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pounds of boost was a guess 
a wise man once said:
Basically, at 0, it means that the pressure in the lower intake is even, meaning that the SC is feeding air at the same rate that the engine is pulling it.
In a naturally aspirated engine, there is always vacuum, as the engine pulls the air in rather than being fed. Basically, it would always read negative pressure (vacuum).
In the SC'd car, it is unecessary at idle/low rpm'* for the engine to be constantly fed air. The engine can pull it fine.
a wise man once said:
Basically, at 0, it means that the pressure in the lower intake is even, meaning that the SC is feeding air at the same rate that the engine is pulling it.
In a naturally aspirated engine, there is always vacuum, as the engine pulls the air in rather than being fed. Basically, it would always read negative pressure (vacuum).
In the SC'd car, it is unecessary at idle/low rpm'* for the engine to be constantly fed air. The engine can pull it fine.
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From: Lethbridge, Alberta, _______Canada._______ West Coast Bonneville Fest ___05,06,07 Survivor___
any negative numbers simply stand for Intake Maifold Vacuum, the ammount of Air going into the engine at a non charged rate. as soon as you pass the 0 you start boosting, so along with all the manifold vacuum you are pounding up to an additional 9 lbs of air inside of it.
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