RJF6 Member 37 Member For: 7y 6m 13d Gender: Male Location: Wodonga Posted 13/10/16 04:25 AM Share Posted 13/10/16 04:25 AM Hey guys, I've had a search and could not find anything, I'm wanting to know if anyone has changed the standard boost gauge for another one (that shows actual boost level) and what is involved in doing this, I've read that the stock gauge is an electronic one and has no boost/vacuum line going to the actual gauge, is this correct? Sorry if this has been covered before but I couldn't find it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,292 Member For: 16y 10d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 13/10/16 04:44 AM Share Posted 13/10/16 04:44 AM Yep, the stock one is electronic. It's better to use a manual boost gauge :) have a read of this thread to help you install one -> http://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/78203-tutorial-gauge-install/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJF6 Member 37 Member For: 7y 6m 13d Gender: Male Location: Wodonga Posted 13/10/16 05:39 AM Author Share Posted 13/10/16 05:39 AM thanks mate, yeh I plan on running a manual one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boegey Member 123 Member For: 10y 2m 19d Posted 13/10/16 10:05 AM Share Posted 13/10/16 10:05 AM If it's an f6 so already has the stock gauges could you just use the power source that the stock one was running off and wire it up to the new one to run the lights? obviously it would have to be plumbed up to a vac line since it's not an electric gauge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,292 Member For: 16y 10d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 13/10/16 10:07 AM Share Posted 13/10/16 10:07 AM Yep. Definitely a good option for the lighting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boegey Member 123 Member For: 10y 2m 19d Posted 13/10/16 10:13 AM Share Posted 13/10/16 10:13 AM So that would save you taking off the icc and all you would have to do is run the vac line through the firewall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,292 Member For: 16y 10d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 13/10/16 10:16 AM Share Posted 13/10/16 10:16 AM basically; yeah. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidxr6t skids Donating Members 2,754 Member For: 11y 3m 23d Gender: Not Telling Posted 13/10/16 10:24 AM Share Posted 13/10/16 10:24 AM my boost guage has a little sender in the engine bay and the wire runs into the car to run the guage. not sure whats better but no vac line run through the firewall is nice I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boegey Member 123 Member For: 10y 2m 19d Posted 13/10/16 10:29 AM Share Posted 13/10/16 10:29 AM Yer are the electric ones more accurate or is mechanical better I understand electrical ones have more features like logging and stuff but is mechanical better if your just after a straight boost gauge. Well it's either having a wire or hose through the firewall no difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,292 Member For: 16y 10d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 13/10/16 10:30 AM Share Posted 13/10/16 10:30 AM mechanical is faster to change readings and is more accurate, in my experience... I'm sure at the "expensive" end of gauges they're probably identical in terms of performance, though... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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