We drilled a circle of holes through the plastic, broke the centre out and filed the hole until it was large enough to accept the boost gauge. SRT intake manifold. Sloka-t. - Dont Question My Nissan Knowledge. Rough up each well clean with alcohol then epoxy the fitting in. Cut the hose in the vicinity where you intend to mount the gauge. Most cars have several firewall openings that are capped with a rubber or plastic seal; we'll use one of these to pass through our boost hose. Location: Florida Panhandle. Ow will it affect the regular operation of the car of regular ECU has to be plugged in (it'll have to periodically)? I also have a connection where (now removed) cruise control was attached at the back of the intake manifold. Vacuum hose offers OE-level durability and it integrates into the underbonnet scenery perfectly. Not to mention the electrical connections don't work either but thats a simple fix. Using the Jiffy box lid as the platform, we marked out the approximate dimensions of the ashtray opening and cut it out using a small saw. Last post by scot850. 2005 Silver Subaru Legacy 2.
When at idle I'm only getting a 0 reading. Looks like my carb and it even has the one line coming off the furthest port on the carb on the left which I believe runs to a pressure sensor. I just thought of something though, I might just seal the plastic connector to the manifold with epoxy, BUT instead of capping off the smaller nipple next to it, couldn't I just route it to my BOV or boost gauge? Location: Kansas City, MO. You then will have something that will never leak or break. Each of these approaches has advantages and disadvantages in terms of viewing ease, prominence for theft, aesthetics, safety, legality and - of course - installation difficulty. The nipple for the ICV line can be replaced with a 3/4" barbed fitting from the hardware store. Does that line only run the stock guage or does it have to do with the fueling, timing, etc.? Note - in no circumstance should a hose, cable or electrical wire rub against the metal edge of the firewall hole. I don't want to have to tap throug hte firewall to get to the lines under the hood. I plugged my own vacuum hose to the same port as you show right behind the TB.
As it is now the gauge shows that it is boosting in half of the gauge on the boost side. Don't apply so much glue it's impossible to remove the faceplate however - you may later need to access the back of the gauge if its bulb blows. Subaru legacy Wagon 1993 (Swopped) Problems. AEM recommends remote mounting of the boost gauge sending unit. Is that perhaps why I'm getting the strange readings I'm getting. If you're running a highly stressed engine and you need to keep a permanent eye on boost pressure, we'd advise mounting a larger (52mm) gauge closer to your driving line of sight. We were prepared to make this compromise, though; the gauge was primarily for tuning purposes and, as mentioned, we wanted the most integrated look possible. Taken with a Walmart Digital Camera. 3rd port goes to the greddy pressure sensor and boost guage. Sports meter.... seems to be the same way like mine. If you don't want to drill a new hole through the firewall, you can poke the hard plastic air line of the boost gauge through the huge wire grommit thing the main wiring harness goes through (how I now have my gauge connected).
Year and Model: 1996 850 turbo. 60trim wrote:Here is a little vid I decided to do for you guys to better understand how I ran mine and how it should be done. If you are doing an install of a Hurricane 190 kit DO NOT follow the diagram provided in their two page instructions when connecting the vacuum lines. The KLR also generates and electrical signal to drive factory boost gauge. Red on compressor where there was no pipe, yellow on. This leaves room for a high-low boost switch alongside the gauge - you never know.... To attach the boost gauge to the faceplate we used the retaining bracket that was included in our purchase (brackets are available separately from most gauge outlets). To clear up some things for people and offer something a little simpler than getting a vacum block for the brake booster. Location: South Carolina.
2011 E82 135i - S85 Swap - current. So far it's held up to 15lbs of boost with no problems. Joined: Wed Dec 14, 2005 7:39 pm. Can it be tapped off the dv vacuum line, or one of the nipples on the inlet manifold? Also, routing of all the other vacuum lines would be greatly appreciated. We're certainly happy with its integration (both inside the cabin and under the bonnet), but the low mounting location and the small gauge diameter make viewing relatively difficult; there's no such thing as a casual glance at this boost gauge. The stock line that runs from the intake to the KLR allows the KLR box to measure boost pressure for engine/boost management purposes. Contact: Can someone tell me the best way to route my vacuum lines. Don't worry about venting it. She treated me well and taught me a lot about cars in general. Checked out the maximum psi icv kit and it looks solid!
I'll snap some pics and have them up Friday morning.. - kc2005ptgt. Once you get it inside the cabin, tee it off again to your boost gauge if so desired. Well, the best place is to connect into the existing instrument illumination circuit - this enables the boost gauge to illuminate along with the rest of the vehicle's instruments. This is the line coming out/in from the intake mani plenum. So this may have been covered elsewhere on AZ, but I did search and I didn't really find any information. Went back to Hurricane's two pager of instructions to look at the image of what ports on the carb to attach to for vacuum line (because that's what I followed) and compared it to MPI's detailed instructions and the suggested ports to tap into are COMPLETELY different. When I accelerate or rev the throttle it goes into vacuum. Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Note that the sweep of the needle is important for viewing accuracy - the greater the sweep, the more likely you'll make a correct reading. Location: NYC, ALBANY NY. 1990 White SR powered 240sx - My sliding slut.
What exactly do I run for that? Anyone have problems with that before? 2:1 static compression, Ces 87mm cutring, Custom solid rear subframe bushings, Akg 85d diff bushings, 4 clutch 3. Another question is, what is the line that runs into the little filter shaped piece? What do I need to remove to get there? Grindpunk16 wrote: You and about 2 dozen other folks want that cover. 1999 M3 Tiag/Dove - sold.
Hey dan, you still thinkin about goind N/A??? First SOHC neon over 500whp. So if anyone else has some suggestions, please post... Also, you're better off running independant vacuum lines to anything with a moving diaphragm. On your 95 that charcoal canister vents to atmosphere. Where to Find the Optimal Pressure Source. 5" Vibrant resonator and muffler, Arp 2k Headstuds | Arp 2k Main studs | 87mm Je pistons | Eagle rods | 9. Or is there another spot that people are using?
A conventional bulb is not polarity conscious. From right in front of the firewall... out to the passenger head light... into the. Drops back to 0 once at a steady speed. 4 psi), a gauge that reads up to 1. Our approach was to whip up a replacement faceplate for the ashtray opening and fit the gauge directly to the faceplate. Swordfish2Cowboy wrote:They left a pry bar? Buy the Maximum PSI ICV kit. Especially plastic so I used epoxy. Some installations say to use the FPR line, but others say that doing so can affect the fuel pressure. The diagram on lindsey website says to tap it for a boost gaue install but I don't get anything. VW Jetta mk3 CLX 1998 (Swopped) Rust bucket. I have been for a test drive. Mityvac should work. Working from the driver's foot well, route the hose beneath the dashboard so it won't foul the operation of the pedals, steering, handbrake or any other controls.