boost guage
Aug 18, 2006 | 06:16 PM
#16
Originally Posted by McDougal
Can't you just go to autozone or whatever auto parts store is in your area and buy some generic vacuum line for like $.25 per foot? That is the way I have always done it. Oh, and they also sell the little white tees to tap into the line in the engine bay. I don't see the point in spending $12 on something that costs like $4 at any store.
I have also used that hard white plastic on another car. It can be done but you have to find the right fitting, which can also be purchased at autozone. The soft line is the easier way to go. Threading that hard white line is a pain in the ***.
I have also used that hard white plastic on another car. It can be done but you have to find the right fitting, which can also be purchased at autozone. The soft line is the easier way to go. Threading that hard white line is a pain in the ***.
Aug 18, 2006 | 06:23 PM
#18
I have a stewart warner and I just went to Ace Hardware and picked up a brass nipple fitting to screw directly onto the back of the gauge. Then I went to autozone and bought standard vacuum line and a plastic t-fitting. Good to go from there! 
Aug 18, 2006 | 06:26 PM
#19
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From: City O Sin, MA...the not so sinish part though...
you guys, just a hint, before you go to pay for vaccuum line, ask if they have a scrap hose piece bin you can look through. I got more line than i know what to do with from them, they usually just ditch old reels if they're runnin low and they order a new one. You might be able to get 6 feet for nuthin. That hard stuff though(also known as macro line) is very tough and the fittings for it rarely leak. They use it for paintball guns and air brake systems on onroad and offroad dump trucks. I wonder if autometers nylon line(thinner, easier to route) would work with a normal barb fitting on the end?
Aug 19, 2006 | 05:24 AM
#21
Originally Posted by boostless
What is so great about the Stewart Warner gauges?
i got my gauge i think for 50 bux, looks good, im sure it functions good... im not sure yet i havent installed mine yet, but i've heard good things
Aug 20, 2006 | 08:12 PM
#22
i installed a defi bf boost gauge in an autometer pilar and of course the control unit on saturday... Quite tricky because this was my very first installation on the car but i did pretty well i think...
of course its a lil bit expensive but i want the best for my Evo!
of course its a lil bit expensive but i want the best for my Evo!