Chris 2002 SS

Do any of you guys have the new electric boost guage with max boost recall button and warning light on it. I like the idea of being able to recall the max boost. I am just wondering if it suffers any lag like I have read about with other electric boost guages.

White_Hawk

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Damn, I gotta get one of those! Looks like I'll be stopping in at Ramchargers after work tomorrow!

-Geoff

kp

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I had one, kickass gauge.. You woudnt even know it was electronic it moves so fast.

Well worth the money just so you dont die trying to stare at the gauge making a blast

Cant see it real well in this pic but its works great.

V8_DSM_V8again

I ran the Auto meter pro-comp liquid filled mechanical gauge with the recall kit add on kit in another car... It was sweet...



Gauge Number 5404

memory kit

http://hp.autometer.com/instructions...nstruction.pdf

427

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I have the electric gage in my pick up truck, it works great. I use the recall after every run. The overboost light is small, but I can still see it in the daylight. Nicest boost gage I have ever used.
Kurt

V8_DSM_V8again

Depending on your boost level it should be OK...

I did'nt care about vaccum and the 15psi limit on that gauge was too low for that car..

I prefer mechanical gauges for everything except fuel pressure and temperature.

Temp sender systems have advanced to match or exceed the accuracy and dependability of a mechanical gauge system. Fuel pressure is best done via an electronic gauge since it is more economical than a mechanical gauge with a glycol isololator so no fuel lines go past the firewall... If you don't mind a hood mount gauge which is best done with a cowl induction hood then I'd go mechanical..


I still have it.. It may go on a LSX engine or a LTX... The car has a LT1 now and is NA.... New project... I'm thinking air to water for an IC... Maybe even integrated into an intake plenum on top of a TPIS intake if I stay LT1.... If I go LS I'm not sure yet.... Maybe I'll just put it in the bay or weld a sheet metal manifold....

Autometer makes good stuff but the pro-comp stuff is built like a s* brick house as compared to the sport comp and phantom series gauges.

kp

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The 5776 uses a stepper motor movement and a 2 bar GM map sensor plus a microprocessor. Cool thing is it calibrates itself everytime you turn on the key and i believe it even adjusts itself for big changes in baromteric pressure just like these cars use the map as a baro sensor at startup. I have seen mechanical boost gauges that are pretty far off so nothing is perfect. Dont knock it until you try one, they are nice gauges and arent just a simple resistive sender across a meter movement.

PS, I prefer mechanical temp gauges - dont have to turn the key on to read them

V8_DSM_V8again

Gues what I had datalogging and controling boost control solenoid based on its readings in that same car? A GM map sensor connected to the stand alone ECU... AEM uses GM map sensors for just about everything... If it uses that sensor and calibrates it'self I'm just waiting for one that goes to atleast 25psi..... ..

With the stepper drive it does'nt need to be liquid filled for stabiity... Any mech gauge withou the liquid filling is a pos....

kp

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They do male a 30psi version that uses a 3bar GM map sensor I assume, PN 5777.

They also make the same gauge in the ultra light series if you dont like the phantoms, probably other series also - downside is they are a little pricey..

buschman

I own it and love it. Well worth the extra money. This is one thing that I no longer need to pay attention to when running. Just the FP gauge and the road Mine performs excellently!

Mike

Pro Stock John

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Nice.

It comes with a map sensor or I can use my existing 3 bar?

kp

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They come with the MAP sensor.

NA$TY-TA

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What sponsor carries these gauges? I am wanting on in Ultra-lite with max boost recall.... are all of them liquid filled?
Thanks
Kyle

kp

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none of them are liquid filled, no need since they are stepper motors and the needles dont bounce with vibration. The ultra light version is 30psi only I think and the phantom is 0-15 or 0-30psi.

If any sponsor sells autometer they can get them, tbyrne does and so do others I'm sure.

NA$TY-TA

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I found them...... $199 like all there others.

Chris 2002 SS

Thanks for the replies, looks like I will be replacing my mech boost guage already!!!
And Tbyrne has them 169.99

01SCSS

These gauges rock. I have one and the recall function is cool, wonderin' bout belt slippage, check the recall. I love it. It reacts as fast as friends mech. gauge. And the warning light is pretty cool, I always see it out of the corner of my eye and know when I'm boosting the max!

buschman

I have an unltra lite 0-15, so they at least made them at one point. Not sure if they are still around though.

Mike

01SCSS

Mine is ultra-lite #4376 it is 0-15 on the boost side. FWIW

kp

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Its possible they make it, I didnt look through the new autometer web site. I wanted a 15psi ultralite and couldnt get one so I went with the phantom. Dont remember if they didnt make one or I just couldnt get one at the time.