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12-01-2005, 08:22 PM
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Boost Guage
I am planning to convert the boost control in my 93 300D 2.5L from computer to manual.
Dawes seems to have a good basic boost controller for $25. Does anyone know where I can get a boost guage ? Do I need to spend $175.00 for a boost guage ? 
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12-01-2005, 08:23 PM
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I got mine on ebay for about $30, do a search for "boost gauge"
 Lots and lots to choose from. 
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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-  '15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800) '17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k) '09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k) '13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k) '01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km) '16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)
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12-01-2005, 08:25 PM
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if you want one cheap, go to www.surpluscenter.com their cheapest one is $4
im not sure about minimum orders though.
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12-01-2005, 08:45 PM
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Pyrometer and boost gauge
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You can get farther with a smile and a gun than you can with just a smile. 1984 300D 1985 300CD 1980 300SD 1993 SL500
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12-01-2005, 08:54 PM
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It is a nice unit, but $194!!!?!? 
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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life- '15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800) '17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k) '09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k) '13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k) '01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km) '16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)
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12-01-2005, 09:36 PM
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VDO Vision and Cockpit are a decent match for the factory gauges and run about $30. Make sure you buy a boost gauge for a diesel, not a vac/boost gauge.
http://www.egauges.com/vdo_mult.asp?Type=Turbo_Boost&Series=Cockpit&Cart= http://www.egauges.com/vdo_mult.asp?Type=Turbo_Boost&Series=Vision&Cart=
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12-02-2005, 12:35 AM
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Why cant you use a vac/boost gauge on a diesel? That doesnt make sense?
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12-02-2005, 01:04 AM
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Seth 1984 300D 225K 1985 300D Donor body 1985 300D Turbo 165K. Totaled. Donor Engine. It runs!!! 1980 300SD 311K My New Baby. 1979 BMW 633csi 62K+++? Dead odo
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12-02-2005, 07:32 AM
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I think I got mine from JCWhitney. It has both vac/boost and it lights up. I think it was like $20.
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#10
12-02-2005, 08:59 AM
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I have an "AutoMeter" (made in USA) vac/boost gauge, it reads to up to 30psi boost and like 25 vac, Mine tops out at 11ish psi under full throttle though..... which is good.
I should take a pic of my gauge cluster I made....it doesn't look the greatest but it certainly gets the job done, it has a 12V outlet too! So I still have a plug even w/out the ashtray.
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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life- '15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800) '17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k) '09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k) '13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k) '01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km) '16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)
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12-02-2005, 10:06 AM
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Making one of those is on my list of things to do. My dad is a sheet metal worker so he can get me virtually whatever I need and fabricate it as well. I want to add a pyrometer along with my boost gauge. A better 12V outlet would be nice as well.
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Seth 1984 300D 225K 1985 300D Donor body 1985 300D Turbo 165K. Totaled. Donor Engine. It runs!!! 1980 300SD 311K My New Baby. 1979 BMW 633csi 62K+++? Dead odo
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12-02-2005, 10:08 AM
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 Here is what I did.....Boost, Pyrometer, and Voltmeter I believe every car should have a voltmeter.......
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Proud owner of .... 1971 280SE W108 1979 300SD W116 1983 300D W123 1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper 1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel 1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified) --------------------- Section 609 MVAC Certified --------------------- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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12-02-2005, 10:12 AM
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'82 300SD - 361K mi - "Blue" "Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement." listen, look, .........and duck.
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12-02-2005, 10:20 AM
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Thats almost what my cluster looks like, except volts are on far left, 12V outlet in center, and boost gauge on the right, I have the same size/appearance AutoMeter gauges though! I think they look very good, especially in the dark, they light up like the dash does instead of like modern dash's.
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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life- '15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800) '17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k) '09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k) '13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k) '01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km) '16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k) Last edited by pawoSD; 12-02-2005 at 10:25 AM.
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12-02-2005, 10:20 AM
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Proud owner of .... 1971 280SE W108 1979 300SD W116 1983 300D W123 1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper 1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel 1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified) --------------------- Section 609 MVAC Certified --------------------- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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