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Vacuum Gauge

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 1:46 pm
by silverGPX
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.

Any Ideas :D

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Re: Vacuum Gauge

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 9:49 pm
by dr390
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 ?

Re: Vacuum Gauge

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:52 pm
by Bennoz
WTF did you buy that for? Kinda pointless!

Re: Vacuum Gauge

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:56 pm
by dr390
hahaha it came with my car, ben what does it read?

Re: Vacuum Gauge

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:58 pm
by Bennoz
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.

Re: Vacuum Gauge

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 11:00 pm
by dr390
hahaha oh okay i get it, its useless lols

Re: Vacuum Gauge

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 11:53 pm
by silverGPX
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.

Re: Vacuum Gauge

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 11:54 pm
by silverGPX
+ i need to know if im getting the appropriate vacuum :P lol and i have abs

Re: Vacuum Gauge

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:27 am
by I8A4RE
Is it electronic or mechanical?

Re: Vacuum Gauge

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:31 pm
by silverGPX
what do you mean? it would be mechanical i think. im not sure. it just says it comes with tubing and a tee join?

Re: Vacuum Gauge

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:51 pm
by Bennoz
Mechnical then. Aka illegal :lol:

Re: Vacuum Gauge

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:53 pm
by silverGPX
oh what lol, why? are they really going to pick up on that?

Re: Vacuum Gauge

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:59 pm
by I8A4RE
: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

Re: Vacuum Gauge

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:01 pm
by silverGPX
*sigh* :(

Re: Vacuum Gauge

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:15 pm
by I8A4RE
nah you should be fine mate.

Re: Vacuum Gauge

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:06 pm
by Bennoz
lol, just hide the tubing good!

Re: Vacuum Gauge

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 7:56 pm
by HiRAEdd
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*.