boost gauge install
 

I am going to install a mechanical autometer boost gauge on my civic and am not sure how to hook it up. The power and ground are obvious but what part of the intake manifold do I T into to hook up the hose from the engine to the gauge. I have a 2000 civic with a single cam motor if that matters. Any picture of where to hook it up would be great too. Thanks

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t into the brake booster line.....i believe it should be on the back of the i/m. pretty obvious if you follow the line from the brake booster

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if you put the one end of the line and stick it into the exhaust pipe

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Will the brake booster line be the most accurate source and will it read vac and boost? Oh and Dereriou$ I like your idea about sticking it into the exhaust pipe, I will do that right after I refill my blinker fluid.

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i have mine t'ed off of my fuel pressure regulator. pretty accurate.

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same here.......

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very accurate on my civic , sometimes it even goes harder

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If you do this, make SURE you tee off between the one-way valve and the intake manifold.

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Same here.
I was going to mention this as well.

I would imagine that the brake booster line on your cars is probably larger than ~1/8" ID so why bother using it to T in a boost gauge which has an even smaller source hose. At that point why not T in to the PCV hose instead as to not chance weakening a very important (possibly old?) brake booster hose by cutting into it.

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^^very true thats why im a noob....sounds like fuel pressure reg is the best although my guess is that both hoses are of the same vintage