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Offline Agent47

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Gauge fitting?
« on: January 24, 2014, 11:52:50 am »
At the risk of ridicule and appearing like an idiot. How do you fit a boost gauge, specifically where do you run the vacuum hose from?
Thanks.
 Luke

Offline Jezza-7

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Re: Gauge fitting?
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2014, 12:16:55 pm »
What you need to do is cut into the vacuum pipe that runs from the fuel pressure regulator and connects to a big pipe that takes a feed off the inlet manifold. There will be 2 connections, 1 is for the ecu the other is fuel regulator.

With the gauge you should get a t-piece, just cut the vacuum pipe (not ecu one) somewhere easy to get to. I cut into mine above the fuel rail. Ideally you wanna order a length of silicone pipe. I have some spare if your interested?

Then just run the pipe from the t-piece to the back of the gauge through the bulkhead. Assuming that this is a mechanical one? Will take some pics of mine so you get the idea.

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Re: Gauge fitting?
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2014, 12:28:22 pm »
Here is the vacuum pipe you need to put a t-piece into



Then like this



And then with the t-piece just feed that to you boost gauge or if its electronic you could do it like this



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Re: Gauge fitting?
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2014, 11:03:44 pm »
Thanks for that Jezza, i now have a working boost gauge. Seeing just over 0.5 bar.

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Re: Gauge fitting?
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2014, 11:59:04 pm »
Is that 4mm hose?

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Re: Gauge fitting?
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2014, 03:04:02 pm »
the silicone pipe, i think so.