How to: Prosport electric boost gauge.

TheAn$wer · 12-30-2006, 04:48 PM

This will take a few hours to get done. This install is for the PROSPORT ELECTRIC BOOST GAUGE. If you have any other questions, just post here please. Posting is better then PMing so i wont have to answer the same question twice

Tools/others: Wire stipper, zip ties, philips screw driver, extra wiring, either solder or wire connectors, electric tape.

Optional: New boost lines, Brass T. These can be purchased from any car store (autozone bla bla).

Im assuming everyone knows how to take their deck out and other things. And whenever your dealing with wiring you should always remove the NEGATIVE battery terminal.

With that out the way, let the mission begin!

First off, you will have to extend the wires both on the boost gauge and on the sender unit. I solderd mine then put electric tape over that area. If you cant solder just use wire connectors they'll work just fine. I only had so many colors so my wires arnt the same color as stock, but i explain which wires should go where. I wired my gauge so its white when the lights are off, and then amber with lights on.

For power i solder the red 12v wire to this black wire. My red wire is green because thats all i had and i had to make it longer.

Then i tapd the white wire (white light) into this green/red wire. You can tap it in, but i just stuck mine in there. I used thicker wires so mines stuck in there pretty good and i slapped a lot of electric tap over it. You can see this spot better in the pic above this one.

The orange wire (amber light) I ran to this purple wire. Its off the deck harness. Just tap'd into it and solderd.

So heres the pics.

Off

Car on

Lights on

Under the hood - I also added more wiring to that unit that goes under the hood. It consists of 3 wires. White, red and black. White goes from the sender to the boost gauge. Black is ground. Red is power. And you have to tap into your stock BPV. Your going to have to extend your wires. So dont mind mine since there different colors.

So first, lets tap into the BPV.
I didnt use the hosing it came with because it was to hard to fit over things, and i didnt use their T because it broke. I bought a brass T and hosing from kragens. Your going to tap into the BPV hose. I didnt cut mine, i just unhooked it and used a different hose to go to the BPV from the T. The line that goes back to the sender is where you put that little white filter. If you dont have that filter dont worry about it. Then make sure everything is zip tied and leave some slack in the hosing, just in case.

For the ground i used a 10mm bolt. Mines red, but the ground is the BLACK wire. I grounded here. Theres already a hole there so i just screwed the bolt in and it threaded itself

For power first losen the positive terminal. Then wrap the red wire around the positive and then tighten it.

The white wire goes to the green one off the boost gauge. There is a hole in the firewall behind the brake pedle. Easiest way is to put the wire in a hose then shove it threw the firewall from inside the car. Try to AIM the hose up towards the hood. I had to do this a couple times then i was able to grab the hose from under the hood.

I dont have the cleanest install but im not that picky. I dont mind how stuff looks and it works great.

Now if you want the colors to be the other way around im guessing you can just hook up the white and orange wires the other way around. If you want one color then hook up the wire (which ever color you want) to that spot on the headlights switch by the steering wheel. That should have the gauge to where it will be on when the car is on and stay the same when the lights are on.

Anyways hope this helps ppl out. After like 8hrs of trying to figure it out, im happy with this gauge. Sweeps and the 2 colors is a nice feature. It seems very accurate. I compared it with my cobb live boost and its close to dead on. Only thing thats weird is the cobb live reads pretty high vacum, i think compared to any gauge. Other then that boost is pretty on. So yeah if anyone installed theres differently let us know. Thanks!! And good luck!!

klaymon · 12-30-2006, 04:54 PM

Let's try a new title and let people what you need instead of "I'm mad". Be patient.

TheAn$wer · 12-30-2006, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by klaymon

Let's try a new title and let people what you need instead of "I'm mad". Be patient.

i Edited it... added some details... bump

dannyblaze_07 · 12-30-2006, 05:01 PM

i'm sure someone will chime in. what you're going through right now is the reason why i waited for a write up on the install for my boost gauge, before actually going ahead with the install. it took a couple of days for someone to respond, but i got it! hope you find the answer to your woes (no pun intended)

TheAn$wer · 12-30-2006, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by dannyblaze_07

i'm sure someone will chime in. what you're going through right now is the reason why i waited for a write up on the install for my boost gauge, before actually going ahead with the install. it took a couple of days for someone to respond, but i got it! hope you find the answer to your woes (no pun intended)

Which do you have, Defi? Im confused because i need to tap for: igniton, ACC, and parking lamp and i dont know which wires to tap into. How did you hook up your gauge?

TheAn$wer · 12-30-2006, 05:32 PM

OK i taped into a purple wire on the deck harness for power. And then into the harness for the paking light switch and it turns amber when the lights are on. So now i just need to figure out how to make it white when the car is on but lights off...

TheAn$wer · 12-31-2006, 01:13 AM

Alright, i finally got this thing to work. Did my first how to, hope it helps ppl!

deadman_racing · 01-03-2007, 03:21 PM

good job man

IceWilly · 01-03-2007, 04:06 PM

Yea thanks for turning your frustration and troubles into a solution for others. Adding to a community in any way you can just helps others who were in your situation to become part of the community.

I will probably be installing this gauge some day soon, where did you end up mounting it on the dash? Also, if you want to make this into a high quality DIY you should probably break it down into single operation steps so you don't have people PM'ing you the same questions for the next two years.

(if you remember all of them) Also a tools list and expected time assuming you know what to do

TheAn$wer · 01-06-2007, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IceWilly

Yea thanks for turning your frustration and troubles into a solution for others. Adding to a community in any way you can just helps others who were in your situation to become part of the community.

I will probably be installing this gauge some day soon, where did you end up mounting it on the dash? Also, if you want to make this into a high quality DIY you should probably break it down into single operation steps so you don't have people PM'ing you the same questions for the next two years.

(if you remember all of them) Also a tools list and expected time assuming you know what to do

I updated it. Had some problems with the first wiring the next day. So i rewired now its fine. Ill try for a higher quality DIY later on, maybe i can get this to a sticky first

sirwilliam · 01-06-2007, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by TheAn$wer

Ill try for a higher quality DIY later on, maybe i can get this to a sticky first

Yes, please. I am looking at these gauges right now and would like to know.

TheLimitedProject · 01-08-2007, 12:24 PM

I've got three of the guages (EGT, OP, Boost) sitting in my ATI Pod, sitting on my desk... I'll have them installed later this week.

I understand why you wanted to keep the wiring as close to the left as possible since that's where you mounted your gauge.

I'm going to keep it simple and mount my gauges with 12v power from the hazard switch (one sweep on start-up), and ground and Acc from the clock/airbag harnesses. I'm going to leave my white wire (from gauges) untapped since I want my gauges to be amber all the time.

Well done anyway. These gauges, if they're accurate, are a steal.

02wrbrex1 · 01-10-2007, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by WhyteSTI

These gauges, if they're accurate, are a steal.

Well it wont be hard to beat the crappy accuracy of defi's. Damn bling gauges.

Atomic · 01-12-2007, 08:33 AM

Nice write up and very timely as I am looking at these right now as well.

How difficult was tapping the sender in? Do you have any advice on this part or pics?

Thanks and good job.

TheAn$wer · 01-12-2007, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atomic

Nice write up and very timely as I am looking at these right now as well.

How difficult was tapping the sender in? Do you have any advice on this part or pics?

Thanks and good job.

That was the easiest part. You know what, ill take some pics when i get home in a few hours.

12-30-2006, 04:48 PM	#1
TheAn$wer Professional STI Driver Car: SGM '06 ReX Fav Mod: Boxer Rumble! Location: Modesto, CaLi Posts: 479 Join Date: Sep 2004 Trader Rating: (3)	How to: Prosport electric boost gauge. This will take a few hours to get done. This install is for the PROSPORT ELECTRIC BOOST GAUGE. If you have any other questions, just post here please. Posting is better then PMing so i wont have to answer the same question twice Tools/others: Wire stipper, zip ties, philips screw driver, extra wiring, either solder or wire connectors, electric tape. Optional: New boost lines, Brass T. These can be purchased from any car store (autozone bla bla). Im assuming everyone knows how to take their deck out and other things. And whenever your dealing with wiring you should always remove the NEGATIVE battery terminal. With that out the way, let the mission begin! First off, you will have to extend the wires both on the boost gauge and on the sender unit. I solderd mine then put electric tape over that area. If you cant solder just use wire connectors they'll work just fine. I only had so many colors so my wires arnt the same color as stock, but i explain which wires should go where. I wired my gauge so its white when the lights are off, and then amber with lights on. For power i solder the red 12v wire to this black wire. My red wire is green because thats all i had and i had to make it longer. Then i tapd the white wire (white light) into this green/red wire. You can tap it in, but i just stuck mine in there. I used thicker wires so mines stuck in there pretty good and i slapped a lot of electric tap over it. You can see this spot better in the pic above this one. The orange wire (amber light) I ran to this purple wire. Its off the deck harness. Just tap'd into it and solderd. So heres the pics. Off Car on Lights on Under the hood - I also added more wiring to that unit that goes under the hood. It consists of 3 wires. White, red and black. White goes from the sender to the boost gauge. Black is ground. Red is power. And you have to tap into your stock BPV. Your going to have to extend your wires. So dont mind mine since there different colors. So first, lets tap into the BPV. I didnt use the hosing it came with because it was to hard to fit over things, and i didnt use their T because it broke. I bought a brass T and hosing from kragens. Your going to tap into the BPV hose. I didnt cut mine, i just unhooked it and used a different hose to go to the BPV from the T. The line that goes back to the sender is where you put that little white filter. If you dont have that filter dont worry about it. Then make sure everything is zip tied and leave some slack in the hosing, just in case. For the ground i used a 10mm bolt. Mines red, but the ground is the BLACK wire. I grounded here. Theres already a hole there so i just screwed the bolt in and it threaded itself For power first losen the positive terminal. Then wrap the red wire around the positive and then tighten it. The white wire goes to the green one off the boost gauge. There is a hole in the firewall behind the brake pedle. Easiest way is to put the wire in a hose then shove it threw the firewall from inside the car. Try to AIM the hose up towards the hood. I had to do this a couple times then i was able to grab the hose from under the hood. I dont have the cleanest install but im not that picky. I dont mind how stuff looks and it works great. Now if you want the colors to be the other way around im guessing you can just hook up the white and orange wires the other way around. If you want one color then hook up the wire (which ever color you want) to that spot on the headlights switch by the steering wheel. That should have the gauge to where it will be on when the car is on and stay the same when the lights are on. Anyways hope this helps ppl out. After like 8hrs of trying to figure it out, im happy with this gauge. Sweeps and the 2 colors is a nice feature. It seems very accurate. I compared it with my cobb live boost and its close to dead on. Only thing thats weird is the cobb live reads pretty high vacum, i think compared to any gauge. Other then that boost is pretty on. So yeah if anyone installed theres differently let us know. Thanks!! And good luck!! This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad. Last edited by TheAn$wer : 01-12-2007 at 06:31 PM.

12-30-2006, 04:54 PM	#2
klaymon S204 Racer Car: WRB 2005 STi Fav Mod: Borla Exhaust Posts: 3,083 Join Date: Jul 2004 Trader Rating: (1)	Let's try a new title and let people what you need instead of "I'm mad". Be patient.

12-30-2006, 05:01 PM	#4
dannyblaze_07 Junior STI Driver Car: '05 Fav Mod: AP Location: Southern California Posts: 185 Join Date: Apr 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	i'm sure someone will chime in. what you're going through right now is the reason why i waited for a write up on the install for my boost gauge, before actually going ahead with the install. it took a couple of days for someone to respond, but i got it! hope you find the answer to your woes (no pun intended)

12-30-2006, 05:32 PM	#6
TheAn$wer Professional STI Driver Car: SGM '06 ReX Fav Mod: Boxer Rumble! Location: Modesto, CaLi Posts: 479 Join Date: Sep 2004 Trader Rating: (3)	OK i taped into a purple wire on the deck harness for power. And then into the harness for the paking light switch and it turns amber when the lights are on. So now i just need to figure out how to make it white when the car is on but lights off...

12-31-2006, 01:13 AM	#7
TheAn$wer Professional STI Driver Car: SGM '06 ReX Fav Mod: Boxer Rumble! Location: Modesto, CaLi Posts: 479 Join Date: Sep 2004 Trader Rating: (3)	Alright, i finally got this thing to work. Did my first how to, hope it helps ppl!

01-03-2007, 03:21 PM	#8
deadman_racing Junior STI Driver Car: 05 Subaru Impreza WR Fav Mod: Me in the seat! Location: Hermiston, Oregon Posts: 89 Join Date: May 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	good job man

01-03-2007, 04:06 PM	#9
IceWilly Junior STI Driver Car: '05 STi WRB Location: Norwalk, CT Posts: 128 Join Date: Sep 2006 Trader Rating: (1)	Yea thanks for turning your frustration and troubles into a solution for others. Adding to a community in any way you can just helps others who were in your situation to become part of the community. I will probably be installing this gauge some day soon, where did you end up mounting it on the dash? Also, if you want to make this into a high quality DIY you should probably break it down into single operation steps so you don't have people PM'ing you the same questions for the next two years. (if you remember all of them) Also a tools list and expected time assuming you know what to do

01-08-2007, 12:24 PM	#12
TheLimitedProject Spec C Club Car: 07 STI LTD/08 STI Fav Mod: APS/Crawford/Cosworth/Aquamist Location: E-town, AB Posts: 2,226 Join Date: Apr 2005 Trader Rating: (5)	I've got three of the guages (EGT, OP, Boost) sitting in my ATI Pod, sitting on my desk... I'll have them installed later this week. I understand why you wanted to keep the wiring as close to the left as possible since that's where you mounted your gauge. I'm going to keep it simple and mount my gauges with 12v power from the hazard switch (one sweep on start-up), and ground and Acc from the clock/airbag harnesses. I'm going to leave my white wire (from gauges) untapped since I want my gauges to be amber all the time. Well done anyway. These gauges, if they're accurate, are a steal.

01-12-2007, 08:33 AM	#14
Atomic Silver Member Car: 06 OBP STI Fav Mod: dedicated snows Location: MA Posts: 180 Join Date: Apr 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Nice write up and very timely as I am looking at these right now as well. How difficult was tapping the sender in? Do you have any advice on this part or pics? Thanks and good job.