Hopefully OP will make another batch. Bump!
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Econometer Boost Gauge - "Econoboost" v3
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Get on it George!! I know you can replicate this.
Sent from my XT1254 using TapatalkCurrent daily: 2003 Mitsubishi Evo (Isabelle)
Gone, but never forgotten: 2017 VW Golf R 6sp (Maria, sold)
1989 325i 5sp (Lorelei, sold)
1991 BMW 318is 5sp (Michaela; totaled)
2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 5sp (Selena, parted out)
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Hey guys so after searching for a VERY long time. I have decided to replicate these. If anyone is willing to help out a little I will be willing to share what I have done so far. I have a buddy who owns a sign shop. He is going to print out a few decals to go over the original econo meter. It will state Boost at the bottom and go from -15psi to 22psi. I have assembled all of the parts I need.
If anyone wants to follow along
I'm using a Arduino atmega328 to provide PWM to a stepper motor. $15
Stepper is Switec X25.168 or clones from VID and MCR. You can pick up the steppers on eBay for less than $5 each
Then just wires, other odds and ends. I will probably 3d print the stepper motor mount that will align the needle perfectly.
I didn't want to post anything until I was sure I could do this.
I do need some help with the Arduino coding if anyone would be willing to help!
I have done lots of Arduino projects but this will be my first from scratch with my own code. so please have patience and I will share pics and updates as I have them.
I will start a new thread soon with info so we can all share progress.sigpic
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I should have bought 3 of these when they were available... the one I did buy was one of the coolest products I had purchased on the turbo car. Which was recently sold on... :("A good memory for quotes combined with a poor memory for attribution can lead to a false sense of originality."
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91 318is Turbo Sold
87 325 Daily driver Sold
06 4.8is X5
06 Mtec X3
05 4.4i X5 Sold
92 325ic Sold & Re-purchased
90 325i Sold
97 328is Sold
01 323ci Sold
92 325i Sold
83 528e Totaled
98 328i Sold
93 325i Sold
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Originally posted by gath View PostI think someone is making this
http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=399330
I think I will message him to see if he can use any of the research I have done.sigpic
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I think it's safe to say this was a limited product. I've got one in my turbo M20 and it's held up well to this day. Is there anyone that can reverse engineer an existing one?1989 325i - 2.7i, Holset H1C, 60lb injectors, whodwho MS-PNP.
2012 Passat TDI - DD Duty
2008 GMC Yukon XL Denali - Kiddie hauler/grocery getter
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