Do I Need a Boost Guage?

**masteroc** · 03-28-2008 05:03 PM

So basically, i am going to do an APR Stage II upgrade from stock and i want to know whether or not i should have a boost guage installed as well. The people at the dealer that i talked to said that it was advisable, but not really 100% needed. I have a friend who has a modded tt Stage II with some other upgrades as well and he doesnt run with a boost guage (has had the mods for a few years now and no problems). So my question is, is it really that necessary?

**Siggiepop** · 03-28-2008 05:06 PM

if you track probably... boost, oil pressure, fuel pressure...
if you just like to rip it up on freeways then not really.

**grauler02** · 03-28-2008 05:09 PM

but they are cool...

**Siggiepop** · 03-28-2008 05:53 PM

Originally Posted by grauler02

but they are cool...

+1 lol you can always get it for the show factor haha

**RAGE** · 03-28-2008 08:16 PM

if you track on a regular basis, it's a must. your gonna need the basic essentials: boost, a/f, oil pressure, and oil temp. otherwise, no need.

**Nico** · 03-28-2008 10:33 PM

You don't need a boost guage but its nice to have one as a diagnostic tool. I don't have one and I often wonder is my car boosting correctly? Sometimes the car feels slower and i wonder if I have a leak or a DV failure etc. If you had a boost gauge you can always watch it to see if you are boosting correctly.

So I will be getting one soon.

**Slo.Mo.Shun.** · 03-28-2008 10:59 PM

Originally Posted by Nico

You don't need a boost guage but its nice to have one as a diagnostic tool. I don't have one and I often wonder is my car boosting correctly? Sometimes the car feels slower and i wonder if I have a leak or a DV failure etc. If you had a boost gauge you can always watch it to see if you are boosting correctly.

So I will be getting one soon.

Exactly

**VZWalex** · 03-29-2008 11:19 AM

http://s246.photobucket.com/albums/g...0314082343.flv

nice to have !

**Phrost** · 03-29-2008 11:27 AM

Not only is it really neat to have, but I do always worry if I'm boosting correctly. I bought one right after I bought my car, but haven't installed it yet lol... it's too cold out

**nuctech** · 03-29-2008 11:33 AM

I agree!

**SilverB7FL** · 03-29-2008 01:40 PM

I would reccomend one as a diagnostic tool. I had one for a brief period of 2 days. lol. (got broken during shipping) and was able to see that my car was not boosting well at all and ended up having a loose DV that I got fixed and the PCV was bad (saw the oil shortly after) I am planning on getting a new one as soon as UPS refunds the money for breaking the other one!!