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Old 28 January 2009, 12:33 PM
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Question Boost gauge question

I'm buying a boost gauge for my bug eye
Can anyone tell me which vacum pipe I fit the gauge pipe to?
Where do I connect the power cable to for ilumination ( exact wires would be really handy) ?
And finally do I want a gauge that reads in Bar or Psi.
Thanks alot for any advice
Old 28 January 2009, 12:41 PM
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Wiring depends on where you are going to mount it.

The vac pipe goes to the inlet, avoiding sharp bits of bodywork or kinking it...
Old 28 January 2009, 12:42 PM
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PSI or Bar will do, whatever takes your fancy. For me it's PSI.
Old 28 January 2009, 12:50 PM
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I'm gonna mount it near drivers pillar , corner of dash
Old 28 January 2009, 04:55 PM
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I teed my vacuum line into the vacuum from the DV. Cant remember how I wired mine up but it wasnt hard at all
Old 29 January 2009, 09:33 PM
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I've seen an auto gauge digital one.
If I'm gonna mount it on pillar where's best place to wire it, and how do I get vacume pipe in to engine bay. Do I have to drill a hole or is there a grommit or something. I could really do with knowing exactly what pipe to connect vacume pipe to.
Old 29 January 2009, 09:47 PM
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Could the new 'tech topic archive' help

https://www.scoobynet.com/technical-...ing-guide.html
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i just fitted one of these, ran the pipe work from the dump vakve and ran wires from the clock on dash. mounted in a pillar pod.
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On a bugeye, thete should be an unused pipe, covered with a rubber cover, on the front n/s end of the inlet manifold. Remove the rubber cover and slip the boost gauge hose over the pipe. No need to T into anything then, that's what the pipe is there for, btw.
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I fitted a gauge recently. went through a gromet in the bulkhead above the pedals. as for the wireing I`ll assume that you have three. +ve -ve and light.

I also fitted mine in a pillar pod. I found the wires were not long enough so I extended them then routed the cables under the dash to the centre consol and spliced them into the stereo loom. IGN, Earth and Illumination.

Hope this is of help.
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