cobrav8 Member 1,969 Member For: 19y 9m 11d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand Posted 16/06/07 10:34 PM Share Posted 16/06/07 10:34 PM Under normal load (not boost) - What pressure (vacuum) do your cars run at idle - or normal driving I just installed a different gauge pod - and it seems that the reading may be higher - closer to 0 than it was before. I just wanted to know if I have a leak or anything. It still goes up as high under boost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFHOON Donating Members 1,932 Member For: 18y 9m 10d Gender: Male Location: nsw Posted 16/06/07 10:54 PM Share Posted 16/06/07 10:54 PM mine has -20 at idle, the guage only goes to -20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRIBR Yaris member Member 4,486 Member For: 18y 6m 13d Gender: Male Posted 16/06/07 11:42 PM Share Posted 16/06/07 11:42 PM mine reads around 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford number 1 Donating Members 602 Member For: 20y 4m 5d Gender: Male Location: N/W Sydney Posted 16/06/07 11:42 PM Share Posted 16/06/07 11:42 PM Yeah mines around -20 vacumm at idle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobrav8 Member 1,969 Member For: 19y 9m 11d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand Posted 17/06/07 12:46 AM Author Share Posted 17/06/07 12:46 AM So if mine is running at about -2 what do you think is wrong - boosts fine - but vacuum is not there as normal.Something to do with the right angle fitting that was installed to fit the new gauge pod? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMSXR6T Member 685 Member For: 19y 10m 24d Gender: Male Location: CENTRAL COAST Posted 17/06/07 01:02 AM Share Posted 17/06/07 01:02 AM 15 mine does.. Why do you ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMSXR6T Member 685 Member For: 19y 10m 24d Gender: Male Location: CENTRAL COAST Posted 17/06/07 01:03 AM Share Posted 17/06/07 01:03 AM Sorry I F**ked Up.. Disregrard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFHOON Donating Members 1,932 Member For: 18y 9m 10d Gender: Male Location: nsw Posted 17/06/07 01:13 AM Share Posted 17/06/07 01:13 AM when the hose fell off my blow off valve it had the symtoms you describe cobra, still showed boost but low vacume.I would say there is a vacume leak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMSXR6T Member 685 Member For: 19y 10m 24d Gender: Male Location: CENTRAL COAST Posted 17/06/07 01:14 AM Share Posted 17/06/07 01:14 AM Sorry I F**ked Up.. DisregrardIll try again.. I had a kink in one of the lines when I installed mine and the guage read 0. check the set up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobrav8 Member 1,969 Member For: 19y 9m 11d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand Posted 17/06/07 03:05 AM Author Share Posted 17/06/07 03:05 AM Ill try again.. I had a kink in one of the lines when I installed mine and the guage read 0. check the set up again.That is what it is looking like - I moved it a bit - and I am up to 9psiCheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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