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ToiboTonaZee · **Is this a good spot to hook up my boost guage?**

Hey ive got my boost guage hooked into a vacuum manifold. Is it possible that my reading is thrown off cuz there so many vac lines hooked to one source? thanks

89daytonaTII · 06-28-2003, 02:31 PM

nothing wrong with that

ToiboTonaZee · 06-28-2003, 05:20 PM

good deal.
I ported the head on the car, dumped 3 inch exhaust and a .63/.60 T3.
Any idea why it goes good at 10psi tell 5 grand and then pulls alot harder from 5-6200 while the boost is constantly at 10? I thought it was making more boost and the guage was off....

89daytonaTII · 06-28-2003, 06:12 PM

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Originally posted by ToiboTonaZee
good deal.
I ported the head on the car, dumped 3 inch exhaust and a .63/.60 T3.
Any idea why it goes good at 10psi tell 5 grand and then pulls alot harder from 5-6200 while the boost is constantly at 10? I thought it was making more boost and the guage was off....

doesn't make sense to me but i wouldn't complain if it pulls super hard on the top end:big grin:

firebaron90 · **vac manifold**

Looks good. I have the boost guage almost in the same place. Does your manifold have another hole on the end?? If so, would use that for a BOV in the future, unless you already have one and planned this.

Joe

ToiboTonaZee · 06-29-2003, 10:49 PM

I think il run my DSM BOV off of the TB. Sound good?

BuRn__ · 07-08-2003, 06:52 PM

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Originally posted by ToiboTonaZee
I think il run my DSM BOV off of the TB. Sound good?

why not the FPR? (thats where i was told to run mine off of)

ToiboTonaZee · 07-08-2003, 07:08 PM

thats un-necesarily far i think... TB or brake booster are both pretty close

lametec · 07-08-2003, 07:34 PM

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Originally posted by BuRn__
why not the FPR? (thats where i was told to run mine off of)

I'd move that if I were you. The last thing you need is to add another hose that could screw up your fuel delivery at WOT.

BuRn__ · 07-08-2003, 07:38 PM

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Originally posted by lametec
I'd move that if I were you. The last thing you need is to add another hose that could screw up your fuel delivery at WOT.

dont have it there yet. but was going to tap from that source. so the TB would be a better choice?

ToiboTonaZee · 07-08-2003, 07:40 PM

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Originally posted by BuRn__
dont have it there yet. but was going to tap from that source. so the TB would be a better choice?

oh hell yeah! you just want something with vacuum, with minimal volume inside the hose (less lag) if you go to the FPR thats like 3 feet! not necesary....

TurboShadowES · 07-12-2003, 11:08 PM

i just tee'd into my stock boost gauge line... man the stock one was WAY off.. lol

Chris Faulk · 05:35 PM

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Originally posted by ToiboTonaZee
good deal.
I ported the head on the car, dumped 3 inch exhaust and a .63/.60 T3.
Any idea why it goes good at 10psi till 5 grand and then pulls alot harder from 5-6200 while the boost is constantly at 10? I thought it was making more boost and the guage was off....

An 8V car will start loosing *useable* power much sooner then you'd suspect. You will feel it pulling, but it won't benefit you to shift at 6500rpm or even 6200rpm. Shift more like 5600-5800rpm.

I'd say the reason your car starts pulling like it does is the choice of turbo. Is .63 the turbine A/R and .60 the compressor housing or wheel? It looks from your avatar that you have a very large compressor housing...that'd explain why you get that surge way up high in the RPM range.

To answer your question...the intake is definitely where you wanna measure boost from...full manifold vacuum/boost!

"thumbs up

Chris Faulk · 07-13-2003, 05:33 PM

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Originally posted by lametec
I'd move that if I were you. The last thing you need is to add another hose that could screw up your fuel delivery at WOT.

Agreed...I've always heard NOT to hook any lines together with the FPR. I'd say hook a dedicated line to the FPR...and T a few other things if you can't separate them all.