The statement that a mechanical gauge is "more" accurate is bs. Dredknut, take a look at your "more accurate" mechanical gauge. How accurate is it when it has been off "0" since day one? It's because the calibration of mechanical gauges from the getgo or over time is horrible. Think about it. The more moving parts you have, the more you're prone to failure. A mechanical gauge is full of moving parts because it needs that pressure to give the needle a readout, not to mention the longer vacuum line you have to run. A longer line equates to a pressure loss. Not very big, but it's still there. Along that vacuum line also, you could have potential leaks due to a number of reasons. I'm sure electrical gauges have its possible problems as well, but they have yet to be heard of since they're still pretty new. With mechanical gauges we all know the problems that they have.
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CiM angled vent pod and electrical boost gauge for center vent. Who has one?
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Dredknut
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These are my thoughts as well, however I am not on here to argue. I was just curious why an electronic gauge might be less accurate than I thought, as I have never owned one.
I'm not on here to argue either, but for someone to come on here and make false, inaccurate, or misleading statements is not cool. It's one thing not to like the location or the setup of the vent pod because that's just pure user preference, but to throw out garbage about a mechanical gauge > an electrical gauge without for sure knowing what you are talking about is asinine. Anyways, back on topic please!
they are both suitable in these applications. If the line is pressurized to a certain psi, its at that psi. The little bit of line you are running for either gauge is not an issue and yes its only a basic diagnostic tool but a very very helpful one. Both would need adjustments over time imo. There is still some mechanical parts to the electronic gauge on the interior, just fewer than a mechanical one. There is still a basic gear system to turn the needle.
No shit, that's why I bought a boost gauge. If it had one already I wouldn't have bought one.
My point obviously was that it looks like it could be an OEM component as it is colormatched properly, and doesn't stand out like the flashy EJ one or have mismatched colors like the VMR one. It looks like it could be a factory piece for the most part.
snobrdrdan
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Well thank you...I welcome the criticism
This JUST came out...so how many reviews can there be?!?!
You can certainly tell in the pictures that it is more blue than the purplish color of the stock lighting
PLEASE tell me & report to the forum how disappointed you are with it after you install it.
You get what you pay for :wink:
snobrdrdan
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Uh huh...call me out...I don't care
Yup...I'm making inaccurate statments: mechanical > electrical
So the mechanical might make noise...mine doesn't...but some say it does, it's gonna respond faster than an electrical is my point.
Plac backed this up...
Mechanical = straight to the gauge
Electrical = straight to a sender & then a gauge
Resetting to zero has nothing to do with the accuracy....well maybe just a little....but that's not what I meant.
Case in point.....the drive by wire on this car. How many people have asked/responded about this?!?!?
(there's a delay)
Enough said
If you wanna buy this gauge or the EJ setup or the Defi setup....I don't care.....
All I said was that the AWE one seemed/matched better & that ECS made a pod as well...THAT'S ALL
I already reported to you guys about the colormatch. Not sure what more you want. If my camera didn't brake, I'd take more pics for you. The one I got can clearly show you the spot on match. Also, another member posted a pic as well.
snobrdrdan
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If YOU like it and are happy....that's all that matters...
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snobrdrdan
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looks good though, btw!
So does your AWE setup!
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From the night shots, the color and brightness look similar to my eurojet gauge.
nhbubba
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There is no reason to believe an electronic sender will be any more or less accurate than mechanical gauge. This "mechanical->electrical->mechanical induces poor accuracy" argument is pretty silly. I guess my point here is that there is no evidence to suggest that an electronic gauge setup like this is any less accurate or has any more delay than a mechanical setup. (I'd love for someone to post or link to real evidence that says otherwise.)
In fact I might argue that having a shorter section of tubing between the manifold and the sender (such as with this CiM kit) would yield faster response at the gauge because there is a smaller volume of air in the tube.. much like how the noise-pipe robs throttle response. (Although admittedly on a much smaller scale.)
In fact I might argue that having a shorter section of tubing between the manifold and the sender (such as with this CiM kit) would yield faster response at the gauge because there is a smaller volume of air in the tube.. much like how the noise-pipe robs throttle response. (Although admittedly on a much smaller scale.)
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Order placed Wednesday afternoon. Package arrived today, Friday.
These guys don't seem to slack when it come to shipping products out!
These guys don't seem to slack when it come to shipping products out!