okay so tonight i installed my STRI boost gauge. its the DSD blah blah. the top of the line one. all wire are hooked up fine. i start my car and the gauge just stays at 30in vac.... the gauge doesnt move at all. anyone know what to do? it says its self calibrating but it doesnt seem to be doing anything

any suggestions?

 

Where are you pulling the vacuum/boost signal from?

 

Did you notice any kinks in the line?

 

no kinks in line and the line is t-ed off at the fuel pressure regulator..

everything is hooked up fine. i rechecked everything. i dont know what it could be

 

wtf
this is pissing me off

how come nothing goes right for my installs ever....

 

anybody have any idea?

 

okay so im out driving around and the gauge starts jumping all around. hitting like 10psi then back to vac then it went to 30psi and just stayed there. then went back down to 30vac and stayed there and hasnt moved again....

this is getting weird, im so confused

 

heres a vid of what the gauge does...
as you can see im not even moving
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXuCTth_1aM

 

Did you get the signal from between the FPR and the solenoid or between the solenoid and the manifold? You can get incorrect readings if you get the signal between the FPR and the solenoid, but it's usually a 0 reading instead of vacuum.

 

solenoid to mani...

that gauge isnt reading anything, its just doing that by itself. i contacted the company and sent them the vid. hopefully they will get back to me monday. if not ill take a drive up CBRD and have them take a look at it all for me

 

I installed a set of these a few weeks ago. It sounds like you just got a bum gauge, which sucks. See if you can exchange it.

I'm not terribly impressed with these gauges. The stepping isn't that great in that the needle moves in larger steps than I thought. Also, I did the white illumination with clear face DSD, and the illumination is weird. They don't light up with the headlights off... and they're pretty bright at night, too bright for my taste. Oh well, I guess I'll have to figure something out.

 

really?
im pretty impressed with how well the gauge looks and matches the rest of the gauges. i have the smoke lens amber DSD. im happy with it, other then it being retarded. still beats paying over $300 for a defi

 

Yeah, I guess I'm just picky. I did have a Defi setup with 60mm gauges. I should've just gotten the 52mm with clear lens and white illumination. I would've been happier.

Oh well. I hope you get yours straightened out!

Caleb

 

yea im waiting on what the company says, i sent them the video and told them everything thats going on.

if they dont help, you will see me up there at CBRD and have you guys help me out with it

 

they want me to send them everything back. which means i have to go in and take all my wires out and all that crap. this is such a hassle. i dont understand why they cant just send me everything but the power harness and i send everything back but the power harness... it would make things so much easier

so now im looking at another 2-3 weeks before i have a working boost gauge. i hate driving on wastegate pressure. car feels like a terd