Boost Gauge? how to install..

[Petrina Polo]

Hi Who amongst us has a boost gauge? what brand did you opt and how much did you pay..

Also how do you install them..

If anyone can give advice greatly appreciated.. also on brands and where to mount..

If anyone in West Sydney can install one, I will pay them... PM me..

[Buckets]

I take it this is a petrol motor?

[Petrina Polo]

YEs... GTI... does anyone have a comprehensive set of instructions.. all the threads ive read a piecemeal..

I bought an autometer 2 inch 5/8th boost/vaccuum gauge for $87 brand new..

Even ebay has them for $150..

If anyone has a good set of instructions please advise.. hopefully for the polo gti..

[VW GTI]

Nothing in here???

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newforum/upload/search.php?searchid=887732

And those that can't spell...

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newforum/upload/search.php?searchid=887734

[Petrina Polo]

No they are all piecemeal.. rats n mice everywhere..

there is no comprehensive guide, pics etc..

[Buckets]

Looks like you might have to make one as you go.

(The best I could do for you is to email some pics of my diesel Jetta install...don't think that would be too much help!)

[jasn78]

Sorry mate, mechanic installed mine along with oil temp/pressure

[Petrina Polo]

I would but I have no idea what im doing..

I want a bit of a stealth install so dont want to mount it on top of dash...

Maybe under the air cond where there is nothing..

Run boost gauge through passenger footwell into engine bay and with t-piece hook into hose off plenum..

To power up...

Ground it where?

Power from where?

[Sharkie]

I did my GTI myself. Its fairly easy. But ... since I don't have it anymore I can't get to it to get pics soon.

Will take some pics of the fittings and routing of vacuum line on Saturday as the GTI will be visiting me ..... .... isn't nostalgia a "female dog" .....

Might do up a DYI Boost Gauge fitment thread next week.

[JCM308]

For power and earth the sticky on the Polo page has this pretty well covered

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newforum/upload/showthread.php?t=11273

I've never installed a gauge on my polo (yet) but having done it on many other cars it's pretty easy. Finding the place for your boost line is generally the hardest bit. There's plenty of threads on this so put those together with this one and you should be sorted

[Sharkie]

For power and earth the sticky on the Polo page has this pretty well covered

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newforum/upload/showthread.php?t=11273

Actually, no, it mentions the passenger footwell grommet, but no photos of it, or where to actually hook the vacuum line up to. All in all pretty useless as a definitive guide.

A decent thread with pics would be better. But hey if you're happy with that info I'm happy not to waste my time doing a thread with pics.

[JCM308]

Actually, no, it mentions the passenger footwell grommet, but no photos of it, or where to actually hook the vacuum line up to. All in all pretty useless as a definitive guide.

A decent thread with pics would be better. But hey if you're happy with that info I'm happy not to waste my time doing a thread with pics.

Pics would be good. the main reason I posted this was that Petrina wanted to know where to get power from. This link had that info.

If you could do a complete thread with pics and step by step instructions that would be great.

[jasn78]

If the vac line is going to be the hardest part of the install (which it will be as running power cable into the cabin was hard enough), run an electronic gauge instead. Then the pressure sensor is placed in the engine bay and only 3 wires need to go to the gauge in the cabin.

I did all the research to do this but decided the gauge was pointless in the end

The electronic or mechnical boost gauge is useless? cause i dont find the mechanical one useless but be better in a better location for me i.e steering column etc.

Power comes off something in the passengers footwell as well, i will see over the next couple days where everything is and take some pics to see if this helps at all

[Sharkie]

Definately not pointless, it is hugely entertaining .... and on mine allowed me to fine tune the Forge Diverter. Ended up stabilising boost at 1.1bar instead of the 0.9bar after messing with the springs.

Seeing boost spike to 1.5bar is great fun as well ....

[Sharkie]

Neither is useless in application.

I personally no longer want one.

Thats just because you now secretly want a MK5 GTI DSG ...... (oops)