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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 03:48 PM
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where do you guys T in the vacuum line on the boost guage to get a good reading?
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 04:57 PM
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I don't know about you car guys, but the truck intake manifold has a nipple on the passenger side that you can break off and use.
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 08:32 PM
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Yep. Intake.
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 09:29 PM
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I have since replaced the clear tubing with ACTUAL vacuum line
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Old Mar 6, 2005 | 09:35 PM
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There is a vac line on the left side of the engine bay under the AC line, near the ecm. Easy to tap it before the one way valve it connects to.
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