Best place to tap for vac source

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Old Jun 6, 2003 | 10:43 AM
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Default Best place to tap for vac source

Which is the IDEAL place to tap the vac for an external wastegate? FPR, brake booster, etc...?
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Old Jun 6, 2003 | 10:47 AM
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i go off of the compressor housing....gives the fastest response.
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Old Jun 6, 2003 | 10:57 AM
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I'm getting irregular boost patterns, as in sometimes I get a lot more power and torque and other times not much at all. I can't seem to pinpoint when it occurs, one day it would run sweet and the next day not so good so I'm starting to troubleshoot at the wastegate before I go too deep.

At the moment I have everything tapped into the fpr (bov, boost gauge, wastegate), so I'm trying to experiment with different sources to see if its the wastegate playin games
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Old Jun 6, 2003 | 11:02 AM
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Default Re: Best place to tap for vac source (swlabhot)

To the top.....I was wondering the same thing. I have my intake mani tapped and fitted with NPT barbed fittings. All three sources come from the mani. Should I see any probems with this??? I've heard boost spiking issues but am still unclear. Can anyone clear this up for us??? Thanks,

-Ryan
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Old Jun 6, 2003 | 01:50 PM
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Default Re: Best place to tap for vac source (swlabhot)

try your brake booster for your wastegate or you could try the compressor. if your compressor doesnt have one, i have heard of putting a tube in your charge pipe as a vacuum source.
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Old Jun 6, 2003 | 06:48 PM
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Where does everyone else tap theirs?
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