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mona vale,northern beache...
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April 2003
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hooking up boost guage
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Thu, 17 July 2003 01:12
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like the title says i want to wire up my boost guage, is this a difficult procedure? if anyone could give me directions on this it would be appreciated. i dont know if it makes a difference or not but the car is an ra28 and the engine is a 3tgte (ct20 turbo)
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: hooking up boost guage
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Thu, 17 July 2003 01:27
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It couldn't be easier. If it's a mechanical gauge, just hook up the reference line to somewhere on the plenum and run it through the firewall to your gauge. If it's an electronic gauge, mount the sensor near the plenum and hook up the reference line as above. Wiring instructions should be provided with your gauge.
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Location:
mona vale,northern beache...
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: hooking up boost guage
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Thu, 17 July 2003 01:57
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the engiine has just been put into my ra28 from my ta22 and the boost guage was already wired up in the ta22 when i bought it, hence-no instructions. the guage in question is a 2 1/2" pro comp autometer guage(mechanical???).you will have to excuse my ignorance as my knowledge of cars is limited-what is a plenum and where can i find it?
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Location:
Brisbane, QLD
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February 2003
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Re: hooking up boost guage
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Thu, 17 July 2003 02:38
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If its mechanical there is no wiring....just plumbing
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Location:
Kenthurst, Sydney
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February 2003
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Re: hooking up boost guage
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Thu, 17 July 2003 02:42
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if it is mechanical then there will be a brass fitting on the back. Clear plastic tubing goes from there to your plenum. You use brass "olive" fittings on the end of the tube.
it will still have wiring, this is for the illumination. You can hook it straight up to an ignition fed +12V or you can hook it up to the existing dash lighting feed on your dash so that the light comes on only when your headlights are on. Grab a test light and poke around under the dash till you find the dash illumination feed (test light will come on with the headlights)
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