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Old 11-05-03, 03:30 PM
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x10mmHG???? WTF
On my 87 TII the boost is measured in x10mmHG what does that stand for and can anyone convert that to PSI??
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You can't convert vacuum to pressure.

This may help: http://www.rtitech.com/Pressure-Vacu...quivalence.pdf
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Those are units of pressure, Psi, ATms,mmHG with mmHG standing for (millimeters of mercury).

1PSI = 51.715 mmHg
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So your saying that my 87 TII isnt even pushin 1 PSI!?
Its boosts up to 35 x10mmHG??
WTF?
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It boosts to 350mmHG, which is about 6 PSI.
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Oh ya I got ya
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