Boost Gauge important??
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Boost Gauge important??
Everybody, I'm really on the fence about spending the money for a boost gauge. I ordered my 2 gauge pod with pyro/trans gauges. Apparently the Dipricol gauges have been back ordered for some time now and look as though the company might be going out of buisness. Dave with Diesel Manor called me today to let me know the dipricol gauges might not be in for some time if ever. He said he had the Isspro gauges in stock and would send them out as soon as I let him know what I want to do. So I have a couple of questions.
I'll be towing a travel trailer approx. 5500lbs + all the other stuff that goes along for the ride.
- Are the Isspro gauges any good?
- I am looking at the Isspro EV gauges, any feedback on these new gauges
- I was only going to install the Pyro and trans. temp gauges. But kow that I'm going to reorder different gauges, should I also install the boost. I don't want to regret not doing it later if it's important.
I'll be towing a travel trailer approx. 5500lbs + all the other stuff that goes along for the ride.
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Well I do not know anything about that brand of gauges. I always use Autometer. I am running pyro,tran temp, water temp and boost. I am not sure how important boost it but I use mine alot when towing my TT. It tells you what kind of a load in on your engine. It can tell how hard it is working up hills and such. Other than that its good for those people that say " I got 64 lbs of boost from my PSD" as they spit into an old coke bottle.
Just my $.02
Just my $.02
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The Isspro EV series guages are very good, and have been around long enough to be proven. If you are towing then you should go ahead and get the boost guage. If for nothing more than it will give you a reference point to trouble shoot from. You see us all the time asking what a persons boost numbers were in a trouble thread. Low boost robs performance, and can be attributed to many things. Loose boots, leaky up-pipes, failed compressor housing Oring, busted intercooler. If you had a problem and came on and said "it just doesnt feel as peppy as it used to", the first question we are going to ask is "has your boost fallen off latley?"
In short, its not that much more for a boost guage right now, but its a hell of a lot more work to pull a pillar and previously installed guages and then add a boost guage
In short, its not that much more for a boost guage right now, but its a hell of a lot more work to pull a pillar and previously installed guages and then add a boost guage
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I would get one. I drove for two years with just the pyro and tranny and towed a load similar to your weight. Never had any problems but I always wanted to know about how many #'s of boost I was pulling. Now I have one - especially since I have a tuner now. Autometer Ultralites for me here.
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I got the Isspro EV series boost pyro and trans set from DM and I love it. I agree with Brandon a 100%, the boost lets you know if there's any problems like he said, very important from a performance and troubleshooting standpoint. I would go with the package from DM if your interested in that brand. The kit came with everything and then some for a complete install.. The directions are right on and the support from DM is unmatched, good luck..
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I'm partial to ISSPRO, but I'm a bit biased 
I agree with the previous statements about boost gauges. If I were in your situation I would definitely do a pyro and trans temp, and would add a boost if possible. The boost gauge doesn't require constant monitoring like the other two, but it is good to know your baseline when diagnosing other problems. For instance, my truck recently slowed down about 4 tenths in the quarter mile. First thing I did was check my max boost (I have Performax gauges with max recall), and it was down about 6 psi. I found one of my up-pipes leaking.
If going with ISSPRO gauges, I would consider the EV2 series. It uses a temperature compensated pyrometer (much more accurate), and you don't have the hassle of having to mount the amplifier boxes. If you are really worried about cost, you can use an EV mechanical boost gauge with the EV2 pyro and trans temp. The appearance is close enough that most will not notice the difference (mostly the curved lens on EV versus flat on EV2).
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Michael Pliska
I agree with the previous statements about boost gauges. If I were in your situation I would definitely do a pyro and trans temp, and would add a boost if possible. The boost gauge doesn't require constant monitoring like the other two, but it is good to know your baseline when diagnosing other problems. For instance, my truck recently slowed down about 4 tenths in the quarter mile. First thing I did was check my max boost (I have Performax gauges with max recall), and it was down about 6 psi. I found one of my up-pipes leaking.
If going with ISSPRO gauges, I would consider the EV2 series. It uses a temperature compensated pyrometer (much more accurate), and you don't have the hassle of having to mount the amplifier boxes. If you are really worried about cost, you can use an EV mechanical boost gauge with the EV2 pyro and trans temp. The appearance is close enough that most will not notice the difference (mostly the curved lens on EV versus flat on EV2).
Regards,
Michael Pliska
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I'm partial to ISSPRO, but I'm a bit biased
I agree with the previous statements about boost gauges. If I were in your situation I would definitely do a pyro and trans temp, and would add a boost if possible. The boost gauge doesn't require constant monitoring like the other two, but it is good to know your baseline when diagnosing other problems. For instance, my truck recently slowed down about 4 tenths in the quarter mile. First thing I did was check my max boost (I have Performax gauges with max recall), and it was down about 6 psi. I found one of my up-pipes leaking.
If going with ISSPRO gauges, I would consider the EV2 series. It uses a temperature compensated pyrometer (much more accurate), and you don't have the hassle of having to mount the amplifier boxes. If you are really worried about cost, you can use an EV mechanical boost gauge with the EV2 pyro and trans temp. The appearance is close enough that most will not notice the difference (mostly the curved lens on EV versus flat on EV2).
Regards,
Michael Pliska
I agree with the previous statements about boost gauges. If I were in your situation I would definitely do a pyro and trans temp, and would add a boost if possible. The boost gauge doesn't require constant monitoring like the other two, but it is good to know your baseline when diagnosing other problems. For instance, my truck recently slowed down about 4 tenths in the quarter mile. First thing I did was check my max boost (I have Performax gauges with max recall), and it was down about 6 psi. I found one of my up-pipes leaking.
If going with ISSPRO gauges, I would consider the EV2 series. It uses a temperature compensated pyrometer (much more accurate), and you don't have the hassle of having to mount the amplifier boxes. If you are really worried about cost, you can use an EV mechanical boost gauge with the EV2 pyro and trans temp. The appearance is close enough that most will not notice the difference (mostly the curved lens on EV versus flat on EV2).
Regards,
Michael Pliska
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I use the ISPRO gauges, you'll also find that they are the guage of choice for factory installed gauges on a lot of the big trucks like MAC. I like mine and have found them to be trouble free. Only issue I have observed is the winter time initial startup they don't come up immediately due to voltage drop fom the glowplugscold batteries and such. I have OEM batteries yet that are going on 10 years old and that may have something to do with it.
As far as a boost gage goes, it will show you when you have a boost problem like a leaky boot, failing turbo or up pipe gasket issues. All these will show as no or lower then expected boost pressures. You'll get used to seeing a certain boost pressure going down the road and when it is lower then expected you'll know it is time to do some looking for the reason. I have the triple column pillar mount and the boost gauge is one of them.
As far as a boost gage goes, it will show you when you have a boost problem like a leaky boot, failing turbo or up pipe gasket issues. All these will show as no or lower then expected boost pressures. You'll get used to seeing a certain boost pressure going down the road and when it is lower then expected you'll know it is time to do some looking for the reason. I have the triple column pillar mount and the boost gauge is one of them.
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