|
Author
|
Message |
|
|
 Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 8:05 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 21, 2012
Posts: 56
Trade Rating: 0
|
 |
hi stupid question but just wanted to know if you have a boost gauge and a non turbo car is there anyway of getting the boost gauge to work i heard wire to vacuum once and it gets a reading does anyone know if thats right curious lol
| |  |
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 8:08 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 28, 2012
Posts: 97
Trade Rating: 0
|
|
*facepalm*
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 8:12 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 26, 2010
Posts: 3432
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Kent
|
|
Lmfao bit early for April fools isn't it? But you did say its a stupid question. The gauge will only read a negative pressure in your manifold when plugged into a turbo manifold it would read the positive pressure.
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 8:15 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 04, 2012
Posts: 543
Trade Rating: 0
|
|
Boost gauges only work with a turbo. Unless you've got a turbo fitted the gauge will only serve as aesthetic value.
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:40 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 21, 2012
Posts: 56
Trade Rating: 0
|
|
lol ok thought yous would find it funny was looking around on the web for stupid stuff and came across someone on a website that had done it i lol when i saw it i was like why would someone do something that stupid but saying that i had a mate that wired one up in his rover that was a funny day lol 
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:50 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 29, 2011
Posts: 6526
Trade Rating: +10
Location: Westhoughton, Lancashire
|
|
Ahhh, the old "My mates, cousins, boyfriends, sisters, aunties, dads, sons, friend has just...... " sidestep.
It's OK, non of us think it's you. 
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:55 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 21, 2012
Posts: 56
Trade Rating: 0
|
|
lol why do people get ideas in there head to do something like that well i guess if your young you do stupid stuff like that to look cool in front of your mates. and no my attention was not to put one in just was curious to see if you could
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 10:32 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 7045
Trade Rating: +5
Location: In the garage
|
|
If you want to do something stupid to a 206 just put a V12 badge on the back.
| | |
|
|
|
|
 | |  |
| 2001 GTi 138, Bilstein Sprint dampers, H&R springs, 21mm Peugeot Sport torsion bars, 22mm rear ARB, Peugeot Sport Group A wishbones, 283mm discs, Goodridge stainless hoses, Maniflow 304 grade 4-2-1 2.5" manifold and system, 200 cell cat, Richard Longman head, 45mm Jenvey throttle bodies, 9.5mm TB spacers, 90mm air horns, Jenvey throttle linkage, Jenvey fuel rail, Aeromotive and Goodridge fuel fittings and braided hose, ITG sausage filter, Radtec custom radiator, Piper Ultimate Road cams, Piper vernier pulleys, Omex 600 ECU. Saxo electric PAS pump, Vibra Technics engine mounts. Samco coolant hoses, TTV steel flywheel, 4.76 final drive ratio, 307 CC 180 ratios. 2019 BMW 530i. 2017 Mercedes C300 convertible. | |
 | |  |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 11:17 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 16, 2012
Posts: 133
Trade Rating: 0
|
|
| macca1411 wrote: |
Ahhh, the old "My mates, cousins, boyfriends, sisters, aunties, dads, sons, friend has just...... " sidestep.
It's OK, non of us think it's you. |
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 11:23 am |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 7093
Trade Rating: +11
Location: Suffolk
|
|
I now have the burning desire to happy slap you
Please do go back to Mcdonalds and think of a better idea
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
| Team Impossible Possible
The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible - Arthur C. Clarke
Forged 1.6 Turbo
Click to see more
144Bhp @ 7PSi - 193.9Bhp @ 13psi
206 Gti Race Car
Click to see more
For all Race/Track Preparation, Feel Free to PM Me!
Whether its for a custom ratio gearbox or track-day alignment, I can help! | |
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:38 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 19, 2011
Posts: 619
Trade Rating: +2
Location: Wiltshire
|
|
| Addaz wrote: |
I now have the burning desire to happy slap you
Please do go back to Mcdonalds and think of a better idea |
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
| Project Low and Slow.. Going Euro for 2013. Keep your eyes peeled, big plans ahead..
See my project here. | |
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 4:18 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 28, 2010
Posts: 836
Trade Rating: +9
Location: Birmingham
|
|
Fit it to your Throttle, it soooooo works (y) lmao
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 7:07 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 04, 2011
Posts: 1343
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Swindon
|
|
Yes you can make it work.
Connect a tube to the gauge but don't connect the other end of the pipe to anything.
Fit the gauge in a sealed tank with a pipe from the intake vacuum to that sealed tank.
The pipe that is connected to the gauge will have to come through the tank the gauge is in and that pipe just vents to atmosphere.
Now when you close your throttle the tank the gauge is in will be at low pressure.
The pipe to the gauge will be at atmospheric pressure and that will be higher than the pressure in the tank the gauge is mounted in.
It will work but the apparent "boost" will work in reverse and will show maximum boost on the over-run and minimum boost on full throttle.
A technical way of doing it but you would have to be very sad to. Even sadder than someone who wanted a boost gauge on a none turbo car!
Another option - get a volt meter, take the front off and repaint the face with boost pressure and appropriate numbers. refit the face, wire it in to your charge system with an inline variable resistor. You can get your passenger to keep changing the resistor and pretend you have a turbo boasting to your back seat mates.
| | |
|
|
|
|
| | |
| Morris 1000, Austin 1100, Escort Mk2, Fiat Mirafiori, Alfa 33, Alfa GT Junior, Alfasud, Alfetta GTV (2x), Alfa 164 3.0 V6, Alfa 164 2.0, Alfa 75 V6, Alfa 156 2.4 (diesel remapped 200bhp), Alfa 147 GTA (3.6 295bhp), Alfa 159 (diesel remapped 245bhp 300ft.lbs @ 2500rpm)
Why isn't my daughter an Alfaholic? | |
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 7:44 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 19, 2012
Posts: 529
Trade Rating: 0
Location: darlington
|
|
U wouldnt be on about a false "purge"valve would u...i know u can buy them and people fit them so it seems like they are purgeing unneeded fuel/pressurised air from there. Imaginary turbo or intercooler...i think thats what there for but pointless really...
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 8:23 pm |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 21, 2012
Posts: 56
Trade Rating: 0
|
|
its all pointless just thought i would mention it like f*** am i going to do something like that i am not a chav dont sit round car parks or mcdonalds call of duty and drink is better lol just me bro bought one so just thought i would put it on here see what peoples reactions are i knew it be something like the comments that getting put now quite funny really and yes it would be sad doing something like that to a non turbo car i tell you what if i saw a boost gauge in a non turbo car i would drag the driver out and kick the f*** out of him and say are you stupid dumb or both lmao 
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Membership:
Latest: 
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 17129
Online Now [254]:
Visitors: 253
Members: 0
Staff Online Now:
Page Views:
General
Forums Home
Forum FAQ
Search
