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Ok, I am going to install a vacuum gauge on my 91 Camaro, and I have a REALLY STUPID QUESTION!
What is involved in hooking this up? Just a hose from the TB to the gauge, and an electrically hot wire if I want it to light up after dark? Doesnt the car have a vacuum sending unit? (Speed density TBI....)
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Can I install one of these and then tap into the wire that goes from the vacuum sending unit to the computer?
What is involved in hooking this up? Just a hose from the TB to the gauge, and an electrically hot wire if I want it to light up after dark? Doesnt the car have a vacuum sending unit? (Speed density TBI....)
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Can I install one of these and then tap into the wire that goes from the vacuum sending unit to the computer?
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Re: Stupid question....
The electrical signal from the MAP sensor isn't necessarily compatible with what the gauge expects.
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A mechanical gauge will probably be cheaper. There are no racing legality problems.
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Re: Stupid question....
Pretty much, the gauge probably comes with tubing, you'll just need to adapt it to a convenient vacuum source.
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