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Old 04-25-2006, 10:24 AM
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Guys quick question, What should the Vac Hg be on the autometer gauge.
when the car is warm and at idle? I think i have a major vac leak some were
mine is only reading 5hg. When driving as i down shift it will go to 15 Hg. boost is set at 15psi mods are LR Chips Lr Dp wastegate mbc the car is a 86.
Car runs rich big time.
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when warm, i get 18 in Hg at idle. it will jump to 21 in Hg or so when i let of the gas and coast.
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Thanks will have to start looking for leaks my mech has a smoke machine
that should help.
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I get 20" at idle
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18 at idle, 14-16 when ac is on at idle.
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18 at idle
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About the same here; 18psi at idle, bout 25 after letting go of the gas after a hard pull. That's around at 10k feet of elevation and 150,000 miles on the odometer . Sorry, not bragging, just installed my Zeitronix and I'm soooooooo happy to be able to see what my car is doing



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