Factory boost guage readings

[Mike Del Tergo]

Jan said,
>I occasionally see a lister sign their name with the addition of Audi XX, 
>1.8 bar.  Several years ago, I installed a VDO boost gauge in my dash 
>(which reads in PSI, not bar) so I almost never use the factory gauge. 
>Yesterday while driving on a long boring stretch of road I switched the 
>computer to the factory boost gauge to compare readings with the VDO gauge. 
>  I was surprised to see that I also have 1.8, only 1.8 bar - from 12 PSI 
>all the way the 22 PSI overboost.  In other words, the factory gauge now 
>stops at 1.8 bar.

Jan,
I am not sure whether or not your car is modded, but the real problem arises 
when a car is "chipped" and the boost readout is effectively disabled above 
1.8Bar, and those owners don't have the auxiliary gauges to tell them what 
is actually going on!
Mike




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