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Old May 19, 2012 | 03:41 AM
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Hi I wanted to install just a boost gauge for my supercharger is there DIY or could someone explain to me how to install it and is a cheap eBay boost gauge good enough ?
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how to install the boost gauge itself or how to connect it !!!!!!!!!!!

you want a good accurate boost gauge,i personally would stay away from ebay...you get what you pay for..its very easy to hook up and install one
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How to install it from start to finish? Moneys tight so eBay is my best route better than nothing at the moment
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find out where you wanna put it,then wire power and ground,then run the tube in the engine bay,and t it off of one of the vacuum source,like by the throttle body,or brake booster etc
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Where do you wire it up to? Not familiar with wiring
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you can splice the power to your cig lighter fuse,theres a bolt underneath the sterring wheel,you can ground it to,if you look in the tech area,they will tell you exactly,where,but its all personal preference
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How do I know which wires go to what I don't want to mess up my car Where is there a hole for the tube to go from
The engine bay to boost gauge ?
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to give you a idea..click on this link,and roll down the page to boost gauge install

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/tc-tech-diy-1818/gauge-install-autometer-27143/
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I have my boost gauge installed down in the cubby hole in front of the short shifter. I wired it into the cubby light wire so when my headlights get turned off it also turns the light off in the boost gauge. I would reccomend that over the cig lighter. If you wire it to the cig lighter then you will always have it lit up.
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