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Old 08-13-2005, 09:36 PM
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just need to know what vacum line i hook inot to get the boost reading, i have already tried the fuel pressure regulator vacum line with no avial, can't seem to find any good how to's for the 01 S40
 
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Old 08-14-2005, 07:40 PM
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come on, anybody, i know i have seen some of you out there with boost gauges so there has to be someone out there that knows what vacum line to hook into
 
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Old 08-14-2005, 07:58 PM
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nevermind, found it
 
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Old 08-14-2005, 08:38 PM
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Sorry man I haven't hook any up.The cars I worked on had them already and never had to mess with the connections.
 
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Old 08-14-2005, 10:28 PM
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its cool, i had hooked it up to the vacum line directly into the FPR and after i switched it it still didn't work, so i traced the gauge line back and found a kink in it, replced the section and am reading about 8 PSI on it with a spike of 10 when it shifts
 
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Old 08-15-2005, 12:44 AM
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Cool glad you got it working.
 
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Hey Nick,
Got any pics? Where are you mounting your gauge?
 
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