MXS C15 Acert read boost?

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  1. RobTheMech1

    RobTheMech1 Bobtail Member

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    best way to read accurate boost levels?

    06 Kenworth T2000 MXS C15 Acert
     
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    Is this for testing the accuracy of a dash gauge or ??
     
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    I dont have a gauge at all. I would like to add one. I have no way of telling how much its pushing.
     
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    Put a pressure sender in the intake piping and hook it to a gauge.
     
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    Doesn’t matter where? Closer to turbo better?
     
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    Cold side, directly in head or pipe at air inlet to head is best.
     
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    On the head just behind the intake there is a 1/4NPT port where most install a fitting for a boost gauge, makes it quick and simple to install one.
     
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