> >> What does the boost curve look like on this car?
>
> > Factory boost on the SVO, ... is ~15 psi max ... All the boost
> > is in by ~3000 rpm or so, and tends to creep *up* at WOT and max > rpm,
> not
> down (the gauge reads to 21 psi).
>
> Is this a stock gauge, or an aftermarket gauge? Electric or manual?
>
> The reason I ask is because the Talon's factory boost gauge reports pure
> fiction. According to it, I make boost at steady cruise, and I make full
> boost
> from about 2000 all the way to redline.
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Exactly the same on the StealthTT/VR4.
The boost guage is a simple calculation done by the ECU using the
AFM output, and RPM.
It makes no corrections for wastegate loss..etc.
Toyota's boost guage actually is a mechanical sensor on the manifold
itself.
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