Manual Boost controlling a 850 Turbo wagon
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not really im looking for a grainger mbc to put on my 850. a boost gauge is a boost gauge. autolite make some decent ones. i just bout one for my car. i wish the factory gauge had a psi reading on it like my turbo dodges do lol. the gauge hooked up goes in where ever you wanna put it in the cabin, i have a pod for mine. though i might mount it in the center somewhere. you just have to run a vacuum line to it from a somewhat major vacuum source
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I see, simple enough
Last question, when setting the amount of boost, for example 12PSI, the car has to be on, you turn the little **** on the MBC, then what? Engine has to be rev'd to full boost to see it on the gauge right? Does the engine need a load on it (like does it have to be moving or just rev the engine in neutral?)
Last question, when setting the amount of boost, for example 12PSI, the car has to be on, you turn the little **** on the MBC, then what? Engine has to be rev'd to full boost to see it on the gauge right? Does the engine need a load on it (like does it have to be moving or just rev the engine in neutral?)
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not really im looking for a grainger mbc to put on my 850. a boost gauge is a boost gauge. autolite make some decent ones. i just bout one for my car. i wish the factory gauge had a psi reading on it like my turbo dodges do lol. the gauge hooked up goes in where ever you wanna put it in the cabin, i have a pod for mine. though i might mount it in the center somewhere. you just have to run a vacuum line to it from a somewhat major vacuum source
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I would fully disagree with that. First off, a boost gauge is not just a boost gauge. There are electronic and mechanical boost gauges, electronic boost gauges are the best the vacuum line goes to a diaphragm and then the readings are sent to the gauge electronically. Mechanical gauges the boost line gets hooked up directly onto the gauge. And if you get a cheap gauge, they can become uncalibrated over time. Manual boost gauges are different too, IMO I wouldn't spend less than 50 bucks on a MBC, but a lot of cars that I have looked at that have a MBC spend around 100. With a cheap MBC the probably of getting boost spikes is higher, boost coming it at unpredictable times, boost fade, etc etc. So don't cheap it, do it once and do it right.
also what MBC would you recommend?
Last edited by 91shelby; 02-13-2010 at 11:51 AM.
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Instead of the the vacuum hose plugging into the back of the gauge, they plug into a little diaphragm that sends a signal to the gauge via an electrical signal (I guess that's the best way to put it), they are better and more precise and will last longer. My friend runs an autometer electrical boost gauge in is stg 2+ S4, and that's what he recommends. I'm going to get Auto Meter.
I've heard nothing but good things from this MBC:
http://www.boostcontroller.com/index.php?category=5
It's a little pricey, but you pay for what you get. Also, Forge is a reputable MBC company as well and besides that Hallman Pro, a lot of people recommend those. I had a Forge MBC that I was going to use, but then decided to use an EBC instead. For your set up, since you're pretty much stock, I would say you'd be perfectly fine with a Forge, a good $50 MBC will work without a problem.