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Old Dec 5, 2007 | 11:21 AM
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Hello peops i have 2wd sapp stage 3, 500 cooler- etc i have just noticed that the needle on the boost guage is vibrating whenever im on the throttle however it is steady when the throttle is let off. any help you can give will be great!
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Old Dec 5, 2007 | 03:39 PM
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Do you got an uprated Turbo?
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Old Dec 5, 2007 | 05:01 PM
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no mate its just standard T3 oh and ps its GGR boost guage
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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 03:37 PM
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My mate has a 440bhp saph running on a t38 etc & his guage is a ford racing one & at full boost its fluttering between about 22 & 30 psi.
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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 06:19 PM
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I had the same prob mate with one of mine, I put a short length of copper brake hose squashed down as tight as poss in the vacume hose to it and it sorted it out . U need to really squash it right down though so that u can only just blow through it.
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