Did you take the tach off?

 

lol not like that. in the picture i can't see which hole he drilled the cup into. :P
i can see all the holes i just didn't know which one that needs to be used lol

 

My boost gauge is reading low and I looked at the T fitting and the rubber outer cover for the hose is cracked in multiple places. I taped it up to see if it would seal, but no luck. I'm looking for a replacement piece but I haven't found one yet. Anyone have suggestions on where to find it? Didn't see anything on autometer's website.

 

to find a T fitting? I'm not sure if you have a Home Depot there but they have plastic ones that i used. try that.

 

I'm looking to replace the cracked rubber piece, you can see it in this picture. It's what hold the hose into the T fitting

 

NAPA auto parts will have that connecting piece Just did mine two days ago.

 

Looks like you can also use a small piece of the right diameter hose, good luck! Head over the the oldest auto parts store in town, the guy behind the counter should be able to help. Talk to the old guy, not his teenage helper.

 

AutoZone has them also.

 

How about a ground? Where do you ground the light? just put a 2 5/8 JEGS boost/vac gauge and autometer pod in the mini today 56 bucks total from jegs comes with vac hose and t-fitting. O yea my car makes 10 psi at WOT is that about right for a stock mini?

 

10 PSI is about right for a stock MCS.

You can ground the gauge with any bolt that touches metal under the dashboard. I used a bolt that screws in a metal part near the pedals.

 

Thanks I'll post pic after work tommorrow!!!

 

mine only runs 9... :(

EDIT: Fixed the slightest of boost leaks and now running 11-12psi on stock.

 

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I think it came out pretty nice for 50 bucks

 

http://s111.photobucket.com/albums/n...stgauge013.flv

Heres a short video of it

 

here's my set up.

 

Nice what all do you have? I think I want an oil pressure, voltage meter next. I'll mount those under the auto A/C controls

 

I have volt, oil pressure, water temp, and boost. It was fun day to install it all!

 

all autometer? I've never seen those mounting pods before their nice!!! How hard are the other gauges compared to the boost? I finished it in about an hour

 

Yup, all autometer. Those are the Cravenspeed dual pod gauges. They're amazing. I'm going to make some custom fiberglass backs to them though. The gauges are all pretty simple. Both the volts and water temp were easy peasy. I haven't gotten to the oil pressure yet because i'm waiting to change my oil to do it at the same time. But I ordered the tapless oil adapter from craven speed and that's a simple switch out. They're pretty easy!

 

So I have a problem now the check engine light came on. So I took it apart to check the connections and the bottom part of the T-fitting has a brass plug in it, the one that goes to the fuel pressure regulator. I'm guessing I need to pull that out and reset the battery?

 

thank you so much! i finally bought the autometer gauge and mounting cup and it installed great with this write up! also a special note thanks for the pictures of the normal boost vacuum hose hookup because i dont have all those extra hoses so i would have been way confused with those images. thanks everyone for your help! i now have a boost gauge for around $80 instead of $350

 

Anyone have any issues with the gauge itself leaking?

I've got the Autometer gauge, a high pitched whistle in the cabin, that can only be heard when the engine is running, if everything else is off, and my yo-yo is severely acting up, and I've been getting periodic system too lean codes.

 

My roommates Audi TT had the same problem. We went to a Home Depot and picked up some brass piping I think it was and replaced the plastic piping. It was super cheap as well... Good Luck

About the Yo-yo and the lean codes I can't help you there...

 

Well my theory is the gauge has a vacuum leak that is causing imbalances in pressure in the wrong places, that's causing the other issues.

 

That's what i thought too. But maybe it could've been the piping. Most likely a faulty gauge...