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Feb 5, 2012 | 02:12 PM

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jose08m5

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Vacuum?

i have a quick question how do I check for a vacuum leak as ive noticed that my autometer boost gauge at idle is always like at 3 and ive noticed that other boosted car are normally between 10 and 15 vacuum at idle.

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Feb 5, 2012 | 02:21 PM

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You can pressurize the intake, look and listen or put a manual gauge on it to compare readings and validate the one you're getting.

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Feb 5, 2012 | 02:23 PM

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how would i pressurize the intake?

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Feb 5, 2012 | 03:14 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jose08m5

how would i pressurize the intake?

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-f...leak-test.html

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