Its reading 35 lb of boost even at idle mate - there is a problem with the gauge .......FireKraka wrote: Mon Jul 28, 2025 12:10 pm Hi Blacky I thought that the Eaton M90 only pout out about 6 psi standard on the L67 (my Monaro) and the smallest pulley gets you to about 18 psi, 35 psi sounds like an awful amount of boost then
Red Rattler Revamp
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I started with nothing and still have most of it left.
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Had Jeff Ramsay come to look at the FED and start thinking through how to extend the blower snout. He reminded me you CAN squeeze 35 pissies into a red…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmpzg0GOXtA
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There’s hope yet for that boost gauge Blacky
Cheers,
Harv
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmpzg0GOXtA
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There’s hope yet for that boost gauge Blacky
Cheers,
Harv
327 Chev EK wagon, original EK ute for Number 1 Daughter, an FB sedan meth monster project and a BB/MD grey motored FED.
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Here's hoping 
wheels up launches in the rattler would be fun 
wheels up launches in the rattler would be fun I started with nothing and still have most of it left.
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Sweet 
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hi. any movement on the old girl.. watching with interest
building the dream Rick
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new alternator has arrived, waiting on a new boost gauge sender unit which is due 18/08 then back into it.
I started with nothing and still have most of it left.
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Blacky wrote:new alternator has arrived, waiting on a new boost gauge sender unit which is due 18/08 then back into it.
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one step forwards , another step and a half sideways , a shuffle back again then a pirouette ..........
Mike came back today with the hope we would finish the tune in the shed ready for dyno time - but was still having trouble with the air and water temp apparently fighting each other when he was trying to load a program into it.
Turns out the diagram I wired it to was not quite correct , all the negatives are drawn as going directly to earth but some of them really need to go back to an earth input in the computer , namely the air, water and throttle position switch so its time to pull the wiring harness apart , locate the cables in question and rewire them to the computer not to earth .............
................. it's getting awfully close to all this crap coming off and a set of triple SU's that are hanging around in the shed being put to work......
Mike came back today with the hope we would finish the tune in the shed ready for dyno time - but was still having trouble with the air and water temp apparently fighting each other when he was trying to load a program into it.
Turns out the diagram I wired it to was not quite correct , all the negatives are drawn as going directly to earth but some of them really need to go back to an earth input in the computer , namely the air, water and throttle position switch so its time to pull the wiring harness apart , locate the cables in question and rewire them to the computer not to earth .............
................. it's getting awfully close to all this crap coming off and a set of triple SU's that are hanging around in the shed being put to work......
I started with nothing and still have most of it left.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
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Little problems,
Keep going you’re so close it’s not worth turning back now.
I’m really keen to hear this rumble.
Greg
Keep going you’re so close it’s not worth turning back now.
I’m really keen to hear this rumble.
Greg
So many cars so little time!
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I'm with Greg - looking forward to hearing this one spin up.
Cheers,
Harv
Cheers,
Harv
327 Chev EK wagon, original EK ute for Number 1 Daughter, an FB sedan meth monster project and a BB/MD grey motored FED.
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Got the earth wires sorted by pulling it all apart - again 
just waiting on the guru to tell me where they need to go
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just waiting on the guru to tell me where they need to go 
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I started with nothing and still have most of it left.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.
Foundation member #61 of FB/EK Holden club of W.A.