Is a Cheap Boost Gauge Ok.

[Red Man]

Ok guys i bought a 30 dollar boost gauge off ebay about 2 weeks ago, because mine broke. I have been reading a big thread out there about cheap knock off BOV. Every seems to say that the $80 one works just as good as the $200 one. So my question is, does any one know if the cheap boost gauges are just as good as the $150 gauges. It seems to work just fine giving the same reading as the old one, but i want to know if anyone has had some bad ones. Thanks

 

[pitbullowner_2]

i bought a boost gauge from glowshift off ebay a while ago and it works awesome if it was me i would do it again, a gauge is a gauge just check to see if the caliberation is exact, meaning when the car is shut off it should be at exactly zero. the caliberation was off for me so i emailed the company and they said they would send me a new one and pay for the shipping of the old one. and the gauge looks great better than the autometer phantom or any other series i have seen so far from them and it only cost me $30. ebay is a great place to get those kind of parts for your car but i wouldnt recommend getting inatkes, intercoolers, and other higher end stuff UNLESS it comes from a highly reputable seller.

 

[gsxtreme1987]

have had the $24.99 glow shift gauge for a year and a half wid no problems.

 

[gridlyne]

I would have just spent an extra 10 Bux and went with the Autometer Boost gauge. I got it with no problems.

 

[majik2k5]

I ran a cheap-o ebay gauge for about 2 or 3 months that I bought for 20$ and it worked fine. I ran 15psi exactly on it, then I bought my autometer and hooked it up, and it was at 15psi on the mark.. so they're pretty accurate as far as mine was concerned.

 

[Red Man]

thanks for the info guys, does any one know if different types of gauges r just as good, so like the oil temp gauge and stuff like that.
thanks again