Need some help. Just picked up an autometer electrical boost gauge for a good deal and the guy said it plugs into the stock map sensor for reading vs an eletrical sender and some vac hose. I've only had a prosport eletrical which had a sender unit and utilized vac for reading. And I've had a mechanical where it's just a straight hose from gauge to vac Anyone have a clue where this would hook into without any other equipment. Dude said it has everything ready for install, just never seen one like this
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Eletrical boost gauge install?
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Re: Eletrical boost gauge install?
I'd look it up on the AutoMeter website and see if you can find the installation manual.
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Re: Eletrical boost gauge install?
An Electrical sender will have a separate unit that reads the vac, and sends a signal to the gauge. Meaning there is no vac line that plugs into the actual gauge, typically it's a little sender box. I've NEVER heard of the gauge wiring into a map sensor or anything... Did he include anything else with your gauge?
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Re: Eletrical boost gauge install?
Nothing else included. I thought there's usually a separate sending unit as well. Not according to him. Maybe I got stiffed, seemed legit lol. I'll prolly just sell it and get a new one with everything
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Re: Eletrical boost gauge install?
The dude is wrong.....you need the corresponding pressure sensor that came with the gauge for it to work correctly.
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Re: Eletrical boost gauge install?
Yeah he was probably just blowing smoke up your ass so you'd buy it. Unless you get the sending unit, the gauge is a paperweight.
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Re: Eletrical boost gauge install?
Robert and Josh are 100% correct.
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