[BiturboS4] RE: DIS boost gauge

[jysap at cs.com]

>However I would caution those who don't have a boost gauge away from this
>idea, unless you only want the gauge for diagnostics. Yes this solution is
>great for not damaging the appearance of your interior, but it's useless for
>checking boost whilst driving, especially when using full boost!
>

Why is it "useless for checking boost whilst driving, especially when using full boost! "??????

Is this your opinion, or is there some fact that prohibits monitoring full boost using this type of boost gauge under driving conditions ???

JY
00 S4 Imola Yellow (stock -mods soon)
86 951 Porsche (was stock - now with many mods incld chips & boost gauge)






"Edwards, Dave" <Dave_Edwards at iOra.com> wrote:

>Looks good. Although the German one (http://www.fis-box.de/index-e.html)
>looks like its finished...
>
>I toyed with the idea of trying to do this (I'm an ex-electronics engineer),
>but glad I didn't as clearly it needs a fair bit of investment to do.
>
>However I would caution those who don't have a boost gauge away from this
>idea, unless you only want the gauge for diagnostics. Yes this solution is
>great for not damaging the appearance of your interior, but it's useless for
>checking boost whilst driving, especially when using full boost!
>
>When I was thinking of buying a gauge, I experimented first with my
>imagination: I drove around, imagining that I had a gauge installed in
>several different locations. In all locations except above the dash I felt
>uncomfortable about glancing at the gauge whilst driving. Therefore IMO I
>feel that a gauge is safe, only if mounted on the dash or the A-pillar.
>
>I have the Defi-HUD gauge and it's mounted right in the centre of the dash,
>although quite low down. Whilst driving it is easy for me to glance at it
>without taking my eyes (completely) off the road.
>
>Cheers,
>Dave
>
>--__--__--
>
>Message: 2
>Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2002 10:07:39 -0400
>From: DDowS4 at netscape.net
>To: brayd at rogers.com ("David Bray"), biturbos4 at audifans.com
>Subject: RE: [BiturboS4] boost gauge recommendation
>
>David,
> Check out http://www.tripcomp.com/faq.html, they are almost finished the d=
>evelopment of a digital gauge which appears on the center display.
>
>Doug
>
>
>
>"David Bray" <brayd at rogers.com> wrote:
>
>>I had a '93 urS4 and boost was one of the selections on the trip
>>computer (same place where you see "distance to empty", "average fuel
>>consumption", "trip time", etc).
>>
>>If some "super-sleuth hacker" could find a mod to do this on our ttS4
>>computers, that would be great!
>>
>>David
>>'01 S4 - still stock =A0:-(
>>(and wife says no mods till she gets a deck)
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: biturbos4-admin at audifans.com
>>> [mailto:biturbos4-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Matt twentyV
>>> Sent: September 13, 2002 4:58 PM
>>> To: biturbos4 at audifans.com
>>> Subject: Re: [BiturboS4] boost gauge recommendation
>>>
>>>
>>> (yes, the
>>> only Audi of memory to include a boost guage was the ur-quattro).
>>>
>>> Matt Rooke
>>> '91cq- will replace voltmeter with boost guage once
>>> turbo motor conversion is complete
>>> '00S4- no boost guage
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