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I've just bought my first r32 skyline gtr. The car has had a new engine and the standard boost gauge and apexi boost gauge have not been connected. There's 2 vacuum lines in the engine bay one that I think is for the standard gauge which is connected to some sort of sensor on the drivers side firewall. It t's off 3 ways one way to the sensor one heading into the cabin and the other to nothing. I've had my radio and climate controls out to connect a radar detector and there is also a vacuum line behind there not connected to anything which I think is the one coming from the engine.

The vacuum line for the Apexi gauge is just sat in the engine bay not connected. It has what looks like a one way valve in line.

Any ideas where I can can connect at least one of these up?

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You can tap of it from where your standard boost line. Just go supercheap auto and buy the 3 way connecter its the little plastic thingy. But if you want it like FULLy accurate, Connect it directly to the standard line or you can either go to the fuel line vacum.

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You can tap of it from where your standard boost line. Just go supercheap auto and buy the 3 way connecter its the little plastic thingy. But if you want it like FULLy accurate, Connect it directly to the standard line or you can either go to the fuel line vacum.

The standard one isn't connected to anything. When you say the fuel line vacuum do you mean the short piece that goes on the fuel pressure regulator?

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the standard one connects to a little black box on the left hand side of the firewall near the booster

i would also t-piece of that

yeah its already connected to that black box but its not connected to the engine so not picking any vacuum up. Need to know where on the engine to connect.

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