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A13EX F Cooper S · Nov 6th, 2005, 11:01 PM

Where the hell is the vacume pipe in the engine bay for the t piece of a boost guage?

a photo or drawing would be very nice I cannot find any exact answer on the fourum showing which pipe to tap into.

Rickys'S · Nov 7th, 2005, 06:31 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by A13EX F Cooper S

Where the hell is the vacume pipe in the engine bay for the t piece of a boost guage?

a photo or drawing would be very nice I cannot find any exact answer on the fourum showing which pipe to tap into.

The vacum hose comes from the fuel regulator on the fuel rail to the l/h side of the inlet manifold, it is hard plastic about 2.5mm thick!

A13EX F Cooper S · Nov 9th, 2005, 11:52 AM

any pics please I dont want to cut into the wrong wire!

XTREEM · Nov 9th, 2005, 12:59 PM

This should help. http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthrea...&highlight=VGS

Good pics in there.

John.

DarkMiniCooperS · Nov 9th, 2005, 02:30 PM

Here's a quick picture I took while installing Andy's VGS.

The 1 shows the Fuel Pressure Regulator(FPR)

The 2 shows the hose you need to plug in... I suggest you get a little hose from your local car store, and that you don't cut that stock FPR hose.. Just unplug it from the under the FPR, and connect it to one end of the "T" fitting... The extra hose you bought will then connect to the FPR and your Boost Gauge should come with and extra hose to hook up your boost guage to that "T" fitting. At the left of the "T" fitting, you can see the FPR hose connected... It has a 90degrees end, which makes it easier to plug it to the FPR...

EDIT : this picture is with the intercooler removed... which make the whole install a lot easier, and it only adds about 10 minutes to the install time!
Also, the "T" fitting on this picture is for the VGS, at that time, I didn't have the boost gauge yet. But it was a very easy job to add it to the VGS! (thanks again Andy for that awesome mod! lol)

MetalMiniMayhem · Nov 14th, 2005, 07:51 PM

anybody ever determine what (if any) loss there was in fuel economy?....

DarkMiniCooperS · Nov 15th, 2005, 12:24 AM

No, it shouldn't affect fuel economy at all...

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Nov 9th, 2005, 02:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
DarkMiniCooperS MINI crazy! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Miami, FL Local Time: 05:49 PM Posts: 302 Offline	Here's a quick picture I took while installing Andy's VGS. The 1 shows the Fuel Pressure Regulator(FPR) The 2 shows the hose you need to plug in... I suggest you get a little hose from your local car store, and that you don't cut that stock FPR hose.. Just unplug it from the under the FPR, and connect it to one end of the "T" fitting... The extra hose you bought will then connect to the FPR and your Boost Gauge should come with and extra hose to hook up your boost guage to that "T" fitting. At the left of the "T" fitting, you can see the FPR hose connected... It has a 90degrees end, which makes it easier to plug it to the FPR... EDIT : this picture is with the intercooler removed... which make the whole install a lot easier, and it only adds about 10 minutes to the install time! Also, the "T" fitting on this picture is for the VGS, at that time, I didn't have the boost gauge yet. But it was a very easy job to add it to the VGS! (thanks again Andy for that awesome mod! lol) My MINI Cooper S My boost gauge "how-to" thread Last edited by DarkMiniCooperS : Nov 11th, 2005 at 01:21 AM.

Nov 14th, 2005, 07:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
MetalMiniMayhem Can you calm-a-lama-down? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: in the mighty boosh Local Time: 05:49 PM Posts: 2,696 Offline	anybody ever determine what (if any) loss there was in fuel economy?.... Stop the world, I wanna get off!!!

Nov 15th, 2005, 12:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
DarkMiniCooperS MINI crazy! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Miami, FL Local Time: 05:49 PM Posts: 302 Offline	No, it shouldn't affect fuel economy at all... My MINI Cooper S My boost gauge "how-to" thread

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Nov 7th, 2005, 06:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rickys'S MINI2 Senior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nailsea Local Time: 09:49 PM Posts: 450 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by A13EX F Cooper S Where the hell is the vacume pipe in the engine bay for the t piece of a boost guage? a photo or drawing would be very nice I cannot find any exact answer on the fourum showing which pipe to tap into. The vacum hose comes from the fuel regulator on the fuel rail to the l/h side of the inlet manifold, it is hard plastic about 2.5mm thick!

Nov 9th, 2005, 12:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
XTREEM MINI2 Master Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Batemans Bay Local Time: 08:49 AM Posts: 845 Offline	This should help. http://www.mini2.com/forum/showthrea...&highlight=VGS Good pics in there. John.

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