boost gauge on a cdti

[Simonmcroy81]

Is this possible at all?

 

[Dan Robinson]

Smartphone, Bluetooth OBD reader, Torque app....happy days

 

[Jon_G]

That was my thinking, but can you get the Torque app for an iPhone?

 

[mohammed]

Was thinking the same thing the other day when linked up faz

 

[Dan Robinson]

That was my thinking, but can you get the Torque app for an iPhone?

I said Smartphone

 

[vile]

I said Smartphone

Bla bla iPhone rocks :lol:

 

[Dan Robinson]

Made by Crapple.

 

[vile]

Git lol

 

[Jon_G]

Not a serious link!

 

[vile]

Great link though Jon I enjoyed reading that lmao.
Anyway lets get this thread back on topic

 

[freddofrog]

Not a serious link!

hahaha

and the first app would be the a/b buttons in a phone box :lol:

 

[Jon_G]

I think Dan's already seriously answered the question. But it would be good to know if anyone's actually got this app on an iPhone because I thought that the Torque app was only for Android devices? Perhaps it was originally, I dunno :unsure: .

 

[Simonmcroy81]

Thanks for the info guys. Ill look into it

 

[mohammed]

i meant a dash mounted boost gauge...

 

[Simonmcroy81]

That's what I want is a dash mounted one.

 

[TheHole]

sorry but whats the point?.
our VVT wont show boost like a normal turbo.... max boost will be reached almost instantly and it will just hold steady until you change gear.

due to the variable vains in the turbo that are able to change their position to allow the air to be sped up on to the main vain... we reach max boost very quickly which is why the accord is rather pokey...
as the turbo spins up and the engine is forcing a higher volume of exhaust gases through (increased rpm) the vains rotate to reduce the velocity of the exhaust gasses going on to the main vains.

anywho.. unless you have a serious boost issue I would rather plumb in an oil pressure and temp guage than a boost gague on a diesel.

 

[TheHole]

so the short but sweet answer is.... yes you can plumb a boost gauge in.... but you would have spent money more wisely getting a oil temp gauge

 

[freddofrog]

^ sounds fair to me

 

[Dan Robinson]

Makes sense :lol: the torque app display was pretty unexciting :lol:

Which reminds me. Must reinstall it.

 

[mohammed]

Well ok how about boost oil pressure and temp gauge :lol: I figured the only way to get the bost gauge will be tobtap into the inlet manifold...

 

[Racy Jace]

Nothing wrong with gauges I loved mine when I had them. :wub:

My Defis were my Favourite

The eagle eyed will spot the Blitz Turbo time which also had a boost gauge in it too :blush:

You could probably buy an Andoid phone and OBDii adapter for the cost of a decent boost gauge any way.

On my old Scoob I did notice that having an oil temp gauge showed me that the oil took an extra 10 mins to warm up compared to what the dashboard read out was saying.

 

[freddofrog]

How about taking the MAF signal to a meter (or a line of LEDs) ??

You could do something along the lines of this thread

 

[Racy Jace]

That vtec lights cool. I'd say the most useful gauge I had was a shift light with beep. It just meant I could keep my eyes on the road and change gear at the optimum point. The other gauges just highlighted if there was a fault or not.

Forget the boost gauge get this

5" Tacho

 

[freddofrog]

^ I like that

where did you get that pod of dials in the 2nd pic in #21 ??

 

[Racy Jace]

The pod was in my RB5 Impreza. Originally there was a cubby hole on the top but I removed the lid and droped the pod on top. The defis were good because you could record something like 3-5 minutes which did actually highlight a problem. Defis arent cheap though. That lot probably cost me £450-£500 but I did get my money back on them when I sold them.