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Old Jul 28, 2002 | 11:45 PM
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Default Everybody with a supercharger and headers please read.

I have the vortech 8-9 # kit and longtubes and I'm only seeing 6#.Im just wondering What are you guys seeing with yours?
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Old Jul 29, 2002 | 07:01 AM
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I have an ATI PRocharger, but headers dropped my boost by 2PSI at 6000 RPMs. I did this deliberately, though, because I was seeing 12 PSI! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
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Old Jul 29, 2002 | 09:58 AM
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ATI 7 lb system here, showing 5 on the gauge.

<small>[ August 04, 2002, 11:18 PM: Message edited by: Todd2001SS ]</small>
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Old Jul 30, 2002 | 03:21 AM
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I have a 9 psi Vortech and see anywhere from 6.5 to 7 psi max.
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Old Jul 30, 2002 | 03:22 AM
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 03:34 PM
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I have the vortech 8-9# kit and only see 5# max on the gauge with a stock exhaust <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> Oh well. By the way where is everyone hooking in for their boost gauge??
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 08:59 PM
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my exhaust is slp longtubes, no cats, wide open borla and with the ati 3.40 #7 pulley I see #4.5-5 boost
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 09:46 PM
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with the vortech kit if you have headers and cam you need to go to the 2.75 pulley thats what I have now I see 7#s at 6k that is where the belt starts slipping badly.
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Old Jul 31, 2002 | 11:54 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Chad Daniel:
<strong>I have the vortech 8-9# kit and only see 5# max on the gauge with a stock exhaust <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> Oh well. By the way where is everyone hooking in for their boost gauge??
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www.qwkws6.com (under construction)</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I have mine hooked up on the vacuum line going to the brake booster.

<small>[ July 31, 2002, 11:57 PM: Message edited by: Red bird ]</small>
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Old Aug 2, 2002 | 07:29 PM
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I have an ATI 9psi and I saw 9psi 3.40 pully.
I have mac headers and <img border="0" alt="[guns]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_guns.gif" /> no cats.
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Old Aug 3, 2002 | 04:32 PM
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Chad Daniel:
<strong>I have the vortech 8-9# kit and only see 5# max on the gauge with a stock exhaust <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> Oh well. By the way where is everyone hooking in for their boost gauge??
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