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Vacuum Gauge

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Hey all, purchased a prosport vacuum gauge on ebay, was just wondering which line I tap into to get it to work, it comes with vacuum pipe and a "T" join.

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this is gonna come off as noob but i have it in my car and i dont understand what its for, like i get how it measures air going into the car, but is that what its for ?
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WTF did you buy that for? Kinda pointless!
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hahaha it came with my car, ben what does it read?
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Intake manifold vacuum pressure. Essentially nothing more than 'bling' on a non turbo car.

If you do want to hook it up thou, just run a tee off any line that goes into TB housing - ie the ones on the top of the housing if you don't have ABS.
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hahaha oh okay i get it, its useless lols
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LOL I know its for bling hahahahaha.
Oil pressure, temp and airfuel are coming soon though for under the stereo.
I just want people to go oooooh whats that, then ill just say its boost lol.
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+ i need to know if im getting the appropriate vacuum :P lol and i have abs
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Is it electronic or mechanical?
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what do you mean? it would be mechanical i think. im not sure. it just says it comes with tubing and a tee join?
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Mechnical then. Aka illegal :lol:
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oh what lol, why? are they really going to pick up on that?
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:facepalm: :lol:

Qld tranpsort guys will do and I havent ever seen so many of them out of as late.... Hence why I have not been in too much of a rush to get my front bar fixed
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*sigh* :(
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nah you should be fine mate.
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lol, just hide the tubing good!
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I had one in my car originally, was useful for the first few months whilst I got used to the best spot to change gears to maximise fuel economy but once I'd learnt that by sound and/or I was driving in a manner to which fuel economy was not a factor ;) it was a useless gauge and I replaced it with an oil temperature guage. The vacuum gauge was only mildly more useful than a clock *looks around the room*.
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