boost gauge trouble..need help fast

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DJ Cool Breeze
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Car: 92 Nissan hatch w/ a blacktop Sr20 in it

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Ok so I tried hooking up my boost gauge today and when I turned on the car i got a reading of -19 for vacume....what am I doing wrong. Here are some pictures of where i tapped a hose off the manifold to get a boost reading







Please tell me what the hell I am doing wrong.....im such a retard


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SpeedRacer1
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Car: 1990 240SX, G35

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Why is -19 bad in vacuum? At idle the engine is in a vacuum. You only get boost pressure once you are on the road pushing the engine.

DJ Cool Breeze
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Car: 92 Nissan hatch w/ a blacktop Sr20 in it

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yup thanks man, Im a dumb a$$ .....................first time with a turbo car...Im bound to have some stupid questions

Geno750
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DJ Cool Breeze wrote:yup thanks man, Im a dumb a$$ .....................first time with a turbo car...Im bound to have some stupid questions
I just spent 1 hour trying to figure out why my headlights were not lining up correctly. At first I thought it was the bumper support, so I took it off and flipped it around (yes it will bolt right up upside down if anyone is wondering). Then realized the bumper won't bolt on that way, so I flipped it back around and started to think I had the wrong support. That was when I realized I had the headlights on upside down and backwards

DJ Cool Breeze
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Car: 92 Nissan hatch w/ a blacktop Sr20 in it

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haha..i feel a little better now.Thanks for the laugh , i needed it ...................By the way, how did the lights turn out?

Geno750
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DJ Cool Breeze wrote:haha..i feel a little better now.Thanks for the laugh , i needed it ...................By the way, how did the lights turn out?
Pretty good.



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