AWE vent gauge $240... mine $54

[eliTTe]

$54 and couple hours work:





seems worth it to me, compared to the AWE setup

[NOVAS4]

cant go wrong with 54 bucks looks good.. but imo the awe one (esp. the new one) looks alot cleaner/stock looking

[S4-ORCE]

AWE matches the car, yours looks like its from Jeff Gordon's # 24 NASCAR

[Matt@JHM]

Looks good man, did mine a last week - same gauge too. Did you use a dremel?

I used tin snips and it worked great. Nice clean cuts. I am going to paint all of mine black though.

[NastyNogaro]

AWE matches the car, yours looks like its from Jeff Gordon's # 24 NASCAR

its a fucking boost gauge, who gives a shit what it looks like. Everyone always goes for the stock look.. its a gauge. As long as it reads boost who cares wtf it looks like, IMO of course. AWE's little gauge package is retardedly overpriced.

[mholme]

Not my cup of tea, but to each his own and at least he did it himself and can always change it if he wants a more integrated look.

[lil' is 300]

its a fucking boost gauge, who gives a shit what it looks like. Everyone always goes for the stock look.. its a gauge. As long as it reads boost who cares wtf it looks like, IMO of course. AWE's little gauge package is retardedly overpriced.

I actually agree with S4-ORCE. You can pitch the whole "function over form" crap, but if I carried that mentality, I wouldn't be driving an Audi S4 (read: boyracer Evo/STi)

I personally went with the no-gauge look...

[FrimmelNoJerz]

AWE matches the car, yours looks like its from Jeff Gordon's # 24 NASCAR

rude.

[Boris]

but funny!


Just paint it black, itll look more stock

[mholme]

I actually agree with S4-ORCE. You can pitch the whole "function over form" crap, but if I carried that mentality, I wouldn't be driving an Audi S4 (read: boyracer Evo/STi)

I personally went with the no-gauge look...

I agree...and it just a fvcking car. who cares what it looks like. As long as it gets you from A-B could also be argued...

What's gonna happen when your cluster takes a poop...

[goohead]

i have the same gauge in my car, was like $40 at autozone :) $240 for a gauge is crazy

[eliTTe]

thanks guys.

elitedrumr- I used tin snips also lol and painted the cylinder part of the gauge black which makes it look even cleaner. I like the silver surround, it matches my interior trim

AWE matches the car, yours looks like its from Jeff Gordon's # 24 NASCAR

I take it your a AWE vent gauge customer LMAO. guess what, I could have put any gauge I wanted in there, even the AWE one for only $80 bucks!!! but I liked this gauge

[S4evr]

alex, how did you get your lcd screen to display boost pressure?

[///M3 TO S4]

I actually agree with S4-ORCE. You can pitch the whole "function over form" crap, but if I carried that mentality, I wouldn't be driving an Audi S4 (read: boyracer Evo/STi)

I personally went with the no-gauge look...

that is gorgeous.....where/what/how much?

[OneSickSedan]

^2nd that big time. I really want to know about this as well.

[Audi S4 Turbo]

that is gorgeous.....where/what/how much?

x2 I want that.

[lil' is 300]

It's called EFU 4U... it's pretty fackin' sweet because not only can you display boost among a bunch of other random things (oil temp if you get probe, speed, voltage) but there is a hook-up for Valentine 1 users. If takes all the information from you V1 and displays it in real time on the cluster so you can hide/stash the V1 out of sight...when V1 goes off, it automatically switches to show you the information. Very slick.

There is even a peak hold feature for boost and you can switch between information with the stock rocker switch on the windshield wiper stalk...oh almost forgot! You can also customize the screen to say anything when you start up the car

...my cluster was replaced for free under warranty a few years ago so my pixels are perfecto.

http://techreactions.com

(video in action...not mine)
http://www.wargamer.com/pie4foo/pie4foo_efuvideo_01.zip

[pyrotechnique]

I give you props for doing it nice and cheap. Paint the gauge black and you're good to go...if not, it still looks good and does what it's supposed to. Don't understand why people feel the need to talk trash. If you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything, right?

[Slow4]

Did mine for $52 from 42 Draft Design. Spray pained the outer shell flat black, and put in a matching LED. Took two hours to put in because the wires kept shorting.

[lsc2g]

thats what mine is the 42DD VDO and custom cut out vent... couple hours of work.

its not as nice as the AWE by any means but gets the job done.. i'll eventually sell out and buy the new AWE tho..

[blahlex]

It's called EFU 4U... it's pretty fackin' sweet because not only can you display boost among a bunch of other random things (oil temp if you get probe, speed, voltage) but there is a hook-up for Valentine 1 users. If takes all the information from you V1 and displays it in real time on the cluster so you can hide/stash the V1 out of sight...when V1 goes off, it automatically switches to show you the information. Very slick.

There is even a peak hold feature for boost and you can switch between information with the stock rocker switch on the windshield wiper stalk...oh almost forgot! You can also customize the screen to say anything when you start up the car

...my cluster was replaced for free under warranty a few years ago so my pixels are perfecto.

http://techreactions.com

(video in action...not mine)
http://www.wargamer.com/pie4foo/pie4foo_efuvideo_01.zip

wow - that's hot! i think i'll go this route since i'll be installing an aftermarket stereo and will lose the top half of my cluster anyway!

did you install yourself or took it someplace in NY to get it in?

[Reich]

I actually agree with S4-ORCE. You can pitch the whole "function over form" crap, but if I carried that mentality, I wouldn't be driving an Audi S4 (read: boyracer Evo/STi)

I personally went with the no-gauge look...

NICE. How did you did you done this? I want this. Do you also have air fuel meter in dash?

[BlackS4TT(Josh)]

its a fucking boost gauge, who gives a shit what it looks like. Everyone always goes for the stock look.. its a gauge. As long as it reads boost who cares wtf it looks like, IMO of course. AWE's little gauge package is retardedly overpriced.

Angry elf^^^

[Coughdrop]

Naudi_Mat is selling a machined vent that fits the VDO gauge perfectly. After painting the silver shell of the gauge black it matches the stock gauges perfectly. IMO it looks just as good as the AWE gauge. The only slight difference is that it's difficult to light the entire gauge up. I believe that the AWE has a white light with a red film that spreads the light evenly around the gauge. Unfortunately, this isn't the case with the VDO gauge and spreading the light with a red LED isn't as easy. But for less than half the price it's definitely worth it to me.

[S4Per]

2nd on EFU. Love mine, with oil temp and V1 integration, too.


(sorry about the cell phone pic).

Details / purchase here.

[lil' is 300]

wow - that's hot! i think i'll go this route since i'll be installing an aftermarket stereo and will lose the top half of my cluster anyway!

did you install yourself or took it someplace in NY to get it in?

Did the install myself, it's pretty damn easy. You just pop in a few connectors to the back of the radio (plug and play, so easy) and then tap one wire to the rocker switch (windshield wiper stalk) and you're done.

You plug in boost to a nipple on the EFU device and there is a telephone cable connection for V1.

[RogueStatus]

new AWE ftw. mines in transit as we speak

[SLC_S4]

Did the install myself, it's pretty damn easy. You just pop in a few connectors to the back of the radio (plug and play, so easy) and then tap one wire to the rocker switch (windshield wiper stalk) and you're done.

You plug in boost to a nipple on the EFU device and there is a telephone cable connection for V1.

Does it work if you have an aftermarket stereo? Also, with the V1 control, what do you use to mute it?

[casawhites4]

but when your cluster poops thats gone, remember that guys....

[SLC_S4]

but when your cluster poops thats gone, remember that guys....

New cluster will solve that, there's also a guy in Australia that you can send your cluster to. He's fixed various clusters for about $300

[Shomegrown]

alex, how did you get your lcd screen to display boost pressure?

up down up down left right left right b a b a start

[SLC_S4]

up down up down left right left right b a b a start

i thought it was select and then start?

[S4Per]

Does it work if you have an aftermarket stereo? Also, with the V1 control, what do you use to mute it?

Yes, it works with aftermarket stereo. I don't have any aftermarket stereo, for example, and it works (I have a carpc).

I use a remote mute switch to mute the V1, you can also use the stalk to mute the cluster based alerts. i.e. you can have audible alerts from both V1 and the EFU unit. You can just turn down the V1 if you only want the EFU ones. I keep the V1 up because it's much louder and sometimes I need that extra warning ;) Muting the EFU based alert is done via the wiper stalk.

[2ndEngineS4]

up down up down left right left right b a b a start

Old School Street Fighter II. Classic.

[Groove1797]

^ you lose! old school contra

[eliTTe]

goodness and I thought vortex was bad for thread jacking!! LOL

[eliTTe]

anyways, I got everything hooked up. and kinda curious if it sounds normal for the needle to vibrate badly under WOT at higere RPM's? not sure if a boost leak would do this...

[lil' is 300]

Yes, it works with aftermarket stereo. I don't have any aftermarket stereo, for example, and it works (I have a carpc).

I use a remote mute switch to mute the V1, you can also use the stalk to mute the cluster based alerts. i.e. you can have audible alerts from both V1 and the EFU unit. You can just turn down the V1 if you only want the EFU ones. I keep the V1 up because it's much louder and sometimes I need that extra warning ;) Muting the EFU based alert is done via the wiper stalk.

Yep, you can also select an option to turn off V1 warnings below certain speeds or when stopped...cool stuff.

I have a Avic-D3 and EFU works no problem.

[sCeRaXn]

anyways, I got everything hooked up. and kinda curious if it sounds normal for the needle to vibrate badly under WOT at higere RPM's? not sure if a boost leak would do this...

If its a mechanical gauge then it could be a boost leak causing it. Does it just vibrate, or does it fluctuate alot? Is the needle steady while building boost? If it just vibrates a little then it could just be the gauge...but its varies 2-3psi then it could be a slight boost leak. Have you done a pressure test recently?

[eliTTe]

it builds boost steady, its just under WOT going from a low rpm to a high rpm that it vibrates. I did a test a few days ago and everything was fine. I'm thinking it could be the DV's leaking