it spikes right away then stays at 14-15 til i shift. Although in first gear it doesn't quite get up to 14-15, so if i don't need to calibrate it then i have a leak somewhere.

yeah i would just check for vac leaks. do you have a vagcom?

i don't, there is an autozone close by though.

i just went out to my car, and if you look at the auction, the hg only goes to 14, so if im at 12 then it might just be the gauge? Although my boost is a little low.

nah autozone wont do. if you had a vag you could log block 032 and check the idle fuel trims to see if you have a vac leak. but every boost gauge i've seen always sits ~20hg at idle

wonder if i should get a better gauge then, one that actually goes to 20

where can i buy a vagcom and how much are they?

ross-tech sells them. you just need to buy the cord and license from them and then you download the sofware from their website for free.

http://www.ross-tech.com/Merchant2/m...ry_Code=VAGCOM

so a lap top is ideal for this then?

lol yeah, unless you go this route-

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