Nathanvw92
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Just wondering which is more accurate. I have both, and they read very different. I hardly ever look at my boost gauge now that I have the app. Any ideas?
Torque app or Boost Gauge accuracy
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Barnitz
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The torque app probably reads 14.7 psi higher than your boost gauge.
This is cause by the ambient pressure at sea level (14.7psi).
Is your boost gauge mechanical or electronic? How is it hooked up?
If I understand this right, your Torque App gets its information from the OBDII port, which comes from the computer. I THINK this is showing you the REQUESTED boost, while your boost gauge will show you the ACTUAL boost. Someone else needs to verify this.
I hope that makes sense.
This is cause by the ambient pressure at sea level (14.7psi).
Is your boost gauge mechanical or electronic? How is it hooked up?
If I understand this right, your Torque App gets its information from the OBDII port, which comes from the computer. I THINK this is showing you the REQUESTED boost, while your boost gauge will show you the ACTUAL boost. Someone else needs to verify this.
I hope that makes sense.
Lightflyer1
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Torque has an offset value (-14.7) that can be used to remove the "normal" atmospheric pressure. It gets its value from the computer but I don't know which sensor the computer is looking at. More info needed from Nathan as to what he is seeing exactly.
Nathanvw92
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Hello, There is a difference between the boost gauge and torque app of about 3-4 psi. Boost pressure is taken from upper intercooler pipe. I did find that I can adjust the adjusted value through the torque app. I'm sure I can adjust it to be the same, but which would be more accurate. I'm sitting at 3500ft above sea level.
Lightflyer1
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Sea level is 14.696 psi and at 3500 it is at 12.93 psi. That accounts for 1.766 psi and should be adjusted for in Torque settings. The rest of the deviation may be from where the two are getting their readings from.
Nathanvw92
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I adjusted the torque app by the number you suggested both now the boost gauge and the app seem to be dead on. The app is slightly slower in reading the boost number, but i can live with it.
paascal
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seems like this torque app doesnt go above 23 psi... im running 25 is there a way to have it read divertly on the sensor and not calculate it from i dont know where? im running a 3 bar map
NB_TDi
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Most modern day mobile devices have a barometer. Torque can remove atmospheric pressure using said sensor.
paascal
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The app seems limited to not reading more than 23 psi boost is this possible?
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Lightflyer1
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The app has too much lag to be terribly useful in my opinion. I ended up forking out the cash for a new south gauge and pod. It's excellent for parameters that don't change so rapidly though.
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Lightflyer1
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That might be due to the cheap BT dongles most use. I went through 3 of them and then bought the real one. It polls much much faster than the cheap ones I had. Sometimes my screen looks really busy when everything is constantly updating at once. I have a lot of gauges too and the more you have the more it slows down supposedly.
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paascal
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I have a NS too i was just curious to see the difference
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NB_TDi
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You can turn on faster readings in the settings. I've never had an issue with the cheap dongles. Also, your phone/tablet matters too. If you're rocking a crap phone...its going to be slow.
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The app is limited to 23psi because that is what your factory MAP sensor is limited to . it cannot read any higher than that...
your separate boost gage is not limited because it is getting the actual pressure either thru a tube or a sensor that can read higher than our factory MAP sensor.
if you are boosting that high, has your Tuner suggested using a 3Bar or higher MAP sensor in place of the factory 2.5BAR MAP sensor?
your separate boost gage is not limited because it is getting the actual pressure either thru a tube or a sensor that can read higher than our factory MAP sensor.
if you are boosting that high, has your Tuner suggested using a 3Bar or higher MAP sensor in place of the factory 2.5BAR MAP sensor?
Northern Mike
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Its almost always the cheap dongle. I have one of the elm327 counterfeit ones and it is about .3 second delay which is not too bad. Got into a proper wired (homemade) elm unit and its good to .1 of a second for logging.
I am running a decent tablet (was top unit last year).
paascal
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said it earlier, i am running 3bar 
Sorry to dig up a (semi) old thread.
I'm running a Parrot Asteroid Smart and run torque pro just about every time I go anywhere.
I've noticed some ridiculous inaccuracies with the boost gauge. In first gear at WOT, it read 57 psi. I can consistently get it to read above 40 if hammered on in first, and over 30 in second.
What's going on? Anyone want to point me in the right direction as to how to fix this?
I'm running a Parrot Asteroid Smart and run torque pro just about every time I go anywhere.
I've noticed some ridiculous inaccuracies with the boost gauge. In first gear at WOT, it read 57 psi. I can consistently get it to read above 40 if hammered on in first, and over 30 in second.
What's going on? Anyone want to point me in the right direction as to how to fix this?