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Every vacuum gauge i've ever seen will read up to 30"HG in vacuum, and 15psi boost (1psi =~ 2"HG, so it's a split scale). A "vacuum" gauge will measure his boost just fine.
there are three different kinds of gauges here people
Boost
Boost and Vacuum
and Vacuum
Any more questions?
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Originally Posted by 86blackiroc
Careful there fella, I wasn't talking about a gauge that's mounted in the car. I was talking about a common hand-held mechanic's tool generally used for diagnosing a problem
Ok your fine LOL Everybody else though
Last edited by formula350sd; 11-25-2007 at 11:09 PM.
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I was actually thinking the same thing as blackiroc actually. I figured since he said he hooked up a gauge, I assumed this was a temporary thing, ie. a handheld one with 10' of hose leading into the car - rather than an a-pillar gauge, etc.
I was actually thinking the same thing as blackiroc actually. I figured since he said he hooked up a gauge, I assumed this was a temporary thing, ie. a handheld one with 10' of hose leading into the car - rather than an a-pillar gauge, etc.
To be honest I dont think ive ever seen a handheld tool gauge that read boost LOL
It doesn't really matter its only a semantics thing
Why don't you replace the serpentine belt with more chain and sprockets? Oh Renthal would look killer or maybe DID don't they make anodized chain in different colors now 2?! [/sarcasm]
Why don't you replace the serpentine belt with more chain and sprockets? Oh Renthal would look killer or maybe DID don't they make anodized chain in different colors now 2?! [/sarcasm]
hahahaha that was funny butttttttttttt ...... man imagine two chains breaking that would trash my car in a bad way probably waste the hood and all .... this last breakage cost me 250 to fix .... the car was the talk of the mechanics shop all day though .... they were left if complete awe after seeing this .... they did offer to remove it for free though.
hahahaha that was funny butttttttttttt ...... man imagine two chains breaking that would trash my car in a bad way probably waste the hood and all .... this last breakage cost me 250 to fix .... the car was the talk of the mechanics shop all day though .... they were left if complete awe after seeing this .... they did offer to remove it for free though.
hahahaha that was funny butttttttttttt ...... man imagine two chains breaking that would trash my car in a bad way probably waste the hood and all .... this last breakage cost me 250 to fix .... the car was the talk of the mechanics shop all day though .... they were left if complete awe after seeing this .... they did offer to remove it for free though.
So you're able to fabricate mounts, weld sprockets, etc... but you take the car to a mechanic to fix it
ummmm I did the whole 1990 electronics conversion on this car along with everything else .... don't you ever just get tired of working on them and just take it to someone else and say fix it and enjoy a day off doing other stuff ... maybe it's just me but oh well ....
It's pretty funny that he posted pics in another thread he just started, but he wont post them here. I believed him at first, because it did seem possible even with the bike chain. Then I remembered bicycle chain doesn't spin at such high rpm.
I don't understand why people would just decide to make a new thread with lies, what purpose does it serve.
It's pretty funny that he posted pics in another thread he just started, but he wont post them here. I believed him at first, because it did seem possible even with the bike chain. Then I remembered bicycle chain doesn't spin at such high rpm.
I don't understand why people would just decide to make a new thread with lies, what purpose does it serve.
If this post if fake or real, I give you credit either way. If it is fake then you have a good imagination. If it is real then I would look into a new used chain and sprocket setup from a parted-out bike that was laid down. A 428 or 520 chain would do it. I would go with the 520 chain so that you could upgrade the tensile strength when you want more boost.
I was giving the benefit of doubt before, assuming you probably didn't own a digital camera.
But now that you do, there's no excuse. Most people here realize that even if it wasn't real, it would look goofy, but this isn't the auto detailing and appearance board, people here care about results more so than looks (for the most part). So posting pictures of how the kaiser destroyed part of your underhood would at least regain your shattered credibility.
Which brings me to why I bothered posting at all - the reason vwdave may have posted on your other thread was to bring to people attention that you may not be a trustworthy individual. If you lie about your accomplishments (home made supercharger) then perhaps you also lie about your polishing ie, you stole some previously posted pictures, and are using them to try to sell a non-existant base.
It's hard to buy something from someone who is known to be a liar - perhaps your "polished base" will arrive at my doorstep as a box of steaming excrement. Or maybe a destroyed kaiser supercharger You need to regain your credibility man - snap some pictures to prove your worth here.
Being a liar is far worse then trying something and it not working. You learn from mistakes, and everyone can get a laugh - no big deal. Being a liar stays with you for a LONG time - with no good things to gain from it
. If you lie about your accomplishments (home made supercharger) then perhaps you also lie about your polishing ie, you stole some previously posted pictures, and are using them to try to sell a non-existant base. (
Sonix .... I am utterly flattered by your kind words they meant so much to me! ... It's kind words and praising my accomplishments that make me strive to do my very best ..... Cheers to this fine individual!
I was giving the benefit of doubt before, assuming you probably didn't own a digital camera.
But now that you do, there's no excuse. Most people here realize that even if it wasn't real, it would look goofy, but this isn't the auto detailing and appearance board, people here care about results more so than looks (for the most part). So posting pictures of how the kaiser destroyed part of your underhood would at least regain your shattered credibility.
Which brings me to why I bothered posting at all - the reason vwdave may have posted on your other thread was to bring to people attention that you may not be a trustworthy individual. If you lie about your accomplishments (home made supercharger) then perhaps you also lie about your polishing ie, you stole some previously posted pictures, and are using them to try to sell a non-existant base.
It's hard to buy something from someone who is known to be a liar - perhaps your "polished base" will arrive at my doorstep as a box of steaming excrement. Or maybe a destroyed kaiser supercharger You need to regain your credibility man - snap some pictures to prove your worth here.
Being a liar is far worse then trying something and it not working. You learn from mistakes, and everyone can get a laugh - no big deal. Being a liar stays with you for a LONG time - with no good things to gain from it
See what I mean??????? This man's kind words a driving force behind me striving for perfection. I can not stress this enough because outstanding achievments love recognition!!!!!! So lets all give this man a standing applause or drink a toast to him ..... Sonix this truely comes from the heart man and I just wanted you to know your kind words were inspirational and heartfelt!
I was giving the benefit of doubt before, assuming you probably didn't own a digital camera.
But now that you do, there's no excuse. Most people here realize that even if it wasn't real, it would look goofy, but this isn't the auto detailing and appearance board, people here care about results more so than looks (for the most part). So posting pictures of how the kaiser destroyed part of your underhood would at least regain your shattered credibility.
Which brings me to why I bothered posting at all - the reason vwdave may have posted on your other thread was to bring to people attention that you may not be a trustworthy individual. If you lie about your accomplishments (home made supercharger) then perhaps you also lie about your polishing ie, you stole some previously posted pictures, and are using them to try to sell a non-existant base.
It's hard to buy something from someone who is known to be a liar - perhaps your "polished base" will arrive at my doorstep as a box of steaming excrement. Or maybe a destroyed kaiser supercharger You need to regain your credibility man - snap some pictures to prove your worth here.
Being a liar is far worse then trying something and it not working. You learn from mistakes, and everyone can get a laugh - no big deal. Being a liar stays with you for a LONG time - with no good things to gain from it
And sonix since you did try to accuse me of not hasviving this tpi system ... Well, this picture is just for you my friend.
really want to say I wasted my time reading it for no picture but the suspense. WOW I think there is a picture on the way. I hope. Lets see it. We have all seen homemade air intakes from pvc and plastic/rubber tubing, so if it works lets see it. It probably wont take off as a new MOD but high powered motors did not come around because people were afraid to show their "goofy" ideas. I applaud your horsepower expedition.
Whoa whoa, don't take that too personally man, I was just enunciating the feelings of most of the posters in this thread.
I don't think you're a liar, I can just understand why I *thought* VWDAVE would have posted in your other thread.
But thanks for that picture of the intake manifold, that made my day
So then - why no pictures of the rotocharger? Notice i'm not asking/demanding you post them - i'm just wondering WHY you haven't?
I'm curious as hell to see what a "Kaiser Rotocharger" looks like.
And yea, I agree with Jycollector, "bike chain" is simple a specific size of chain, it doesn't mean it'll only hold a fraction of a HP, or it's particularly candy-***. V-belts, timing belt, or chains would work fine for this. All 3 of those come in MANY different sizes and strengths.
There's plenty of different styles of chains out there, and if you're spinning it via the power steering pump (which means it's probably not direct drive, there's probably a speed increaser in there) then it's not "too fast" for chain. (think timing chain eh?)
Next thing you know he's going to tell us he pulled the wheels 10" off the ground (what happened to that guy?).
hell I can't even get the tires that high off the ground with my floor jack. Besides the car has 3.08 gears in so no it isn't lightning fast by any means ...
But like I said it can beat my friends corvette now and thats all I cared about.
haven't got the trans am back yet ..... I decided to have other work done to it (new clutch, brakes, shocks, struts, front and rear main seals and oil pan gasket) But you know been using a 4th gen for a week now and I really don't miss the trans am at all.
Nah ... Enjoying the 10 disc C/D changer and no shakes, rattles. or squeeks ... I just may never go back to a 3rd again LOL .... this car is like better then my car was 20 years ago LOL .... Might just have to find me a 4th and enjoy driving again. Or finish my corvette.
Nah ... Enjoying the 10 disc C/D changer and no shakes, rattles. or squeeks ... I just may never go back to a 3rd again LOL .... this car is like better then my car was 20 years ago LOL .... Might just have to find me a 4th and enjoy driving again. Or finish my corvette.
I call bs 4th gens are just as rattley squeeky piles as thirdgens
so where the hell are some pictures, this is the funniest thing I've read in a long time and I'm dying to see what it looks like. I'm picturing something that looks like and old sewing machine with a bike chain sittin on top of an l03 with some dryer ducting hangin off it.. please!
Like I said the car will be gone for awhile for major work! .... I am later today going down to chapparel and buy a motorcycle chain and sprockets .... Or I've also been thinking about some way driving directly off my crank shaft pulley. Probably could use a short shaft with like a U-joint to make up for alignment issues.
I am going to be ditching the dryer hose though and make something else maybe steal some fart can tips off a few imports to save money. I figure those 5 inch pipes would be of better use on my car anyways!
Another Issue I believe I am encountering is losing boost through leaks so I figured I could just JBweld everything together to fix this.
My TBI hat is to hillbilly like so I'm going to make a sheet metal top like a TPI plenum this way I will weld an adapter collar to my throttle body that the sheet metal plenum will bolt to and from the front of my sheet metal plenum I can weld a flange on there and bolt my intake pipes on. This should be full proof and eliminate any pipes bursting again.
Look at mcmaster carr, or other power transmission companies. There should be a pre-built component ready to use (talking about the u-joint type coupler).
I've seen some misalignment shaft type setups that use a rubber joint, but they are only rated to a few HP max. If you slot holes to mount the blower you shouldn't need any misalingment devices.
yes jproz , with out photo's everyone thinks/knows you are a stupid dumb a$$ . you put photos of polish job , why not photos of charger ???? you are a big blow hard that does not know what your talking about . IMO .
yes jproz , with out photo's everyone thinks/knows you are a stupid dumb a$$ . you put photos of polish job , why not photos of charger ???? you are a big blow hard that does not know what your talking about . IMO .
Uncletom .... Have you ever seen a million dollars up close?????????
You are always redirecting away from taking current pictures of the car. You are a liar. You do not have the setup which you claim to have in your car. All those repairs on the car can be done in 2 days at the most by a competent shop. You are a liar plain and simple.
You are always redirecting away from taking current pictures of the car. You are a liar. You do not have the setup which you claim to have in your car. All those repairs on the car can be done in 2 days at the most by a competent shop. You are a liar plain and simple.
WOW I just love all this positive feedback ..... Just gets me all misty
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Besides If I was going to lie don't you think I would have said I have twin turbo's .... maybe twin vortechs .... NOOOOOOOO I said a WWII supercharger and get slammed for it ...... So what if I can't afford a mega-dollar brand name at least I can fab something to work.
Last edited by Jproz1167; 12-01-2007 at 11:14 PM.
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You should expect these reactions, from the members. Believing is seeing. And until you produce a shred of evidence. Don't be surprised to get slammed. If you did this, then yes, you did do some fabbing and you completed a once thought to be impossible task, into a possible one. And I give you credit to that build, but don't expect all the praise you deserve until there is evidence.
I wouldn't really call any of the things you mentioned "major" work, shouldn't take more than a day or two if they're actually working on it.. not calling you a liar or anything, I'd just really like to see pics of it, you obviously have a camera and know how to post pics..
You should expect these reactions, from the members. Believing is seeing. And until you produce a shred of evidence. Don't be surprised to get slammed. If you did this, then yes, you did do some fabbing and you completed a once thought to be impossible task, into a possible one. And I give you credit to that build, but don't expect all the praise you deserve until there is evidence.
If I posess the abilities to turn my corvette into a convertibe and a factory looking one, why would it be so hard for me to make a bracket and weld sprockets on something? ..... Seeing is believing yes but just cause you've never seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist now does it!
I wouldn't really call any of the things you mentioned "major" work, shouldn't take more than a day or two if they're actually working on it.. not calling you a liar or anything, I'd just really like to see pics of it, you obviously have a camera and know how to post pics..
So lifting a motor up to do oil pan gaskets isn't major work? how about all thats involved in doing that in itself ... you make it sound like they can get it done in a day and it's not like my car is the only one there.
You need to regain your credibility man - snap some pictures to prove your worth here.
