This is a crucial step in the How To Install a Boost Gauge guide, if this line leaks you will get a wrong reading.Ĭut into this line and use the supplied three way tee to splice into the vacuum line and tee your boost gauge line into. Make sure to mount the pressure sensor somewhere in the engine bay and away from heat for accurate readings. If you are installing an electric gauge, a remote sensor will most likely take the place of this nylon line. Instead you will be teeing a nylon line into the vacuum port in question. If you are installing a mechanical gauge as we are today, there is no “sensor” per se that you will be installing. Tee or splice into an existing vacuum gauge, preferably the one that leads to your fuel pressure regulator ( FPR ) but failing that make sure you tee into a port that is past the throttle body. Tools you will need to complete this job.
An accurate reading of how much boost you are pushing into your motor allows you to monitor the level of boost your engine is built to handle, and allows you to tune accordingly.īefore modifying your vehicle, you must have this information and it must be accurate to prevent and catastrophic failures or problems. When you own a turbocharged vehicle, a boost gauge is one of the most important gauges you will ever install on your vehicle.
After reading through this article you will know How To Install a Boost Gauge in any turbocharged vehicle. We are installing an Autometer boost gauge into a second generation 1995-1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX Turbo, but your install will be very similar if you do not own this vehicle in question. Many of these boost gauges can read vacuum should they need it, but whatever gauge that you select you must make sure it’s readable in PSI if you are not comfortable with a metric gauge. Boost gauges come in many different sizes, shapes and with many different available features.
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