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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 7:03 pm 
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Hi,
Just a quick question about where people are getting the vacuum to run MAP sensors, heater controls, etc from??
Can you get vac from before the turbo?? or do you run a vac storage tank with valves to keep vac for the dash etc on boost??
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 8:36 pm 
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pretty much just leave it all as is mate
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 8:52 pm 
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yeh, no need to change it. leave it as factory

 

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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:38 pm 
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the MAP doesnt freak out on boost??

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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:20 pm 
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only if you have a std one and std ecu

 

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Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:06 pm 
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if you were running standard setup, would you just run a valve in the vac line??
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Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:18 pm 
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yes you can.. I think there is a vacuum tank behind glovebox??
Mine works without any known issues...

 

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Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:30 pm 
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DJ_Brown wrote:
if you were running standard setup, would you just run a valve in the vac line??
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wat vac line are u talking bout mate?
if u mean the map sensor line and u intend to run a standard ecu turbo setup then no just leave it as it is
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Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 5:44 pm 
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Thanks for the info guys
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