They quoted me $56 each for the 2C2-1.
Since it was special order, 3-4 weeks backorder, and would be drop shipped from Westach, they had no idea what shipping would be.
... so I called westach and got a shipping quote,... but bought it through aircraft spruce because it was a little cheaper, and easier to just send one money order.
Great info !
My mani. was tapped 1/8" NPT at DMF Diesel during
reassebly a couple weeks ago, pre-turbo right on center.
I'll be ordering up the spuce goose kit
later,
Hugh
Pre-turbo is a more accurate reading as it isn't affected by the amount of heat energy recovered by the turbo (variable).
I wanted to make a note here. The setup from www.aircraftspruce.com that I would recommend is this:
Gauge: $48.95 part # 10-01273 (it reads down to below 100*F and so can be used for cool-down)
Sender: $23.85 part # 10-01478 (fast reacting with threaded installation good for pre-turbine)
Lighting kit: $4.35 part # 10-01229 (you want to see it at night too)
Total cost is less than $80. Not bad at all.
Andrew
Looks like I'll be getting this set-up for my GTD, only £55GBP (with the updated prices & current exchange rate) which is a great price! I've been quoted up to £200 just for the sender ! then getting the gauge to go with it was another £100...
Only hope the shipping isn't too much!
Where have you ordered that from then? Direct? may save me a huge amount of work hunting around
When my money comes through on Wednesday I reckon I'll be making a cross Atlantic call
Not sure where/what boost gauge to get though, Halfords apparently sell them for about £20
but what quality are they coming from Halfords....
im pretty sure pro sport gauges are the same crappy gauges prothe sells. most of those gauges are way too cheap to be any good.
Boost gauges shouldn't cost a ton - they're just a run of the mill pressure gauge when it comes down to it. If a $20 bicycle pump can include a perfectly good pressure gauge then paying $20 for just the boost gauge by itself is pretty reasonable!
This doesn't apply to lots of other things - EGT gauges for instance cost more because what they're measuring is more complicated. Also you have to think about what the effect of a faulty gauge would be - a faulty boost gauge probably won't be responsible for your motor getting trashed.