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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 10:01 PM
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so i went out and got an el-cheapo till the podi is made(i am planning on getting the borg guage or something better with it)

but i got a equassian or whatever from o'riellies

and when i hooked it up and tapped the vac line, it was garbage

so i bought a new vac line and threw it on, well
my car only boosts up to 5, maybe 6 and the needle shakes like a siv and makes a rattle noise, i don't ever see it drop, and at idle, it is in the grey at 20, will boost barely to grey 10, then 0 then 5/6, wondering if this is right? could it make noise cause it is cheap? did i do something wrong?

i am also throwing p0171 or whatever lean code is
could i be in limp?

any help would be great
 
Old Jan 23, 2007 | 11:27 PM
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where did you tap the line? cheep gauges done work. 5 sounds a bit low. but tahts becuase of the crapppy gauge probably.
 
Old Jan 24, 2007 | 01:51 AM
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i tapped about mid way

so cel shouldn't be making me go limp mode?
 
Old Jan 24, 2007 | 02:01 AM
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what hose did you tap?
 
Old Jan 24, 2007 | 03:51 AM
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has same issue was boosting 5psi......


re-wire gauge check all connections
I have k03 boosting at 7psi
(NO ENGINE MODS)



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so i went out and got an el-cheapo till the podi is made(i am planning on getting the borg guage or something better with it)

but i got a equassian or whatever from o'riellies

and when i hooked it up and tapped the vac line, it was garbage

so i bought a new vac line and threw it on, well
my car only boosts up to 5, maybe 6 and the needle shakes like a siv and makes a rattle noise, i don't ever see it drop, and at idle, it is in the grey at 20, will boost barely to grey 10, then 0 then 5/6, wondering if this is right? could it make noise cause it is cheap? did i do something wrong?

i am also throwing p0171 or whatever lean code is
could i be in limp?

any help would be great
 
Old Jan 24, 2007 | 04:02 AM
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tap into the vac line on top of the intake manifold on the radiator side instead of the vac line on the FPR just incase you didnt try that.
 
Old Jan 24, 2007 | 01:49 PM
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there are some pix
 
Old Jan 24, 2007 | 01:51 PM
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blah
 
Old Jan 24, 2007 | 01:53 PM
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got it
 
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