Is the elbow accurate for guages etc...

[defa]

As the title says, if i drill holes in the elbow after the throttle body for a boost gauge and a boost switch (to run water injection) would that be accurate enough or would they need to be coming out of the manifold. i didn't really want to put holes in maifold, as when i drill the holes and tap them metal will go into the manifold. i thought of putting a rag in there while i have the elbow off. but i still think metal would fall into the bottle when pulling the rag out.. another reason for not putting anything coming out of the manifold is that it looks a bit shit.. at least on the manifold it is hidden a little.
if anyone has any ideas at all please reply..
thanks..

[xcop5l]

i think if its after the throttle body it should be fine.
also i think you can pull the elbo off to do this so no metal in the engine

[defa]

i already have the elbow off. i have also drilled holes in it already..i was going to plug them up if people reckoned it wasn't any good..
i was thinking the same as you. i reckon it shouldn't matter as long as it is after the throttle body..

[xcop5l]

when we put the blower on my cousins vn he hoocked up the boost gauge before the blower and stuffed it on the first rev, so we learnt the hard way

[defa]

before the blower. that would only read vaccum then wouldn't it..

[xcop5l]

sorry before the t/b
(half asleep)

[defa]

lol. right i get ya now.. yeah ya would get a crap reading from there..

[xcop5l]

10 psi at idle

[defa]

ha ha.. yeah that might have been a little out..