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Old May 14, 2006 | 11:23 PM
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cheaper boost guages??

are there any good boost guages that read in psi that arent $200+? and are there any that dont require a $100+ control unit? im not lookin for some real nice guage that mounts all cooland stuff but i guess a nice would be better, just one that reads psi and works good. thanks
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Old May 14, 2006 | 11:30 PM
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stewart warner or autometer gauges are both cheap and work good
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Old May 14, 2006 | 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Honni414
stewart warner or autometer gauges are both cheap and work good
+1 on the Stewart Warner
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Old May 15, 2006 | 12:04 AM
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Stewart Warner gauges are awesome. I'm going to be ditching my VDO gauge for an SW soon.
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Old May 15, 2006 | 12:06 AM
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Autometer
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Old May 15, 2006 | 12:21 AM
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SW FTW!
or of you can find the Defi "D" series.
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Old May 15, 2006 | 12:38 AM
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I like Autometer even though my boost gauge in my Saturn needs to be recalibrated because it's off by 1 psi.
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Old May 15, 2006 | 06:52 AM
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+1 on the Autometer
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Old May 15, 2006 | 07:30 AM
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or of you can find the Defi "D" series.
that's what i have, it was around $100 i think but i've heard they're not made any more. but if you can find it, i recommend it
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Old May 15, 2006 | 05:02 PM
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I have an autometer, not bad considering the price
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Old May 15, 2006 | 05:15 PM
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Defi D gauge for the win. Cost me around $120, works mint.
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Old May 15, 2006 | 06:00 PM
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i've had an autometer that was off by 2 psi, sent it back and got one in return that was only off 1 psi! yeah! i'd never buy another autometer, i'll shell out the dough and get a quality gauge or maybe try that stewart warner company they're talking about.
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Old May 15, 2006 | 06:03 PM
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auto meter has electronic ones that work better they self calibrate and record peak boost
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Old May 15, 2006 | 06:10 PM
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Stewart Warner is the most accurate when compared to a map sensor(according to Al and Dave it reads right on). I will be getting one soon and ditching the Autometer.....well, probably put the Autometer in the Subie

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Old May 15, 2006 | 07:01 PM
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Stewart Warner FTW! Its very accurate and cheap, what more can you ask for? Oh yeah, it matches the dash too!
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