■█ GROUP BUY █■ *new* BOOST GAUGE POD & KIT - RiXeffects

RiXst3r · 06-22-2008, 10:18 PM

Thanks for the kind words guys! feel free to post a review in the F/I section or post positive feedback in the vendor feedback section

Everything I do just goes on by word of mouth, so I need all the help i can get

jgalaxy · 06-24-2008, 10:11 PM

What have you guys been using to secure the rubber pod to the dash? Rick mentions tape, velcro or pins. I was thinking rubber contact cement. Any thoughts?

RiXst3r · 06-24-2008, 10:54 PM

I have suggested rubber contact cement to several people... but if you get it positioned correctly, it shouldnt move....

RiXst3r · 06-26-2008, 08:45 AM

I still have 3 left and then they are gone! FOREVER!

e90AW335i · 06-26-2008, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by RiXst3r

I still have 3 left and then they are gone! FOREVER!

RiXst3r · 06-27-2008, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by e90AW335i

Still have 3 left... nobody wants to jump on this? Still offering the group buy price!!!

01bird · 06-29-2008, 07:31 PM

Just bought a digital pod kit. I will just pretend it is working when I get it even though I wont get my car for another 2-3 weeks.

RiXst3r · 06-30-2008, 10:03 AM

Only one left now! 1 left... then gone forever...

double35 · 06-30-2008, 01:31 PM

last one purchased

RiXst3r · 06-30-2008, 01:38 PM

All sold out... Thanks guys!

-Rick

tomtom · 06-30-2008, 08:26 PM

don't forget you have one more coming

e90AW335i · 06-30-2008, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by RiXst3r

All sold out... Thanks guys!

-Rick

Now my first made pod is worth even more!

Congrats on the success Rick and please let me know what your next endeavor is and I would be glad to help in any way that I can.

grkmec · 07-01-2008, 11:19 AM

I just PM'd Rick, but I kind of need an answer ASAP as my car is currently at the Pro shop getting the boost gauge installed. Here is what I just PM'd Rick -

Rick - I have my car at the Pro Shop and they are installing the boost gauge. They just called me and are having a problem with connecting up the dimmer. They claim to have wired it up to the wire in they ash tray but claim that unless the dimmer power is turned all the way up, the guage flickers and does not stay lit. Do you have any idea whats wrong here?

Thanks!
Tony

RiXst3r · 07-01-2008, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by grkmec

I just PM'd Rick, but I kind of need an answer ASAP as my car is currently at the Pro shop getting the boost gauge installed. Here is what I just PM'd Rick -

Rick - I have my car at the Pro Shop and they are installing the boost gauge. They just called me and are having a problem with connecting up the dimmer. They claim to have wired it up to the wire in they ash tray but claim that unless the dimmer power is turned all the way up, the guage flickers and does not stay lit. Do you have any idea whats wrong here?

Thanks!
Tony

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RiXst3r · 07-01-2008, 11:22 AM

Also, make sure they installed the resistors and capacitor like this:

longodj · 07-01-2008, 07:10 PM

Just installed mine, super easy. Looks great! Stupid question....I'm getting 6 psi under full acceleration is that too low for a stock car? Also....do you think that I should rubber cement it if I'm going into autocross or track events?

RiXst3r · 07-01-2008, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by longodj

Just installed mine, super easy. Looks great! Stupid question....I'm getting 6 psi under full acceleration is that too low for a stock car? Also....do you think that I should rubber cement it if I'm going into autocross or track events?

you calibrated it, right? 6psi is normal under cooler conditions, or if the oil temp in not above 190 yet, the car will limit boost... but even then, 6-7 psi is normal for a stock car, 8-9 on really hot days.

-Rick

(let me know if you need the calibration instructions)

longodj · 07-01-2008, 10:49 PM

Hey sounds good. I am getting a bit of a hiss...I placed the brass fitting onto the black vacuum tubing, placed the ferule onto the vacuum tubing, and then connected the fitting directly to the gauge, is this correct?

RiXst3r · 07-01-2008, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by longodj

Hey sounds good. I am getting a bit of a hiss...I placed the brass fitting onto the black vacuum tubing, placed the ferule onto the vacuum tubing, and then connected the fitting directly to the gauge, is this correct?

oh... this is the mechanical gauge? I hate those... LOL (j/k.. sorta)

if its hissing, you probably had the ferule crooked, or the fitting is not sealed... you should not have hissing, thats a leak.

-Rick

jgalaxy · 07-03-2008, 04:03 PM

Has anyone been sucessful on getting the digital guage to dim thru the cars dimmer setup? I followed the instructions but no go on dimmer. I also get a nasty flicker while idling. Reduced if you lower the brightest manually but still there.

Thoughts?

RiXst3r · 07-03-2008, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by jgalaxy

Has anyone been sucessful on getting the digital guage to dim thru the cars dimmer setup? I followed the instructions but no go on dimmer. I also get a nasty flicker while idling. Reduced if you lower the brightest manually but still there.

Thoughts?

I've done 3 local installs that worked perfectly with the dimmer, as long as the filter circuit to filter out the flickering is installed... its just a matter of getting all the components and settings in the right place, if you follow the instructions to a T, it will work, every time... I promise

M4TW · 07-06-2008, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by longodj

Hey sounds good. I am getting a bit of a hiss...I placed the brass fitting onto the black vacuum tubing, placed the ferule onto the vacuum tubing, and then connected the fitting directly to the gauge, is this correct?

Quote:

Originally Posted by RiXst3r

oh... this is the mechanical gauge? I hate those... LOL (j/k.. sorta)

if its hissing, you probably had the ferule crooked, or the fitting is not sealed... you should not have hissing, thats a leak.

-Rick

Hey Rick, great product and even better instructions!

Longodj, I got hissing at first, but all I needed to to do was tighten the the brass fitting. I finger tightened it at first and then used a wrench to really tighten it. No hiss.

Rick, I botched the wiring though. I made sure the wires were pluged into the back of the gauge. I tied the red and yellow together with one of the supplied wires and tapped it into one of the little red/grey dimmer wires and tied the black to the other supplied wire and tapped it into the brown wire.

Because I couldn't pull the shift knob off (and was reluctant to force it too much), I went at this from the side. Where you have "tap here" on your photo, mine was much closer to the white harness, just above the blue harness for the shifter lights in your photo.

Looking at that white harness, I see it as brown, then red/black, then the two red/grey wires (one of which I tapped into).

What did I do wrong?

As an aside, where is the boost being measured from? Is it pre or post FMIC? I got 15 psi peak with the Dinan Stage II rev 2 + FMIC. Also what is the significance of negative boost?

Thanks in advance!!

06-22-2008, 10:18 PM	#221
RiXst3r 287 Rep 6,510 Posts Drives: M235i Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ohio iTrader: (14)	Thanks for the kind words guys! feel free to post a review in the F/I section or post positive feedback in the vendor feedback section Everything I do just goes on by word of mouth, so I need all the help i can get
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06-24-2008, 10:11 PM	#222
jgalaxy Gearing 87 Rep 3,962 Posts Drives: E46 M3, F22 M240 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Out East Canada iTrader: (3)	What have you guys been using to secure the rubber pod to the dash? Rick mentions tape, velcro or pins. I was thinking rubber contact cement. Any thoughts? __________________ If at first you don't succeed ...
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06-24-2008, 10:54 PM	#223
RiXst3r 287 Rep 6,510 Posts Drives: M235i Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ohio iTrader: (14)	I have suggested rubber contact cement to several people... but if you get it positioned correctly, it shouldnt move....
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06-26-2008, 08:45 AM	#224
RiXst3r 287 Rep 6,510 Posts Drives: M235i Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ohio iTrader: (14)	I still have 3 left and then they are gone! FOREVER!
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06-29-2008, 07:31 PM	#227
01bird Private First Class 9 Rep 177 Posts Drives: 2008 335i E92 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dallas iTrader: (8)	2 left Just bought a digital pod kit. I will just pretend it is working when I get it even though I wont get my car for another 2-3 weeks.
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06-30-2008, 10:03 AM	#228
RiXst3r 287 Rep 6,510 Posts Drives: M235i Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ohio iTrader: (14)	Only one left now! 1 left... then gone forever...
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06-30-2008, 01:31 PM	#229
double35 Private 1 Rep 81 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 335i [0.00]	last one purchased
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06-30-2008, 01:38 PM	#230
RiXst3r 287 Rep 6,510 Posts Drives: M235i Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ohio iTrader: (14)	All sold out... Thanks guys! -Rick
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06-30-2008, 08:26 PM	#231
tomtom Captain 54 Rep 986 Posts Drives: e92 335i Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ontario iTrader: (4)	don't forget you have one more coming
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07-01-2008, 11:19 AM	#233
grkmec Private First Class 18 Rep 170 Posts Drives: 335xi Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: stamford, ct iTrader: (0)	Help anyone? I just PM'd Rick, but I kind of need an answer ASAP as my car is currently at the Pro shop getting the boost gauge installed. Here is what I just PM'd Rick - Rick - I have my car at the Pro Shop and they are installing the boost gauge. They just called me and are having a problem with connecting up the dimmer. They claim to have wired it up to the wire in they ash tray but claim that unless the dimmer power is turned all the way up, the guage flickers and does not stay lit. Do you have any idea whats wrong here? Thanks! Tony
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07-01-2008, 11:22 AM	#235
RiXst3r 287 Rep 6,510 Posts Drives: M235i Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ohio iTrader: (14)	Also, make sure they installed the resistors and capacitor like this:
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07-01-2008, 07:10 PM	#236
longodj Major 77 Rep 1,287 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rochester, NY iTrader: (3) Garage List 2007 335xi [0.00] 1974 VW Beetle [0.00]	Just installed mine, super easy. Looks great! Stupid question....I'm getting 6 psi under full acceleration is that too low for a stock car? Also....do you think that I should rubber cement it if I'm going into autocross or track events? __________________ Performance: UUC Sways CDV Mod KW V3 Vorshlag plates Pagid Yellow VK OC Hotchkis Brace STETT IC/CAI Braille B2015 VK Catless DP BMS JB3 M-Tech #1 Mod: AutoX/HPDE HPDE 3 Many Thanks: **********s UUC Motorwerks VK Motorwerks HP Autowerks SOLD
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07-01-2008, 10:49 PM	#238
longodj Major 77 Rep 1,287 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rochester, NY iTrader: (3) Garage List 2007 335xi [0.00] 1974 VW Beetle [0.00]	Hey sounds good. I am getting a bit of a hiss...I placed the brass fitting onto the black vacuum tubing, placed the ferule onto the vacuum tubing, and then connected the fitting directly to the gauge, is this correct? __________________ Performance: UUC Sways CDV Mod KW V3 Vorshlag plates Pagid Yellow VK OC Hotchkis Brace STETT IC/CAI Braille B2015 VK Catless DP BMS JB3 M-Tech #1 Mod: AutoX/HPDE HPDE 3 Many Thanks: **********s UUC Motorwerks VK Motorwerks HP Autowerks SOLD
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07-03-2008, 04:03 PM	#240
jgalaxy Gearing 87 Rep 3,962 Posts Drives: E46 M3, F22 M240 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Out East Canada iTrader: (3)	Has anyone been sucessful on getting the digital guage to dim thru the cars dimmer setup? I followed the instructions but no go on dimmer. I also get a nasty flicker while idling. Reduced if you lower the brightest manually but still there. Thoughts? __________________ If at first you don't succeed ...
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