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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 11:16 PM
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What are you guys doing when it comes to mounting the map sensor?

Which map sensor are you running?

Any pics would be great. Thanks in advance fellas!
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Old Oct 13, 2009 | 11:33 PM
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im running the gm colbalt 2 bar sensor,,since im boosting... right now temperarly i have it hook to the vacum port of the carb, in a vacum hose. but i will be putting it in the tapped port in the manifold.. just put it in a vucum hose or somthing..
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Old Oct 14, 2009 | 09:15 AM
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Got mine in hooked into the port on the side of the intake and held down using the driver rear intake bolt. It's a factory GM F-Body MAP
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 08:57 AM
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does anyone have any pics of how it is mounted?
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Old Oct 15, 2009 | 11:40 AM
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can also remote mount if not running psi, with short length of efi hose with barb and clamps
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I used a short pipe-to-hose barb and a 90° rubber hose angle I had in my scraps box...
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