MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: southy on January 25, 2010, 07:19:06 pm

Title: which boost gauge??
Post by: southy on January 25, 2010, 07:19:06 pm

hey all!!
just wondering what type of boost gauge I should have in relation to psi, bar or kpa??
how do I find out how much boost my car is running? its a 1.4 tsi mapped to 208bhp if thats any help?

cheers, southy

Title: Re: which boost gauge??
Post by: Poppa Dom on January 25, 2010, 07:37:34 pm

You can use any gauge set up as it's just a case of converting between units, although many prefer talking about boost in psi. Lots of people run DEFI gauges or New South, depends on how close to the OEM look you want (colour matching on illuminated dials).

Title: Re: which boost gauge??
Post by: southy on January 25, 2010, 07:41:32 pm

Quote from: DomT on January 25, 2010, 07:37:34 pm

You can use any gauge set up as it's just a case of converting between units, although many prefer talking about boost in psi. Lots of people run DEFI gauges or New South, depends on how close to the OEM look you want (colour matching on illuminated dials).

cheers for that Dom  :drinking:
iv been looking at the newsouth ones for the oem look. however there is two on their site - Indigo 0-30 in hg, 0-30 PSI Boost Gauge and Indigo 0-35 PSI Boost Gauge which one would suit my car best?? and whats the difference between the two?  :rolleye: as you can tell, i havent got a clue!!

Title: Re: which boost gauge??
Post by: Poppa Dom on January 25, 2010, 07:44:19 pm

Have you got the url that you have been looking at handy - I'll go take a look.

Title: Re: which boost gauge??
Post by: Hurdy on January 25, 2010, 07:45:40 pm

You'll only need a 0-30psi gauge as the highest you'll see even on a K04 is around 24psi. :happy2:

Title: Re: which boost gauge??
Post by: southy on January 25, 2010, 07:45:54 pm

Quote from: DomT on January 25, 2010, 07:44:19 pm

Have you got the url that you have been looking at handy - I'll go take a look.

yup  http://www.newsouthperformance.com/indigo.htm

cheers bud  :happy2:

Title: Re: which boost gauge??
Post by: southy on January 25, 2010, 07:46:16 pm

Quote from: Hurdy on January 25, 2010, 07:45:40 pm

You'll only need a 0-30psi guage as the highest you'll see even on a K04 is around 24psi. :happy2:

cheers Hurdy!

Title: Re: which boost gauge??
Post by: Poppa Dom on January 25, 2010, 10:19:05 pm

Yep, as what Hurdy has already said  :happy2:

Title: Re: which boost gauge??
Post by: cmdrfire on January 26, 2010, 12:28:05 pm

Get any make you like that is reputable. I like DEFI.


Get the readout in kPa or BAR, it's what the world uses. PSI is backwards and American.

Title: Re: which boost gauge??
Post by: xxx_mojo_xxx on January 26, 2010, 03:07:08 pm

I don't think the DEFI gauge comes with BAR reading.

Title: Re: which boost gauge??
Post by: cmdrfire on January 26, 2010, 04:09:50 pm

Yes it does?

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm2.static.flickr.com%2F1144%2F1363243832_a883f317e5.jpg&hash=d4399c63192bd80d4a0b09d91432c4a3d92691b9)


The bar (symbol bar) is a unit of pressure equal to 100 kilopascals
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_(unit)

Edit: just so's y'alls know, that's mine.