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Old 06-13-2004, 06:02 PM
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Default Boost Guage... How the heck??

How the heck do you attach the boost line (tiny 1/8" bugger) to the car?

I mean how do you find connectors that fit? I searched all over and I can't find anything that will attach the tiny VDO supplied clear tubing to the slightly larger braided cloth Audi hose I'll be tapping into. I have a T that fits the Audi hose but it sure won't fit the VDO hose.

What have you guys done? pics?

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Default Insert the clear hose into a small piece of braided hose...

secure with a few cable ties.
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Default this may work.

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Default yeah...

put 5 or 6" of the tiny hose into the bigger hose and secure with 2 ties or clamps
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Word.
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Default when I used the nylon plastic hose I put silicone on the outside of the nylon....

then inserted it into the rubber hose and used a zip tie

Nice and sealed that way.
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Default the OD of the nylon hose is about the same as the ID of the stock rubber hoses

I just got some rubber hose to use a a couple on the nylon VDO hose, and then I could use a 1/8" T for connecting the boost line to the BPV vac line.
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Default Re: this may work.

Nope. I had a bunch of those. Too big.
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that's what i did.
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That's why they come in different sizes, like MAGIC!
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