winter projects- better call this NEVER ENDING
06-10-2009, 10:12 AM
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I was considering those gauges for my coupe, but could not go with them due to thier limited tach and speedo choice if I decided to replace the stock dash with all aftermarket gauges
06-11-2009, 06:05 AM
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temp and oil pressure are good gauges to have, next winter I think I am going to go with a oil temp gauge as well.
temp and oil pressure are good gauges to have, next winter I think I am going to go with a oil temp gauge as well.
06-11-2009, 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' post='922341' date='Jun 3 2009, 09:44 AM
bolted the lip back on now that I painted it. Im going to leave the bumper as it is and take it for a drive and see how temps are.
I put all new foam between the oil cooler-ac condensor- and radiator.
I also got a new hood insulation pad from the dealer, when I went to take the old one off my other hood it started to fall apart.
Im bleeding the coolant as I type this, then its a few blasts down the highway and off to get the computer upgrade and MSD upgrade. My Raptor 7 LED warning light should be here tomoroww too which will get its signal from the shift light output of the wolf so I will have a nice bright blue LED shift light blaring in my face when I hit redline.
I put all new foam between the oil cooler-ac condensor- and radiator.
I also got a new hood insulation pad from the dealer, when I went to take the old one off my other hood it started to fall apart.
Im bleeding the coolant as I type this, then its a few blasts down the highway and off to get the computer upgrade and MSD upgrade. My Raptor 7 LED warning light should be here tomoroww too which will get its signal from the shift light output of the wolf so I will have a nice bright blue LED shift light blaring in my face when I hit redline.
jealous simply isnt the word for how i feel. lucky sod!
06-11-2009, 05:11 PM
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i like mechanical, but the temp gauges can sometimes be a pain because the senders are a little large. I always end up having to use the adaptor that comes with the gauges and weld that onto my aluminum surface to act as a spacer to shim the sender probe away from the motor. That also gives you great threads so you dont have to drill and tap anything.
On my s4 NA I did it in the thermostat housing, on my current cover I did it in the waterpump housing.
I also like mechanical oil pressure gauges, I use the stainless braided line. That is real nice because there is no sender, just the line. Bolts right up to a oil pedestal adaptor of your choice. I have run mechanical oil pressure gauges for over 20 years, usually on the thin nylon tubing that it comes with, and never had a leak or one rupture on me. Only when I did my TII engine swap did I finally run a braided line.
On my s4 NA I did it in the thermostat housing, on my current cover I did it in the waterpump housing.
I also like mechanical oil pressure gauges, I use the stainless braided line. That is real nice because there is no sender, just the line. Bolts right up to a oil pedestal adaptor of your choice. I have run mechanical oil pressure gauges for over 20 years, usually on the thin nylon tubing that it comes with, and never had a leak or one rupture on me. Only when I did my TII engine swap did I finally run a braided line.
06-11-2009, 05:23 PM
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I've had a mechanical oil pressure gauge crap out inside the gauge itself in my Jeep and spit oil in the floorboard and on top of the radio. I've run nothing but electrical gauges ever since.
06-11-2009, 05:36 PM
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and mechanical work all the time!
your heater core can go bad and throw coolant all over the cabin of the vehicle but no one removes that because they are scared of coolant
your heater core can go bad and throw coolant all over the cabin of the vehicle but no one removes that because they are scared of coolant
06-11-2009, 05:42 PM
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what is more of a trusted one to get the best read without having to worry about something exploding or giving the wrong reading??? it seems like mechanical works the best fyi my s4 is NA so it seems like it wont be a problem
06-11-2009, 06:36 PM
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remember water temp gauges do not flow coolant through the tube, the coolant heats the tube up and thats how it gets its signal.
Only oil pressure sends oil through the car.
The simplest is electric gauges because you only have to run the wire into the car, mechanical temp gauges involve a large diamater sender so you need a good hole to run it through, what I did with my car was push the stock wiring harness down a little bit, pushed my sender through, then let the harness back up, the temp sender tube is thin but the sender itself is almost 1" diamater. Just be sure to order the right length gauge to allow for routing, a 6' wont work well.
in this picture you can see the anodized blue temp adapator, that comes with the gauge. What I did was drilled the thermostat housing out, then had the adaptor welded to the housing. Now it spaces the probe away from the thermostat and gives you really nice threads to bolt the sender up to.
Only oil pressure sends oil through the car.
The simplest is electric gauges because you only have to run the wire into the car, mechanical temp gauges involve a large diamater sender so you need a good hole to run it through, what I did with my car was push the stock wiring harness down a little bit, pushed my sender through, then let the harness back up, the temp sender tube is thin but the sender itself is almost 1" diamater. Just be sure to order the right length gauge to allow for routing, a 6' wont work well.
in this picture you can see the anodized blue temp adapator, that comes with the gauge. What I did was drilled the thermostat housing out, then had the adaptor welded to the housing. Now it spaces the probe away from the thermostat and gives you really nice threads to bolt the sender up to.