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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 11:13 PM
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Stock Boost Gauge Info

HOW DO I READ MY STOCK Tii GAUGE, ???? NEED TO KNO IF IM OVER BOOSTING, DONT WANT TO POP MOTOR.
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 11:16 PM
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It reads in mmHg. If you are in the middle of the gauge you are about 5 PSI.

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Old Oct 7, 2006 | 12:23 AM
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The top of the scale (450mmHg) is only 8.7psi, which is about where you'll hit fuel cut if you don't have a FCD.

If you have any mods you should not even be looking at the stock gauge, you should be looking at your aftermarket boost gauge, which should've been the first thing you bought...
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Old Oct 7, 2006 | 12:30 AM
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and a water temp gauge.
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Old Oct 7, 2006 | 01:20 AM
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Originally Posted by NZConvertible
The top of the scale (450mmHg) is only 8.7psi, which is about where you'll hit fuel cut if you don't have a FCD.

If you have any mods you should not even be looking at the stock gauge, you should be looking at your aftermarket boost gauge, which should've been the first thing you bought...
Damn straight.
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Old Oct 7, 2006 | 04:07 AM
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Thanks, I Tought I Was Doing 10lbs Didnt Want It To Go Over, But My Boost Gauge Goes Like A Lil More Then 3 Ouarters, But The Car Pulls Hard, Were Does It Read Its Boost Form The Boost Sensor Were U Put The Fcd???thanks Guys
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Old Oct 7, 2006 | 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by 12akid
Thanks, I Tought I Was Doing 10lbs Didnt Want It To Go Over, But My Boost Gauge Goes Like A Lil More Then 3 Ouarters, But The Car Pulls Hard, Were Does It Read Its Boost Form The Boost Sensor Were U Put The Fcd???thanks Guys
Yup, that's where the siginal originates.
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Old Oct 7, 2006 | 06:20 PM
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Stop typing in capitals!
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