R56 Anyone add a BOOST Gauge..pics if you have them

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Sep 15, 2008 | 05:08 PM

Red Bull

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Anyone add a BOOST Gauge..pics if you have them

Anyone out there add a boost gauge to their Turbo S? If you did where did you buy it and if you have a picture post it please...

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Sep 15, 2008 | 05:24 PM

Pinky Demon

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Search for on Youtube. I have seen them done by Alta and many others.

Sep 15, 2008 | 06:40 PM

Robin Casady

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ScanGaugeII. It is a four item digital readout for the OBC. You choose the four you want to see. MAP (manifold absolute pressure) is one of the possible readouts. It will also display coolant temp, air intake temp, rpm, mpg, mph, ignition, etc.

Sep 15, 2008 | 08:12 PM

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The Stewart Warner Gauge is from Summit and all other parts needed are from ALTA.

Sep 15, 2008 | 10:23 PM

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^^ nice, I like the looks of that, very clean and the styling is consistent. Also the polar bear slipping... hilarious!

Sep 15, 2008 | 11:47 PM

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here is the one i have. oops, gotta resize

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Sep 16, 2008 | 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by elpappy

The Stewart Warner Gauge is from Summit and all other parts needed are from ALTA.

That looks great...exactly what I was thinking of....

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Sep 16, 2008 | 03:00 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Bull

That looks great...exactly what I was thinking of....

Ditto!

Any details of the install?

Sep 16, 2008 | 08:52 AM

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The Details

List of materials you will need.
1x R56 Vacuum adapter (Alta)
1x Gauge Pod (Alta)
1x Boost Gauge (From Summit Stewart Warner...because it matches OEM gauges)
1x Orange LED (only if you go with the Stewart Warner to match the lighting (Summit)

Instructions can be found here
http://www.altaminiperformance.com/s...ampinr210b.pdf

The only not fun part was the fire wall and I could have done better with hideing the gauges wires behind the tac.

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Sep 16, 2008 | 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by elpappy

List of materials you will need.

1x R56 Vacuum adapter (Alta)
1x Gauge Pod (Alta)
1x Boost Gauge (Stewart Warner...because it matches OEM gauges)
1x Orange LED (only if you go with the Stewart Warner to match the lighting (Summit)

Instructions can be found here
http://www.altaminiperformance.com/s...ampinr210b.pdf

The only not fun part was the fire wall and I could have done better with hideing the gauges wires behind the tac.

Thanks Elpappy.....just what I was looking for and thanks for sharing the info. You just made my life a little easier