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Club G40 => General Car Chat => Topic started by: G40sam on March 17, 2013, 01:53:29 PM

Title: Boost gauge
Post by: G40sam on March 17, 2013, 01:53:29 PM
Hi just wondering what boost gauge people use/ recommend
Thanks
Title: Re: Boost gauge
Post by: Alexiskayak_7 on March 17, 2013, 02:58:37 PM
Hello Sam,
Every person will tell you a different brand, it's all about taste.
I'll suggest you, not to buy a cheap autogauge/autometer and generally a crappy gauge. The are inaccurate and all the offer is   a shinny look.

I personally have a racemex/vdo gauge. It costs 45 euros and it is accurate too!
Title: Re: Boost gauge
Post by: G40sam on March 17, 2013, 05:58:47 PM
Ok thanks will look for 1
Title: Re: Boost gauge
Post by: Alex on March 17, 2013, 08:00:26 PM
Autometer owns Stack, so the new stuff is all using good quality Stack internals.

Auto Gauge, different matter. Not bad, but not as good as Autometer.

I've got all Stack gear in mine, which I'm really happy with. Not cheap though.

TIM gauges aren't bad, ok for watching for consistency and they match the original instruments well. Cheap too. I used to have a TIM boost gauge in mine, and it seems on reflection that it was fairly accurate.
Title: Re: Boost gauge
Post by: hayesey on March 18, 2013, 09:37:18 AM
yeah Autometer aren't cheap gauges.  Auto Gauge ones are bascially cheap copies of autometer.

Title: Re: Boost gauge
Post by: Karlos the jackyl on March 18, 2013, 07:17:08 PM
I'd even steer clear of Autometer , I had an Autometer boost gauge and it read 0.3 bar less than it should.

Stack are good



Quote from: hayesey on March 18, 2013, 09:37:18 AM
yeah Autometer aren't cheap gauges.  Auto Gauge ones are bascially cheap copies of autometer.


Title: Re: Boost gauge
Post by: Alex on March 18, 2013, 09:57:14 PM
Quote from: Karlos the jackyl on March 18, 2013, 07:17:08 PM
I'd even steer clear of Autometer , I had an Autometer boost gauge and it read 0.3 bar less than it should.

Stack are good

Quote from: Alex on March 17, 2013, 08:00:26 PM
Autometer owns Stack, so the new stuff is all using good quality Stack internals.

Old Autometer stuff may be bobbins but the new stuff is top drawer.
Title: Re: Boost gauge
Post by: samg40 on March 18, 2013, 10:01:03 PM
I never realised the old stuff was bad.

I had a Vdo gauge that was badly inaccurate years ago.
Title: Re: Boost gauge
Post by: Alex on March 18, 2013, 10:19:56 PM
I don't know one way or the other to be honest, but I do know the new stuff is good quality gear.

It'd make sense for an American company like Autometer to buy out a higher grade British manufacturer like Stack to use and rebrand their internals as their own, that's all.
Title: Re: Boost gauge
Post by: Jezza-7 on March 26, 2013, 12:08:20 PM
I use all stack gauges and they are really good. Not too expensive if your getting a mechanical boost gauge.