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Old Jul 17, 2005 | 04:44 PM
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I have an extra opening on the turbo and was wondering if i could connect my boost gauge to it cause the fitting it came with botls right in thanx
Old Jul 17, 2005 | 07:32 PM
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don't people usually connect it to the manifold?
Old Jul 17, 2005 | 08:29 PM
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Most splice and "T" the FPR or cruise control line and run their boost gauge from that.


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Old Jul 17, 2005 | 09:46 PM
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cool ill just use the fpr vac line.Should i cap that extra nipple off then will it cause a boost leak if i leave it open
Old Jul 17, 2005 | 10:25 PM
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if you put your boost gaue on teh turbo, you wont see vaccum....either block this spot off or use it for the wastegate.
Old Jul 17, 2005 | 11:42 PM
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see this pictue?



that huge metal thing on the bottom left is the intake mani.... run the tbar off there, having the bottom of the tee head off through your firewall to your boost gauge. the other side of the tee runs to your FPR on the fuel rail - this is right under the guy in the picture's left index finger.

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Old Jul 18, 2005 | 02:17 AM
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ok cool the wastegate is already pluged to one nipple but theres an extra so ill just go ahead and cap it off thanx fellas
Old Jul 18, 2005 | 07:43 AM
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ok cool the wastegate is already pluged to one nipple but theres an extra so ill just go ahead and cap it off thanx fellas
ohhh...you have oine of those dual oulet fittings on your compressor housing? Rip that ****** out of there and put a normal single tip one in. I dont think you'll be able to find a cap for the end of that.
Old Jul 18, 2005 | 03:19 PM
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vac straight off the compressor wont account for the pressure drops across the IC.



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