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Newbie Guide: DIY Boost Gauge Install

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raz0r$harP.UK Grand Master

raz0r$harP.UK

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Okay, as much as I hate nerding myself out, here's the original article, sans pictures.

http://web.archive.org/web/20030428141744/...=article&sid=42

Please don't tell anyone how I live! haha..

sewid Grand Master

sewid

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I see a lot of Skyline engine bays and it really amazes me about how many people choose the fuel pressure regulator (front of plenum) air line as a "good" location to tap for boost gauges.

Dont do that.

Instead, tap the line that goes to the stock boost sensor. It exits from the rear of the factory plenum and goes up and then down and then into a little black box at the far left rear of the engine bay.

When this hose gets old it cracks very easily so you may want to replace this entire hose with new air line. You need about 40cm or less of hose to do that.

Once the new hose is in, cut it in the middle somewhere, insert a t-piece and run your boost gauge air line off that.

Voila.

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R1maniac

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Ok the boost gauge is in! I snapped the boost sensor line but its fix-able.

Its running on 9-10psi already! Is this normal? I suppose there wont be much difference if I install the manual boost controller and boost it to 11.

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