Forced Induction Turbos/Superchargers

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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 02:18 PM
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Ok so i will prob get killed for such a stupid question, so i recently bought an ss superchargered. Never had supercharger before, and just wondering how to read the psi meter. Why are there numbers on both sides of 0? thanks.
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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 02:19 PM
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negative is vacuum and positive is boost
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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 02:20 PM
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bottom vaccume top is bewst
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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 02:22 PM
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When the car is in vacuum, the engine is pulling in air naturally, meaning it's sucking in the same amount of air as it would in a non-supercharged application. When it goes into boost, the supercharger is shoving in more air than the engine would normally take in on it's own. ;-)
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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 02:23 PM
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thanks for the quick responses guys
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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 02:30 PM
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I kid, I kid!
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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 02:36 PM
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I kid, I kid!
^this
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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 02:40 PM
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1BADSS/SC...you're always there to stick in the "make you look like an idiot" knife just a lil further...
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Old Nov 4, 2009 | 02:59 PM
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1BADSS/SC...you're always there to stick in the "make you look like an idiot" knife just a lil further...


Its a dirty job. Someone has to do it
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