how do you fit a boost gauge..?
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Beachsleeper
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Very helpfull. Thats ok, If you know which pipe is a boost pipe.
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Beachsleeper
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Everyone has to learn, Its the best way, Try, Fu(k it up, Learn from it, and try again.
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Beachsleeper
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Thats why the guy asked for, Help.
kf79gtir wot if it was a gauge that i happened to get from a mate..?i was merely asking for advice that is the purpose of these forums to try and help one another out....beach sleeper thanks for seeing it from my side top bloke not one of these ****ing know it all trying to shoot people down at every turn...
MORF114
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if you still have your factory std boost gauge and it works you can "t" into the boost sensor in the engine bay on the n/s/f wing little black box with boost pipe and electrical connector.
If that is not working you can "t" off one of the boost pipes from behind your plenum.
If that is not working you can "t" off one of the boost pipes from behind your plenum.
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Adamantium
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lol, don't you think that is precisely why he asked the question in the first place?? He doesn't know, he wants to be sure, so he posts the question on the forum... :roll:KF79GTIR said:
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pulsarboby
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its a simple job really, the hardest part is wiring up the gauge to yout lighting circuit so you can see it at night!
the boost pipe you can as morf says pickup from your boost sensor on passenger inner wing, or any vacuum pipe come to that, which is linked to your turbo (just buy a plastic tee piece and run the pipe through the bulkhead to your gauge) but DO NOT use the vacuum pipe that runs to your fuel pressure regulator on the end of the fuel rail!
all you need to do then is find the live and neg wire from anywhere on your ligting circuit and run wires to gauge so it lights up at night with all your other dash lights.
best place to mount it is in a pod on drivers a pillar, then you can keep an eye on it without taking your eyes off the road.
hope that helps matey, its an hours work to install it;-)
the boost pipe you can as morf says pickup from your boost sensor on passenger inner wing, or any vacuum pipe come to that, which is linked to your turbo (just buy a plastic tee piece and run the pipe through the bulkhead to your gauge) but DO NOT use the vacuum pipe that runs to your fuel pressure regulator on the end of the fuel rail!
all you need to do then is find the live and neg wire from anywhere on your ligting circuit and run wires to gauge so it lights up at night with all your other dash lights.
best place to mount it is in a pod on drivers a pillar, then you can keep an eye on it without taking your eyes off the road.
hope that helps matey, its an hours work to install it;-)
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madmax
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you can get your ignition live and ilumination from the back of your headunit or stock gauges, just use a test probe to check them, as for the earth just send wire to your chassis
Jonesy
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What happens if you use the pipe that goes to the fuel pressure regulator. The reason im asking is that ive just had my brother on the phone who has just fitted my spare engine to his car and says it seems a lot quicker than his old engine, about as quick as mine thats running 1.2 bar. But the boost gauge isn't working and he is using this pipe. Im now worried he's running unlimited boost and is going to destroy my engine that he is borrowing.pulsarboby said:
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pulsarboby
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it wont affect the boost level but it could bugger your fuel pressure regulator up and cause possible fuel starvation or overfuelling as your drawing the vacuum which works regulator, on your boost vacuum side, if you know what i mean
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pulsarboby
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possibly yes, it should be plumbed into either the boost solenoid (with tee to pipe) or the main vacuum inlet to the manifold!