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sierrafery
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Hi, i strongly discourage you to connect the pipe near the turbo... if you want relevant boost reading you have to pick it up from the inlet manifold
Is there somewhere I can do this or does it require a lot of work thanks for the reply.
I will have to look around it when I get more time the other thing is I want the pipe to come through preferably somewhere I can get at it rather than it come up behind the instrument cluster.
sierrafery
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It's not a lot of work it's about drilling into the EGR bypass pipe or directly into the manifold and tap it or use rivnut
I will have to have a look at that this pipe I have found runs into the intercooler which I thought might give me the correct boost i found this on a forum afew days ago into which pipe to tee into.
What sort of pipe would be required to punch into the fitting my pipe is flexible to it wouldn't stay in that.Can you just drill and tap a take off, directly off the intake manifold ?
Using one of these... around £2 a piece.
You drill and tap the metal manifold, and screw in the connector. Then the plastic pipe just push fits into it... What sort of connector pipe do you have..
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6mm-Sili...hash=item5b2874b52a:m:m712R1Wq61ybMzY9C_nlS8g
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6mm-Sili...hash=item5b2874b52a:m:m712R1Wq61ybMzY9C_nlS8g
sierrafery
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Not intake but inlet
Yes you can just to be close to the entry to be able to collect the filings... if the EGR is bypassed the best is into that pipe
forget about that, IMO it's stupid ideea
I think its similar to that this is what I found on another forum on where to tap in to get accurate boost pressure although I can see the theory in tapping into the manifold to get a more accurate readingYou drill and tap the metal manifold, and screw in the connector. Then the plastic pipe just push fits into it... What sort of connector pipe do you have..
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6mm-Sili...hash=item5b2874b52a:m:m712R1Wq61ybMzY9C_nlS8g
Taking the reading right next to where the forced air goes into the engine, would be the most accurate place to sample. If you have losses in the boost pipe, or intercooler, it will show up.. If you have too much time on your hands, fit two gauges... pre and post intercooler... 
(only kidding)
(only kidding)I think you could be on to a decent idea there that would show any problems and I would no if it was the turbo or after the turbo but would require another gauge.Taking the reading right next to where the forced air goes into the engine, would be the most accurate place to sample. If you have losses in the boost pipe, or intercooler, it will show up.. If you have too much time on your hands, fit two gauges... pre and post intercooler...
sierrafery
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that's silly cos it has nothing to do with what boost you can get at the inlet... that's the only relevant place to be able to compare with the MAP reading also any leak or blockage between the turbo and inlet will not be revealed
