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Old Nov 16, 2007 | 05:45 PM
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Boost right?

I have a prosport boost gauge with peak/hold. It reads around 16/17 lbs normally when i get on it. I know that is not stock,its lower boost. My mods are AMS tbe w/ tp,aem intake, and mbc. I hear mods like this w/o a tune, boosting lower is possible. Is that true, or is my gauge wrong?
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Old Nov 16, 2007 | 07:08 PM
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gauge is wrong is my guess. Do you have any other gauge/reference you can compare it to?
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Old Nov 16, 2007 | 07:08 PM
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any ideas?
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Old Nov 16, 2007 | 07:12 PM
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What exactly are you asking? If the boost level is too low, then why not just turn the knob on your boost controller to increase boost? Some Evo VIII´s(but yours is a IX) can have boost as low as 16-17 PSI stock. Mine did!

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Old Nov 16, 2007 | 07:44 PM
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I am asking if it is possible for my boost to be low. I am not going to turn boost up w/o a tune when idk if the gauge is wrong or my boost is actually running low do to my mods
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