Which is the best boost gauge?

[sledpiggy]

Hi guys,
I am looking for a boost gauge for my sled. It's a 2009 TM9 Boondocker. Does anyone have one they would recommend?

Specs:

-2 1/16” size

-0-15 psi

-white face would be cool

-mechanical type

Thanks for your help!

 

[badass1000]

The one that works.
On my turbo street bikes I never had a auto meter that lasted more then a year. went through 3 or 4 of them. They would go out of calibration. Needle sit at 2 psi when bike is turned off. Their is no way to recalibrate or move the needle on them. One of them the needle fell off.
I got a vdo gauge that has ben on my turbo xp for 2 years now without any problems.

 

[taylorbok]

I am going to try the aem tru boost gauge/ controller, I like the fact that it has the high boost recall on it.

 

[bm77164]

The one that works.
On my turbo street bikes I never had a auto meter that lasted more then a year. went through 3 or 4 of them. They would go out of calibration. Needle sit at 2 psi when bike is turned off. Their is no way to recalibrate or move the needle on them. One of them the needle fell off.
I got a vdo gauge that has ben on my turbo xp for 2 years now without any problems.

My autometer gauge isn't reading zero right now. I will have to compare the gauge to the bd box and see if it's accurate. If not I'll try the VDO.

 

[mynewuseddoo]

I've got an autometer 0-20 psi 2 1/16 gauge, works great! No issues. I am changing it out for a prosport digital boost gauge though. I like the pretty lights! Lol

 

[badass1000]

I am going to try the aem tru boost gauge/ controller, I like the fact that it has the high boost recall on it.

I have never owned one, but have thought of getting one several times. Looks really nice. I actually wanted to get one for the xp, but after spending alot of money on the sled that year I just got the vdo.
I am useing two vdo boost gauges. One for fuel presure and another one for boost. They were only something like $35 each.

 

[taylorbok]

Ya I think I paid like $300 for the boost gauge/ controller, hopefully it works for that price, the other one I was considering a turbo smart controller/ gauge which was like $500, I cheaped out a touch on that.

 

[Rotax_Kid]

I use a boost gauge made by an offshor emarine company called dynotune. Fully water sealed, digital, 250psi max reading, nd full billet consruction for $170ish. Used it all last year without a glitch of problems. I know it's not the mechanical type that you are looking for, but I know finding a smaller scale boost gauge is pretty difficult.

 

[turbo800]

The one that works.
On my turbo street bikes I never had a auto meter that lasted more then a year. went through 3 or 4 of them. They would go out of calibration. Needle sit at 2 psi when bike is turned off. Their is no way to recalibrate or move the needle on them. One of them the needle fell off.
I got a vdo gauge that has ben on my turbo xp for 2 years now without any problems.

My Autometer boost gauge in my truck has a set screw to adjust it. The instructions say it might need to vent to reset based on altitude and temp.

On my sled I use the VDO mechanical gauges. No problems. I ended up going with the 0-15 boost gauge from the 0-30, little easier to read. I left the 0-30 in for fuel pressure. One nice thing about using the same gauge between fuel and boost is its easy to tell how much extra fuel pressure over boost its making.

 

[sledpiggy]

Thanks guys! We ended up ordering the VDO 0-15psi one, and the cool AEM guage boot to keep the thing dry.