#15580 - 08/22/05 12:52 AM
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Registered: 04/22/05
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Loc: Cleveland, OH
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I'm trying to find a vacuum/boost gauge...
It needs to be 2 1/16 inches.
Prefer red to match other interior lights.
Really prefer something with a max of 15psi...
any ideas?
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#15581 - 08/22/05 06:33 AM
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Registered: 07/27/04
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Loc: Jacksonville, NC
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PFYC.com or SUMMITRACING.com both have plenty however you will find that most have a 0-30 PSI range. That is about as low as you'll find, with a few exeptions of course.
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#15582 - 08/22/05 07:24 AM
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Registered: 05/13/05
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Loc: Cartersville, GA
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For the Autometer Sport-comp series, # 3301 would get you 30 In. Hg/20PS ( http://www.autometer.com/cat_gaugedetail.aspx?gid=2842). Look for it on EBay and you might get it cheaper than in the stores. I have #3303, but I would like to get the electric boost guage ( http://www.autometer.com/cat_gaugedetail.aspx?gid=2818) since it goes to 15PS but it is only $175 
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2003 GP GTP
Victory Red
Mods: Pulley Boys 3.4" pulley, JimmyC downpipe /w cat, MSD 8.5mm plug wires, Taylor plug boots(Red), NGK TR-55 IX plugs, Thasher CAI, MAP Throttle Body Spacer, MAP Exhaust heat shield, GMPP handling upgrade kit, Energy Suspension Poly bushings, 97-02 Lotek A-pillar(3 gauge), Autometer Sport-Comp guages (boost, oil pressure, transmission temp), SilverStars Halogen bulbs, Blazertech 2200 foglights, Hawk HPS pads, F-body brakes, and rebuilt tranny....
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#15583 - 08/22/05 09:22 PM
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Hello, Why would you want an electric gauge over mechanical? With electrical you have to rely on a sender that can go bad, plus the gauge. With mechanical you need only worry about the gauge. Later now, Clint
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#15584 - 08/23/05 09:19 PM
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I would only want it since it goes up to 15. Since the cost is way out of my price range, I'll settle with the 20. Electrical gauges only need a single wire to go through the firewall instead of a hose. Granted that it is only a vacuum line, but if the electrical sender goes bad it won't cause the engine to have problems as opposed to a hole being rubbed into the vacuum line. Imagine a oil pressure line going bad 
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2003 GP GTP
Victory Red
Mods: Pulley Boys 3.4" pulley, JimmyC downpipe /w cat, MSD 8.5mm plug wires, Taylor plug boots(Red), NGK TR-55 IX plugs, Thasher CAI, MAP Throttle Body Spacer, MAP Exhaust heat shield, GMPP handling upgrade kit, Energy Suspension Poly bushings, 97-02 Lotek A-pillar(3 gauge), Autometer Sport-Comp guages (boost, oil pressure, transmission temp), SilverStars Halogen bulbs, Blazertech 2200 foglights, Hawk HPS pads, F-body brakes, and rebuilt tranny....
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#15585 - 08/23/05 10:17 PM
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Loc: Portland Or.
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Originally posted by boosnark1: Imagine a oil pressure line going bad Agreed..... Along with a Fuel Pressure line. I would never want either of those running into the cabin. Later now, Clint
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#15586 - 08/23/05 11:09 PM
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Originally posted by crimpton: Originally posted by boosnark1: [b]Imagine a oil pressure line going bad
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Clint [/b]yeah. on my extremely powerful engine, the vacuum would probably suck out all of the air in the entire cabin and instantly kill everyone in it.
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