Wolf Question

[Kiwimatt]

Im getting a wolf next saturday, can someone tell me if i still need a boost gauge ?

[rb20-calais]

if you get a hand controller it will show your boost levels but it may be hard to see them when you are actually boosting. If i was you I would get a boost guage anyways just so its easier to monitor.

Evan

[Kiwimatt]

yeah thats what i thought, just thought i'd better check with some other ppl incase i was wasting money by buying one, thanx man

[Kiwimatt]

One other question i was gunna ask was, how come there is such a big price difference between boost gauges, and is it worth it getting a more expensive one, if so, what do people recommend ?

[Rezz]

Do you mean between electrical and mechanical guages?

[Kiwimatt]

i have just noticed such a big price difference, im not sure, maybe that was why, is electrical much better than mechanical ?, what would you recommend buying ?

[G0DF4Th3R]

electrical - you get memory settings and warning

mechanical - just shows boost

any brand would do, depends on ure taste, Defi look awesome though an Autometer would work just fine...how much do you want to spend?

[Kiwimatt]

well the blitz ones are around 350 to 380, i dont mind spending this providing im getting something that the cheaper versions arnt giving me, just thought someone might be able to suggest a brand that is good for the price. THANKS FOR URE HELP PPLS.

[Al]

Are you letting the wolf ecu controll your boost?

If you are a gauge is not necessary, as the wolf will keep it at your desired setting and if something does go wrong i am pretty sure it has overboosting protection.

Personally, i am not into gauges, so i do not see the need for one.

GOOD LUCK with the install and tunning. I have been very pleased with the unit myself. Only one small glitch, i can not keep the engine running with my turbo timer , but hopefully that will be sorted soon.

[whistla]

Al, have u sorted out that cold/intial starting issue yet?

were u going to get the solenoid thingie to hook up the wolf to take care of turbotiming?

[Al]

Cold start and idle are purrrrrring

- the problem was a combination of a few things :

1/ Oil was a little too thick on cold start

2/ Was only really bad in winter (cold mornings)

3/ Slight tune adjustments

Now that i have changed the oil, mornings aren't as cold and the tune has been adjusted, the car starts on the first turn (be it a second or two longer than factory).

The solenoid was for the boost, and i have hooked up the factory solenoind again, the wolf just pulses this off and on to maintain the desired psi.

I tried putting a biggish cap. on the ingnition wire to the wolf, to give the timer that fraction of a second longer, but without success.

Display has been mounted where the ashtray was, and the keypad relocated to the glove box. Looks really neat and works a treat . Now i have the p.i.n. security code, fully operational .

[Kiwimatt]

Thats gunna be my biggest problem, where to mount the hand controller ?

[Al]

It was mine till i decided to open the box and split the two boards inside it. (one board was for the keypad the other for the display, with wires linking each board and the loom. About 18 wires between the boards)

[Kiwimatt]

you havent got any pics of it inside your car have you al ?, you got me thinking now

[Al]

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[Al]

Pic 3

[Kiwimatt]

Sweet, thanx for that man, youve inspired me

[Al]

Glad to be of service

[dale]

wats a wolf?

[whistla]

Nice work Al! Love the idea of splitting the unit...

Im fair happy where iv mounted mine though, while iv made it detachable so as not to draw too much attention

Last thing i want to do is explain to the next cop what that hand controller is

So your using the factory solenoid to control boost? impressive cos we only managed to make it for at 10psi, after that it just wouldnt control boost so we had to installa bleed vavle..now im about to enquire for a 3bar solenoid from AEM

Howd u manage to make the factory solenoid work with the Wolf? was there anything to it?