I'm do'n the boost gauge overlay which sticks on
over the stock gauge. Any tips & how did yours
turn out?
over the stock gauge. Any tips & how did yours
turn out?
Boost Gauge Overlay-Any Tips?
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Ray's directions are pretty good....just take your time getting the cluster out and especially when setting the overlay down onto the gauge. 03Redfiresnk helped me with mine and it came out great....
You can ge them from Doug at Billetflow also.
once you get the headlight swithc off it takes all of a few minutes. i used tweezers to hold my overlay so i didnt get finger prints but you dont really need to, the bezel covers the edges up. just take your time.
You can get them at www.livernoismotorsports.com as well.
Rays directions are nice. I used a fork to pull the boost needle off. Worked well. Good luck.
Rays directions are nice. I used a fork to pull the boost needle off. Worked well. Good luck.
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Make sure you have the tools to re-calibrate the boost gauge after applying the overlay.
ALA G8R
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Hand-held air pump, couple of feet of vacuum hose, vacuum T, and a auxiliary boost gauge. It's in Ray's instructions.
Curious-Why is the recalibration even nesessary.
Is it because you change it when pulling the needle
and cliping off the stoper?
Is it because you change it when pulling the needle
and cliping off the stoper?
when i did mine i couldnt find a handheld air pump so i just tee'd in my autometer boost guage behind the glove box and held it in my hand as i drove to compare it to the stock guage with the overlay. i actually got my needle on right on the first try. i could see how this way would be a pain to take everything back out to move the needle if you didnt get it right on on the first go around. guess i just got lucky
I guess it depends how accurate you want to be. Me and a couple friends just put mine on. The way they did their's is just to remove the front panel and the plastic bezel, leaving the guage cluster in tact. Marked where the needle rested. Removed needle with interior upholetery tool and clipped the pin off. Place the overlay in the proper position and reinstall the needle to the original position. Put everything back on, 20min tops for instalation. With my pullies installed I am right about 13-14lbs. That is close enough for me and a lot less time.
Do you have any pictures?
Thanks
Ralph
No pictures, and I traded that car in so I can't get you one. But all I did was cut the lower section out. Two cuts from the center slanted to each side. Makes it very easy to put on that way. You really couldn't tell once installed.
How did you trim the stop off the back of the needle then??
How did I know you were gonna ask that. I posted then went to work and thought I didn't tell them how to fix the needle.
What I did and it really worked very easy. I took a razor blade and a pair of pliers. I bent the edge of the razor blade into a 90 degree corner. Only about a 1/4 inch of it. Then proceeded to use that holding it with the pliers to take off the little tab. If you use a new blade they are very sharp and it takes very little effort to remove the tab.
I thought I could just do it that way and be done faster. It worked perfectly for me. Others would complain the factory guage wasn't accurate and needs to calibrated. I just didn't want to go through all the trouble, and I have access to a vacuum pump.
What I did and it really worked very easy. I took a razor blade and a pair of pliers. I bent the edge of the razor blade into a 90 degree corner. Only about a 1/4 inch of it. Then proceeded to use that holding it with the pliers to take off the little tab. If you use a new blade they are very sharp and it takes very little effort to remove the tab.
I thought I could just do it that way and be done faster. It worked perfectly for me. Others would complain the factory guage wasn't accurate and needs to calibrated. I just didn't want to go through all the trouble, and I have access to a vacuum pump.
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