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has anyone got a mechanical boost gauge connected and if so where did u run the nylon hose thruogh the firewall and where is it connected to in the engine bay? and where have u mounted it in the cabin??

any pics would be appreciated

thanks Brad B)

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On mine, the vacuum hose is connected to the rear of the plenum, there is an unused fittingthere that is the right size. The vacuum hose then goes out of the engine bay to the RHS guard, accross the rubber door seal and up the A pillar where the boost guage is located in a POD.

:starwars: cheers :)

So... If I want to use that one for my guage, can I remove the stock connection and use the nipple? That pipe on the Skylines just goes to the ECU somehow, right? It's not going directly to the guage on the dash? Cheers!

There is an unused nipple at the back of the plenum, take the rubber cap off it, connect the vac hose to it.

Run the vac hose past the firewall somehow, i used the big gromment next to the ABS, then run the vac hose to the guage.

Mount where desired, enjoy the b00st :D

So... If I want to use that one for my guage, can I remove the stock connection and use the nipple? That pipe on the Skylines just goes to the ECU somehow, right? It's not going directly to the guage on the dash? Cheers!

It certainly doesn't go to the gauge in my R34 skyline (or S2 stagea) as the ECU knows the boost (which is why it comes up on my laptop as well as the central gauge..) and goes to the gauge in a wire :-)

Ian

Thanks, Ian! A mate told me the same thing, but I'm curious as to why I don't see any boost reading in any consult software that I try. I would also like to use that pipe to go directly to a boost guage that i'm fitting, rather than tap off something else.

The only real pipe I can see goes to the MAP sensor, I think. (it's tiny)

Thanks, Ian! A mate told me the same thing, but I'm curious as to why I don't see any boost reading in any consult software that I try.

Most of the consult software out there is crap, written in VB by amateurs.. :P Mine will be out in a month or so (pm me your real email address and I'll send you a copy to test if you'd like) and includes everything you can get out of the port, not to mention real time graphing and 'replay' ability etc.. Written all in C++ :)

The only reason I've written it is that I've seen how bad the ones out there are...

And I guarantee the turbo boost IS coming out of my R34 consult port, as I have had it up on my screen many times while I've been testing my software!

:(

Ian

Most of the consult software out there is crap, written in VB by amateurs.. :P Mine will be out in a month or so (pm me your real email address and I'll send you a copy to test if you'd like) and includes everything you can get out of the port, not to mention real time graphing and 'replay' ability etc.. Written all in C++ :)

The only reason I've written it is that I've seen how bad the ones out there are...

And I guarantee the turbo boost IS coming out of my R34 consult port, as I have had  it up on my screen many times while I've been testing my software!

:(

Ian

Hi Ian, there is no MAP sensor on my Stagea S1, the ECU has no way of knowing the boost level. I will be very interested in having a look at your Consult software when it is available.

;) cheers :spank:

Edited by Sydneykid

Ah! Thanks Ian and SK! That answers my question. The unused nozzle on the back of the manifold on a Stagea is what the Skyline uses to go to the MAP sensor.

Ian, PM sent... i'd love to monitor my boost digitally! =-]

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Hi Ian, there is no MAP sensor on my Stagea S1, the ECU has no way of knowing the boost level.  I will be very interested in having a look at your Consult software when it is available.

;) cheers :rofl:

Yep, as per usua,l you are correct - tried it on a series 1 stage today and the things it could get were -

Live Register,Description

X00,RPM

X01,RPM part2

X04,Airflow

X05,Airflow part2

X08,Water Temp

X09,O2

X0b,Speed km/h

X0c,Battery

X0d,Throttle

X12,Exhaust Temp

X13,Bit_Reg1

X14,Injection Time

X15,Injection Time part2

X16,Timing (degree BTDC)

X17,Idle Air Valve %

X1a,AF Alpha %

X1c,AF Alpha Learn %

X1e,Bit_Reg2

X1f,Bit_Reg3

X21,Lean

Finished.,Version 1.10

Where as the series 2 can get -

Live Register,Description

X00,RPM

X01,RPM part2

X04,Airflow

X05,Airflow part2

X08,Water Temp

X09,O2

X0b,Speed km/h

X0c,Battery

X0d,Throttle

X13,Bit_Reg1

X14,Injection Time

X15,Injection Time part2

X16,Timing (degree BTDC)

X17,Idle Air Valve %

X1a,AF Alpha %

X1c,AF Alpha Learn %

X1e,Bit_Reg2

X1f,Bit_Reg3

X21,Lean

X26,Tank Temp

X29,Turbo Boost

X3b,Unkown_X3B

X3d,Unkown_X3D

X3f,Unkown_X3F

X40,Unkown_X40

X43,Unkown_X43

X44,Unkown_X44

X45,Unkown_X45

X46,Unkown_X46

X62,Unkown_X62

X63,Unkown_X63

Finished.,Version 1.05

ie includes the turbo boost, and a stack of other things that we don't know what they are (I'm hoping one is front/rear torque split :P

Ian

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