Good idea? Using the EGR hole for mounting boost sensor?
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Good idea? Using the EGR hole for mounting boost sensor?
I got to thinking about this last night... rather than drill and tap a hole in the intake manifold for a boost sensor, or try to figure out where to mount one elsewhere underhood, why not drill and tap the EGR blockoff plate and use that? BTW: this is for a electric sender for a boost gauge, not an ECU.
Someone explain to me why this is a bad idea, seems too obvious not to try.
Someone explain to me why this is a bad idea, seems too obvious not to try.
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I hadn't noticed any extra 1/8" NPT threaded holes in the manifold when I looked last.
Sure I could tube/tee/clamp it into something else, like the PCV or the brake booster line, but that's another tee and looks like crap. The goal would be simplicity. Why run a bunch of extra tubes and tees when I can just thread into a hole and run 2 wires? I'm just wondering if the EGR port would be a representative source of what's going on inside the manifold.
Sure I could tube/tee/clamp it into something else, like the PCV or the brake booster line, but that's another tee and looks like crap. The goal would be simplicity. Why run a bunch of extra tubes and tees when I can just thread into a hole and run 2 wires? I'm just wondering if the EGR port would be a representative source of what's going on inside the manifold.
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Yeah, I could see how that was not clear, added "EGR" to "blockoff plate" in OP.
Plus, I'd prefer not to drill & tap this squaretop and eff it up. Everything I touch seems to be full of fail recently.
Plus, I'd prefer not to drill & tap this squaretop and eff it up. Everything I touch seems to be full of fail recently.
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This is important :P The EGR tube doesn't actually connect to the manifold anywhere - it just loops into one of the holes on the EGR valve. If you tap a block-off plate, make sure you're tapping the right hole.
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