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Old 01-16-2009, 10:10 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Clev View Post
It measures the vacuum at the intake manifold. As engine power increases, the engine generates less vacuum. The upshot is that a vacuum gauge can show you approximately how much the engine is putting out.

Sorry for the insultingly new question, but what is the advantage of this over the tach, which shows how hard the engine is working in RPM's?
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