42 Draft Designs Mk5 Boost Gauge Tubing Kit

The wrong boost gauge tubing kit can turn an afternoon project into a dramatic disappointment. It's simple really - tubing and fittings. What could possibly go wrong? Unfortunately, plenty.

 

Since 2002 we have been installing and selling boost gauges and various tubing kits. Over the years we have tested and developed many different solutions using a variety of fittings and tubing. Customer feedback has always been strong, letting us know what works and what doesn't. Throughout the years we've heard it all.

 

"my boost gauge buzzes"

"my tubing cracked, won't bend, melted, or isn't long enough"

"something's leaking"

"It just won't fit in my pod"

 

Updated for 2009, our tubing kits combine the best of the best at an affordable and competitive price. In the engine bay we're tapping into the factory intercooler plumbing with a miniature brass barb. Our brass barb uses miniature threads keeping your installation compact and discrete. At the gauge we're using our straight boost gauge fitting. This fitting is the most compact barb fitting we've ever found, allowing installation in the tightest of gauge pods. Tying it all together is 8 feet of the toughest and most flexible tubing we've ever used. Made from a high-tech polymer, our new tubing is flexible enough to bend around a quarter, but stiff enough to support itself without kinking or drooping. Our tubing can snake through gauge pods without kinking or crushing, while simultaneously holding tight on our barbed fittings without zip-ties or clamps. Spliced somewhere in-between, our proven inline restrictor provides a clean signal to the boost gauge. Zip ties and installation instructions are included for convenience.

 

Installing a boost gauge should be a simple task. Let's keep it that way.

 

 

Important Details

This kit is designed to be used on diesel engines with no available vacuum lines. This kit includes 8' of our flexible tubing, a barbed fitting to connect the tubing to the gauge, an inline restrictor, a brass barb to connect to the intercooler piping, zip-ties and installation instructions. Typical applications include mk4 TDI VW. Mk3 TDI VW's should use our standard tubing kit and tap the vacuum line which connects to the ECU.

 

Tubing Dimensions

.25" OD, .170" ID, 8' length

Boost Gauge Fitting Details

1/8" NPT female threads

.170" male barb

Inline Fitting Details

.1875" barbs

built-in vacuum restrictor

Brass Barb Details

.170" barb

#10-32 threads

Installation Instructions

 

Which tubing kit do I need?

We currently offer six boost gauge tubing kits. This kit is designed to install on engines with no available vacuum lines. The intake airstream is tapped by threading a brass barb into the intercooler plumbing. Choose your gauge fitting based on your mounting pod. Steering column mounted pods should use the 90 Degrees TDI Boost Gauge Tubing Kit.

 

We also offer a standard boost gauge tubing kit. The intake airstream is tapped using the included T-fitting. Follow the links below for information on our standard tubing kit. Standard kits are also available in straight or 90° configurations.

 

Boost Gauge Tubing Kit

90 Degrees Gauge Tubing Kit

 

We offer two MK5 tubing kits specifically designed to tap into the mk5 VW 2.0T FSI/TSI engine. The intake manifold is tapped using our MK5 Boost Gauge Tap. Follow the links below for information on our MK5 tubing kits in straight or 90° configurations.

 

MK5 Boost Gauge Tubing Kit

90 Degrees MK5 Boost Gauge Tubing Kit

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