vacuum gauge

[Brightyellow69rtse]

wondering if any of you run a vacuum gauge in the car? what are your thoughts on it?

[c00nhunterjoe]

I knew. Guy that ran one for fuel economy so I briefly ran one. I find it pointless for anything other then tuning a carb or looking for a problem. That said, its a diag tool, not a monitering device needed in a dash.

[A383Wing]

I got the factory Mopar unit on the console in the Daytona, and a 2" one from Glowshift in the pillar pod in the Dakota (bottom one is vacuum, top one is air-fuel gauge)

I find them useful while driving

Bryan

[justcruisin]

I knew. Guy that ran one for fuel economy so I briefly ran one. I find it pointless for anything other then tuning a carb or looking for a problem. That said, its a diag tool, not a monitering device needed in a dash.

I agree, can't see the point in monitoring vacuum, hook one up for tuning for sure or if you have a problem.

[XH29N0G]

My dad installed one on his cars (1 charger and 1 pinto wagon) in the 1970's.  I have childhood memories of him describing to my mom that she should keep the vacuum as high as possible at all times while driving.      I guess they got better gas mileage that way.  The only comment I heard from my mom was that she liked the charger because it could accellerate faster and was therefore safer for merging onto highways.

I bet there are other reasons, but I don't run one.