uk99 -20 psi on tick over?
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I believe it is physically impossible to be at lower than -14.7 PSI unless you are living below sea level or the air pressure is particularly high. Complete vacuum would be -1 atmosphere relative pressure.
I find -20 to be an error.
I find -20 to be an error.
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Well you can't have less pressure than no absolute pressure = total vacuum = -1 atmosphere relative (which is how a boost gauge usually reads). The gauge is in error if it reads under -15 in normal circumstances.
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its the same scale.
catflap, I get exactly the same as you -20/-25 tickover, as soon as throttle touched up to about -1.
autometer gauge?
I dont think there is a problem?, what readings are everyone else seeing?
catflap, I get exactly the same as you -20/-25 tickover, as soon as throttle touched up to about -1.
autometer gauge?
I dont think there is a problem?, what readings are everyone else seeing?
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On my Autometer gauge I get -20/-22
I think the air filter/intake does have an impact - I added a bellmouth to the end of the 80mm air ducting on my car and the vacuum has reduced from -25 at idle.
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I think the air filter/intake does have an impact - I added a bellmouth to the end of the 80mm air ducting on my car and the vacuum has reduced from -25 at idle.
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Gavin
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John,
Must admit, I dont get it either!, but it does seem to be the norm for autometer gauges?
I assume this is not the same on your gauges?, what gauges have you got? (not that that should make a difference?)
Im sure someone can shed some light on the subject.
J
Must admit, I dont get it either!, but it does seem to be the norm for autometer gauges?
I assume this is not the same on your gauges?, what gauges have you got? (not that that should make a difference?)
Im sure someone can shed some light on the subject.
J
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That explains it then. What sort of idiot would put a different scale on for vacuum compared to boost? As some women would say, "Obviously a man did that". I know some of the EBCs do this too. Very odd.
Mine is in PSI and reads about -8 at idle from memory.
Mine is in PSI and reads about -8 at idle from memory.
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I thought normal atmospheric pressure on this plannet was around 14psi. Guages measure from zero to make things less complicated for us, so if it shows -10psi there is actually positive pressure (4psi) but becase we have a denser atmosphere it counts as negative relative pressure.
My physics classes were a long time ago but I think it goes something like that.
My physics classes were a long time ago but I think it goes something like that.
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It is deff a vacume, i removed the gauge and started the engin and it sucks, sucks pretty hard in fact, lol my mate stuck it to his cheek and shouted "LOOK RY, IM IN THE MATRIX" as the pipe stuck to his cheek.
It's not all that clever to pull the pipe off as a general rule cos you're sucking unfiltered air into your engine. Admittedly not much of it though.
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NA engines have their air pulled into engine & with forced induction it's pushed into engine.....when you're on boost. Prior to that there'll always be a vacuum.
The different scale is necessary - imagine getting, say, 1 bar of negative manifold pressure. The engine would stall well before this.
The gauge can actually be used to tune your inlet system to remove restrictions - try placing a piece of cloth over your air filter...you'll see the gauge go off the scale. Less is better
Richard
The different scale is necessary - imagine getting, say, 1 bar of negative manifold pressure. The engine would stall well before this.
The gauge can actually be used to tune your inlet system to remove restrictions - try placing a piece of cloth over your air filter...you'll see the gauge go off the scale. Less is better
Richard
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It is deff a vacume, i removed the gauge and started the engin and it sucks, sucks pretty hard in fact, lol my mate stuck it to his cheek and shouted "LOOK RY, IM IN THE MATRIX" as the pipe stuck to his cheek.
But there is a definate vacume there(at tick over)
[Edited by catflap - 4/5/2002 4:28:06 PM]
But there is a definate vacume there(at tick over)
[Edited by catflap - 4/5/2002 4:28:06 PM]
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