2 Gauge:65
Autometer Pillar Pod 3 Gauge 65

Those are, of course, US dollars.

It would take a large lottery winning to make me able to stomach those prices.

[R_Ethug]

Re: How accurate are the VDO boost gauges?

haha bart those are crazy..

kris what i meant by .5 is when my car is off the needle actually sits at -.5 instead of 0 kinda thing

[Kor]

Re: How accurate are the VDO boost gauges?

They are pretty sassy alright... Until you get to this part:

Autometer Nexus Pricing:

Control Module $199
Boost/Pressure $249

Those are, of course, US dollars.

It would take a large lottery winning to make me able to stomach those prices.

But not really if you're replacing a VDO with a $300 dollar gauge, i'd spend another 150 to get this one!

[NeonGTI]

Re: How accurate are the VDO boost gauges?

haha bart those are crazy..

kris what i meant by .5 is when my car is off the needle actually sits at -.5 instead of 0 kinda thing

This is because of the altitude in Calgary. We are higher up and so ambient air pressure is less than it is at sea level, which is the pressure the gauges are calibrated for.

I have 3 boost gauges from different manufacturers and they are all off by a little when the engine is off. If your gauge reads 0 psi when the engine is off then you know you have a messed gauge.

[Aleks]

Re: How accurate are the VDO boost gauges?

This is because of the altitude in Calgary. We are higher up and so ambient air pressure is less than it is at sea level, which is the pressure the gauges are calibrated for.

I have 3 boost gauges from different manufacturers and they are all off by a little when the engine is off. If your gauge reads 0 psi when the engine is off then you know you have a messed gauge.

I agree....when its running it doesn't make a difference (kinda like forced induction cars have an advantage at different altitudes of being more consistent...) The guage will read what it sees, so if its off and it sees a little less than 0, it will read it, when the car is on and idling and it sees -17psi, thats what it will read....Keep in mind VDO used to make guages for VW's right? Oh, and I can see my needle at night....If anything I would get the same guage as Khyron has, that thing is awesome (if it would only read psi!)

EDIT: that autometer guage is awesome!

[bart]

Re: How accurate are the VDO boost gauges?

they still do, your cluster is made by VDO

[Aleks]

Re: How accurate are the VDO boost gauges?

they still do, your cluster is made by VDO

Wonder if my tach is off then?

[Kor]

Re: How accurate are the VDO boost gauges?

Wonder if my tach is off then?

Mine was Precision Calibrated using Bart's fingers

[bart]

Re: How accurate are the VDO boost gauges?

Wonder if my tach is off then?

you can hookup vag-com and run output tests, you will see if they are off or not then.