Booster Guage
10-27-2004, 03:33 PM
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Booster Guage
Exactly what is the "booster guage" supposed to read? Mine seems to ride normally at the bottom of the left on the guage and if I step on it, it gets to about half. What is this measuring?
10-27-2004, 05:08 PM
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the air that the supercharger is forcing into the engine from the spining of the rotors in the */C. THe boost gague should read just under 10 at WOT without mods.
10-27-2004, 05:27 PM
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The - side of the gauge is vacuum while the + side is your boost. At idle you should be close to -8 or so while at WOT you should see somewhere around +6 if your stock. It is actually gauging manifold pressure.
10-27-2004, 06:19 PM
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Thank you and I will check my guage on the drive home - nice to have another excuse to try the "supercharger" and make everything is still perfect!
I appreciate the help.
I appreciate the help.
10-28-2004, 12:02 AM
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Thank you and I will check my guage on the drive home - nice to have another excuse to try the "supercharger" and make everything is still perfect!
I appreciate the help.
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You own those cars and you didn't know what your boost gauge is.
10-28-2004, 02:30 AM
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Originally Posted by 2000SilverBullet
Thank you and I will check my guage on the drive home - nice to have another excuse to try the "supercharger" and make everything is still perfect!
I appreciate the help.
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2002 Trans Am Collector Edition 6sp, convertible
1972 Cutlass 442, 455 Ram Air
I appreciate the help.
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2002 Trans Am Collector Edition 6sp, convertible
1972 Cutlass 442, 455 Ram Air
You own those cars and you didn't know what your boost gauge is.
10-28-2004, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Cutlass442
Sorry for wasting your time - it won't happen again!
I'm sure there are plenty of others who also didn't know what it was measuring.
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