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snakebit
09-22-2007, 08:51 AM
How did you attach:
1. Your PC Pro vac line to the SC nipple?
2. Your boost gauge line to the dist. block (I have an autometer with a rather flimsy, thin and hard line)?

And where did you get the adapters? Anything wrong with heater hoses and silicone sealant?
sbeck37923
09-22-2007, 10:28 AM
I hooked my boost sensor into the PC Pro hard line under the dash. I used an extra quick push connector the same as the one that connects the 2 PC Pros.

The PC Pro line is connected to the Supercharger nipple by using a short sleeve of vaccum hose that just fits over the PC Pro hose and some zip ties (I had to call Tom on that one when I did it).
Tom @ Fast Forward
09-22-2007, 11:47 AM
Don't hook your boost gauge to the VDB. It never sees boost.
snakebit
09-22-2007, 04:03 PM
Don't hook your boost gauge to the VDB. It never sees boost.Ok, I'll tie it in to the PC Pro line like sbeck37923 did. Where did you get that quickie connector?

Now I'm confused about the lines that go to the VDB: what's the one labled "boost sensor" in the hose routing diagram (99-00 install)?
Tom @ Fast Forward
09-22-2007, 05:57 PM
On the passenger fender there are two small black devices that have vacuum hoses. One is for the canister purge and the other is called the boost sensor. They connect to the VDB.
snakebit
09-22-2007, 09:56 PM
On the passenger fender there are two small black devices that have vacuum hoses. One is for the canister purge and the other is called the boost sensor. They connect to the VDB.Okey dokey. Glad I asked!
sbeck37923
09-23-2007, 07:58 AM
I got my quickie connector from Tom. They should be available from any local industrial automation supply. A long time ago I used them at work when working on robots.
snakebit
09-23-2007, 10:55 PM
I got my quickie connector from Tom. They should be available from any local industrial automation supply. A long time ago I used them at work when working on robots.If I try to take anything from my robots they will hang me upside down and initiate WWIII.:gnorsi:
Actually, I found a perfectly good T connector included in my kit. It should work fine.
snakebit
10-02-2007, 02:41 PM
Lesson learned: clamp or zip tie ALL vac/boost line junctions. Any weak link can make the whole system fall on its face.:svengo: