ESE Tuning, 42 Draft Designs Boost Gauge Tubing Kit for Audi & VW 2.0T FSI & TSI with 90 Degree Fitting

The 2.0T FSI & TSI motors are certainly cool, but where are the vacuum lines? There's one, but tapping this stubby little thing results in a mess. Tap your intake manifold the right way using 42's Mk5 Boost Gauge Tap! Installation is simple - remove the PCV tube, slide this fitting into the intake manifold, pop the PCV fitting back on, rotate to lock, and read your boost. No hose clamps or modifications needed.

42's boost gauge tap is CNC machined from 6061 aluminum. The design mimics the factory intake manifold and PCV tube, squeezing a spacer between the two. In this spacer, a brass barb allows for a universal boost gauge connection. A carefully designed tab allows the fitting to lock into the stock intake manifold. Precision machining on the female side allows the PCV tube to lock in and seal without leaking. On the male side, two Viton o-rings seal the fitting inside the intake manifold.

The boost gauge tap fits both FSI and TSI motors. Installation is quick and reversible. No tools are required and our fitting leaves no marks on the intake manifold or PCV tube. Our boost gauge barb fits .170" ID tubing.

Fits .170" ID Tubing
2 Viton O-rings Included
Available in 2 Mk5 Tubing Kits

The wrong boost gauge tubing kit can turn an afternoon project into a dramatic disappointment. It's simple really - tubing and fittings. What could possibly go wrong? Unfortunately, plenty.

Since 2002 42 has been installing and selling boost gauges and various tubing kits. Over the years they have tested and developed many different solutions using a variety of fittings and tubing. Customer feedback has always been strong, letting them know what works and what doesn't. Throughout the years they've heard it all.

"my boost gauge buzzes"
"my tubing cracked, won't bend, melted, or isn't long enough"
"something's leaking"
"It just won't fit in my pod"

New for 2009, 42's mk5 boost gauge tubing kits combine the best of the best at an affordable and competitive price. In the engine bay they are using their mk5 boost gauge tap to neatly tap into the factory intake manifold. At the gauge they're using their straight boost gauge fitting or their 90° boost gauge fitting. These fittings are the most compact barb fittings we've ever found, allowing installation in the tightest of gauge pods. Tying it all together is 8 feet of the toughest and most flexible tubing they've ever used. Made from a high-tech polymer, our new tubing is flexible enough to bend around a quarter, but stiff enough to support itself without kinking or drooping. Their tubing can snake through gauge pods without kinking or crushing, while simultaneously holding tight on our barbed fittings without zip-ties or clamps. Spliced somewhere in-between, their proven inline restrictor provides a clean signal to the boost gauge. Zip ties and installation instructions are included for convenience.