Boost Class 101

[MojaveJoe]

Boost Class 101 ...(need your advice)

New to this turbo game, so could someone please tell me where I should set the Boost alarm on my X-Minitor?



My understanding is you cant have too much Boost, just too little when under load (towing).



Please educate me



Thanx, Joe

 

[rbattelle]

Well, I can tell you that maximum boost pressure on a bone-stock HO is 23-24 psi. Beyond that, I have no idea where to set the boost alarm. Why would you need such an alarm anyways? Although I suppose it would be bad to be at like 60 psi... you might want an alarm in case that happens, I guess.

 

[MojaveJoe]

Boost-A-Money

Pun Intended... . CA Recall, Lt Gov lost bid for Gov... but kept his old job after losing. How's that for a win win situation *LMAO* Those Kali-Forny-Yans are some crazy folks



Now as for my X-Monitor Boost Gauge... . I suspect you are right.

The Boost is there on a stock truck just to make you smile as you accelerate past the Ferds and Chebys pulling 10K uphill a grade



Fine with me. I don't know why BD max'd the readout at 25 though. Ive seen 21. 5 before the alarm set at 10 went off. Iam sure I could have easily reached 23-25, drag racing this stocker on the street. But, of course, I would never do that.



Unless someone offers me a different opinion by 6AM Cleveland time Thursday, Im setting it at 25 and see if I can make it alarm on my 400 mi, 10K pull tomorrow.



As for 2nd "Pun Intended"... I guess the Boost gauge is to help justify the 5 big ones that these things sell for. All the same, it's awesome to watch the pyro temps change almost instantaneously when you roll on the throttle. Ditto on the Boost meter too. Digital is a whole different world.



I really like this truck. Now if I could get rid of this cold so I could enjoy driving it around



Nite All,

Joe

 

[y-knot]

Digital monitoring takes a different type of a bird. I personally like analog gages, I like to look over them and at a glance no what I have. I don't like the numbers flashing by at the speed of light. Never have, I thought digital gages had there day in the early 90's, when they were in several cars, most people then didn't like them either. Just to distracting having so many numbers flashing around. They do work nice on voltmeters, amp proved, things of that nature. I'll take the smooth linear movement of the good "old fashion" gage, much nicer to view, and easy to read.