What Is a Turbo Boost Gauge for

A turbo boost gauge is fitted into a mountable pod and is placed on the dashboard of a car, sometimes there is no need to add aftermarket boost gauge and pod, as some cars already have them in the cluster from the factory. The turbo boost gauge shows how much boost the turbo charger is producing, when you are driving your car. The turbo boost gauge is usually connected in line with the turbos vacuum line, or can be also connected to the ecu unit, to measure psi. When the turbo charger spools up, the needle on the turbo gauge will move upwards and it will point to how much psi (boost pressure) the turbo charger is producing. Most people tend to install a boost gauge into their car because of increased boost pressure of the turbo charger, more boost pressure, than stock, from a boost controller. Having a boost gauge will alert you to ensure that excessive pressure is not being generated by the turbo charger. A turbo boost gauge measures how much air pressure the turbo charger produces in "Psi" or "Bar" read out.

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How To Increase The Boost Pressure On a Turbo Charger

Before you increase the boost pressure on a turbo charger, make sure you apply some supporting mods to the engine of your car, this to prevent damage occurring to the engine when the turbo boost is increased. Supporting mods such as: a cold air intake kit or a performance exhaust are ideal when you are increase the boost pressure on the turbo, to reduce the strain that is placed on the engine. I recommend you have a gauge that displays the boost pressure of your turbo, so you know how much boost the turbo charger producing.

Increasing the boost pressure on a turbo charger can increase the overall performance of your turbo charger, which can also make you turbo spool louder and make you blow off valve louder. To increase the boost pressure of your turbo charger, you can get an ecu flash remap. An ecu flash remap can cost loads of money, but it is the most effective way to gain more boost from your turbo charger without using a bleed valve. The person, who remaps the ecu on your car, tweaks around with fuel timing settings that controls the amount of boost and optimizes you engine for optimal torque and horsepower.

Another way to gain more boost pressure on a turbo charger, is to hook a manual boost controller in line with the turbos vacuum line. A boost controller is a simple device that you can mount in your car and it allows you to increase and decrease the boost pressure of the turbo by adjusting a knob.

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