Oh yeah, to answer your question, yes, at 19" it was steady.

On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 2:51 PM, Dillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> It was at 19", and would drop down to around 6" when blipping the
> throttle.  It would then go up to about 21" as it came back to idle, and
> settle at 19".  This was all done very quickly however as I was contorting
> myself under the hood to plug the t-fitting with my finger (no plug handy).
> The threads aren't sealed on the gauge yet either.
>
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> On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Larry Alster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>  That's in the ballpark, is it a steady 19"??
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>> Larry
>>
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>> *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Dillon
>> *Sent:* Sunday, July 06, 2008 5:41 PM
>> *To:* Bill Cardell
>> *Cc:* miatapower List
>> *Subject:* Re: turbo a motor with less than perfect compression?
>>
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>> I just test-fitted the boost/vacuum gauge and got a quick reading of
>> ~19psi at cold idle.  I have to go to the store to find some teflon tape, so
>> we'll get a warm idle test here shortly.  This is near sea level.
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 5:20 PM, Bill Cardell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> wrote:
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>> Boost gauge would do fine. If you're getting one of our kits, just get the
>> gauge and mount ahead of time and get credited back when you take the
>> plunge. Plenty of ports on the manifold, might have to T in, depending on
>> whether you have cruise or not.
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