Awron guage on VF supercharged M3

[kris113]

I currently have a Komp 1 awron guage im looking to install in my VF supercharged E92 M3. I've searched through the forums but does anyone have experience tapping the intake manifold to install the boost sensors into the VF kits? I'm located in San Diego, any recommendations for a SOCAL shop who has experience doing this? I reached out to a few well known tuner shops but no ones seems to be willing to tap the manifold. Thanks in advance!

[bvrider1]

you shoot be able to tap into the vac line off the bypass valve.

[kris113]

Cant just tap into a vacuum line unfortunately, the AWRON has two sensors which need to be intalled into the manifold itself for readings. ESS kits have a nice velocity stack where these sensors go into to provide readings but they unfortunately wont work on VF kits.

[Slowreaction]

You can buy an adapter that goes from 1/8th npt female to a barbed fitting so that you can still tap into a vacuum line.

[kris113]

Here are some pictures of the the sensors i'm refering too which are required to be on the manifold to provide accurate readings. One of the pics has the sensors installed into a velocity stack for ESS kits.

[tom @ eas]

Boost can go into the vacuum line, IAT will need to be tapped into the manifold.

ESS kits make it very simple to do this since we simply swap a velocity stack and incorporate both sensors.

[kris113]

Ok i see now, thank you everyone for the input and I appologize for my ignorance. Thank you Tom for the clarification. I forgot that the second sensor was for the IAT .. anyone have recommendations on where to put the IAT?

[tom @ eas]

Originally Posted by kris113

Ok i see now, thank you everyone for the input and I appologize for my ignorance. Thank you Tom for the clarification. I forgot that the second sensor was for the IAT .. anyone have recommendations on where to put the IAT?

Ideally, after the heat exchanger in the manifold. But VF's manifold design makes that extremely difficult.