Little Red Devil

[noone]

Thanks dude, it happens...
Links are good, was alredy looking at that flex pipe.

Are there potential issues with mounting the MAF in a larger housing? Does it make sense to keep the MAF in the 2.75" section for air flow readings?

[blitDz]

That looks absolutely awesome. As im thinking of doing something similar a bit later on i just thought i would ask a question. When you modify the intake like this, whether it be PD160 intake and panel filter or an awesome Pod filter setup, Do you need to get any modifications made to the ECU mapping at the same time?

[Smead]

Mate, no mapping when I did the PD160 and panel filter

Still hammers pretty good

Im certain you dont need to at least with a PD160/Panel filter set up

[noone]

Only need to think about retuning if you are changing the MAF or possibly the MAF housing. As the air coming past the filter is metered, ECU will know what to do with the extra air.

[blitDz]

Sweet. Thanks for clearing that up

[VWindahouse]

Update!

New boost gauge arrived. Think I mentioned earlier that the metal senders in the engine bay keep on frying because of the heat so I ditched them just for the boost gauge as it has a plastic sender that was mounted on the right hand side of the ECU cover and away from the nasty heat. This meant filling the space above the singe din head unit where the three old gauges were with a singe din VW pocket and moving to the air vent pod set up for the boost gauge



Only problem was at night the gauge was totally distracting because it reflected so brightly in the side mirror and was a little dangerous when going to change lanes as you couldn't see squat.



So went with a darker blue gauge that matches the taco and it's dimmable too. Looks really good in the flesh and on boost the analogue sweep screams around the outside and it also has the digital readout in the middle!

[Smead]

What brands are the boost gauge and holder?

Where'd you get them from?

I'm looking at doing this soon

[VWindahouse]

Here you go

Polo Air Vent Pod 9n2/9n3 inc GTi INSERT ONLY for £41.04 VW Accessories & Styling , Worldwide Mailorder

Prosport Gauges Evo series gauges, digital gauges

[Smead]

Cheers VWindahouse! how long did it take to get to you?

I see the holder is from the UK, is the gauge itself local or overseas?

[VWindahouse]

No worries! They took about two weeks to arrive and I bought them both directly from those links. It's a great gauge, you'll love it.

[s4mmie]

Does the gauge dim down to the same brightness as the speedo/tach instruments? Looks good, I'm after a similar setup that wont stand out too much.

[DeanB]

Does the gauge dim down to the same brightness as the speedo/tach instruments? Looks good, I'm after a similar setup that wont stand out too much.

Same here, I want it to be there and be easy to see, but not shining bright like you see in a lot of other cars - don't want a beacon there !

[VWindahouse]

The photo's are a little deceiving sorry guys. It's not quite as bright as it looks and can be dimmed down via a little turn knob on the back of the gauge also. The middle photo where I used the flash is more acurate than the others I took in a pitch black garage with no camera flash.

[Catfish]

These seem pretty impressive gauges. I think I'll get one (probably digital series) to replace my mechanical boost gauge.

Any chance of an under bonnet photo to show how you mounted the sender, and where you tapped into for the electrical feed?

Thanks in advance.

[VWindahouse]

Sorry this is the best photo I have



The sender is screwed onto the ECU cover and the wiring feed through the fire wall.