Guest chiefvinso Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 I am trying to find a place in the bulk head to run the pipe for my manual boost gauge. Any ideas as I cant seem to find anywhere thats central or am I looking at drilling?? Its a manual and yes I have heard the autos are easier to do!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 On the passenger side the main wiring harness comes through the bulkhead near the wing, if you feed it through from the engine bay it should drop down into the footwell. On the drivers side on the manual there is a grommet in the footwell, if you feed something through it will come out in the inner wing. There's some access into this area in the engine bay. I would say the first option is better for boost gauge plumbing but you have to be careful not to interfere too much with the wiring harness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chiefvinso Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Cheers Merckx, I shall have another go tomorrow - the first sounds better and a shorter distance to travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supRo Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 I have fed an 8 gauge amp cable as above passenger footwell method. I made a slit next to the wiring harness on the same grommet. I then used a coat hanger with the cable attached on the end to push it through and it came out of the inner wing where there is a hole with a yellow plastic surround if I can remember correctly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chiefvinso Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 So will I have to take any interior panels off to get at the pipe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supRo Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Pipe?? Passenger footwell - Just remove the kick panel on the left, peel back carpet and remove the ECU cover - You will see the ECU wires going into a grommet. Look down the inner wing, near the charcoal canister and you will see the hole that it will come out of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chiefvinso Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Yeah sorry, I'm going to feed the pipe where the wires all go and then upto the dash clock where the gauge is. Sounds straight forward, what is the charcoal canister for and can I take my feed off the plenum chamber that leeds to the charcoal canister? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supRo Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=35946 I think you can tee into "BOV reference vacuum hose" but not sure, also there are other hoses, someone will come along shortly and confirm http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=13940&d=1112558977 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chiefvinso Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Cheers SupRo I can never find anything on a search Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supRo Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Some info here and teeing into hose on inlet manifold: http://www.mkiv.com/techarticles/boostguage/bg.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chiefvinso Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Thanks, 3rd time lucky then..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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