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      05-05-2007, 12:20 PM   #1
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This is why a boost gauge is useful so there is no guess work involved with how much you are boosting.
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Yeah i got a DEFi boost gauge on the way...

I checked my work and everything seem to be intact...i'm just not getting the expected power out of my PROcede...

Might need to Dyno the car soon to see what numbers im putting down
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This is why a boost gauge is useful so there is no guess work involved with how much you are boosting.
Agreed. Im able to now see what normal operating boost/vacuum parameters are and keep a record of it. I can start seeing if temperature has an effect. I can even see what effects part throttle and WOT have.

Im getting used to the digital part of it and really like it now. Definitely something that should be in every forced induction vehicle.
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Did you double check the map? Can't you use a laptop and the procede loader program to scan boost?
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HyperM3..i saw ur DIY, nicely done...i've used DEFi gauges on all my previous cars and they were always accurate so i stuck with them. Do u have PROcede?
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Defi gauges are nice.

Im going to go with them once the custom fab is finished for the pod.

Right now im using an autometer
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I got 3 gauges, Boost, A/F Ratio, and EGT...


I think those are vital to a turbo car to monitor what's going on...

I'm gonna dyno my car this week and see what i'm putting down...i think my lack of power through the butt dyno could be caused by lack of traction...first gear is useless at 50% or more throttle...2nd gear pulls the strongest...but even then, the car would fishtail
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HyperM3..i saw ur DIY, nicely done...i've used DEFi gauges on all my previous cars and they were always accurate so i stuck with them. Do u have PROcede?
I do have PROcede. I never heard of Defi gauges before the talk about them on this forum. They look great but I was at a loss of where to mount or how to fabricate something for a round style gauge. Someone posted about the digital one and my mind went to work. So far Ive seen as high as 13.3lbs boost.
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I do have PROcede. I never heard of Defi gauges before the talk about them on this forum. They look great but I was at a loss of where to mount or how to fabricate something for a round style gauge. Someone posted about the digital one and my mind went to work. So far Ive seen as high as 13.3lbs boost.
Hey, do you think that you could fit a normal size 52mm boost gauge in the vent that you took out? The depth looks like it would fit.
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Hey, do you think that you could fit a normal size 52mm boost gauge in the vent that you took out? The depth looks like it would fit.
Yeah it would definitely fit. I was considering that too. HOWEVER...the hardest part of a gauge like that is where to route the vacuum line. I took the whole underneath of the dash apart and couldnt find one place to get through the firewall. Thats the type of line I wouldnt want to route through the door jam. If anyone can find a place to get through Id love to see it.
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Drill a hole through the firewall...no one is gonna see it..

U might even hear the turbos spool louder now ...
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Drill a hole through the firewall...no one is gonna see it..

U might even hear the turbos spool louder now ...
I had debated that too but being that its a leased car, I wanted to do things that are not noticeable, and returnable to stock. The other problem is I didnt know how thick the firewall was(its different in certain parts) and if theres any layer of something(fire retardant) between the metal layers.
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Hey, do you think that you could fit a normal size 52mm boost gauge in the vent that you took out? The depth looks like it would fit.
Ya they would fit.

Ive never been a fan of A pillars, so im mounting mine in the drivers side air vent.
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as far as a boost leak, I dont know. Most of the turbo piping through the system is hard piping opposed to hoses that most use. On Audi's boost leaks are common because the hoses would tear and start leaking.

On the 335 it looks like most of the system is all hard piping and would be hard to get a leak. However you still can get leaks from vacum hoses, or any hoses from your DV's.

if you can not get full boost, you will not always throw a CEL. Try loading a different map and see what it does for the car.
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CEA...so far i have not thrown any CEL...

However, from some of the posts, i think i was expecting too much from the car...i did notice a power increase, but it's not drastic enough to shit my pants or anything like some of the reviews in here i've read...

So i'm just wondering if my PROcede and car is operating at full capacity or not...

Dyno to come soon
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Yeah... I suppose it's not like a ride in the space shuttle, but it now feels like I'm riding in a properly powered sports car. That makes me go .
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320-340rwhp is nice, but we need to find a way to get up to 400rwhp! I guess it's going to take bigger turbos?
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Yeah it would definitely fit. I was considering that too. HOWEVER...the hardest part of a gauge like that is where to route the vacuum line. I took the whole underneath of the dash apart and couldnt find one place to get through the firewall. Thats the type of line I wouldnt want to route through the door jam. If anyone can find a place to get through Id love to see it.
Thanks for the info. Actually, you wouldn't have to worry about that IF you bought an electronic boost gauge. A mechanical boost gauge requires you to route a vac line from under the hood to the back of the gauge, but with an electronic one its just like the digital gauge that you have where you plug the vac line in under the hood to an electronic sensor with wires coming out of the other side of it that will be run back to the gauge itself.
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320-340rwhp is nice, but we need to find a way to get up to 400rwhp! I guess it's going to take bigger turbos?
That is at the wheels... Add 12-15%. Now you're talking a bigger number. 400rwhp is 460 at the crank. That's getting in Z06 range. I'd take it, but not if the car goes BOOM!
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That is at the wheels... Add 12-15%. Now you're talking a bigger number. 400rwhp is 460 at the crank. That's getting in Z06 range. I'd take it, but not if the car goes BOOM!
Crank HP is like the tooth fairy to me. Fun to talk about, but doesn't exist. The short block will probably hold 400rwhp assuming the tune is good, probably going to take an efficent 17psi to get there.
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Thanks for the info. Actually, you wouldn't have to worry about that IF you bought an electronic boost gauge. A mechanical boost gauge requires you to route a vac line from under the hood to the back of the gauge, but with an electronic one its just like the digital gauge that you have where you plug the vac line in under the hood to an electronic sensor with wires coming out of the other side of it that will be run back to the gauge itself.
So who makes an electronic one? Guess I just didnt know all the different manufacturers out there.
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