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Old May 27, 2006 | 01:39 PM
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Default boost gauge?????????

where does the little fish tank type piping go on to on a FRST???
is it the pipe that comes off the top of the dump valve??????
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Old May 27, 2006 | 04:09 PM
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Where your dump valve vacum hose goes into you inlet manifold (it says EFI) you can T Piece your boost gauge off it there.
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Old May 28, 2006 | 11:43 AM
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right ive fitted that, its not right tho, took it out for a spin and the gauge only gets to halfway inbetween -1 and 0 bar???? that cant be right can it???
how bg does the t piece have to be and how close do you fit it to the inlet manifold???

or is it better to put it nearer the dump valve????

i be all of this is text book and im being a fool!!!!

cheers......again!!!!
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Old May 28, 2006 | 12:10 PM
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im not doing very well today!!!! help!!!! any ideas???
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Old May 28, 2006 | 12:30 PM
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All i can think of is you must have a split or a leak in your vacum hose, have you got a dump valve - does that work ok ??
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Old May 28, 2006 | 12:39 PM
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its a baileys crome jobby!!! im gonna get a bigger t piece aswell wen my bad heads gone!!!! i'll have a look and come back cheers!!!!
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