Drive pressure guage install

[Forrest]

Hello all.



Have you done the pre-turbo guage? Wondering "how to" on the fittings & type of hose. No doubt hi temps happening there. How did you & what did you use?



I've gotta find a Boost guage somewhere too. Someone has got to have one laying around.





tia





Forrest

 

[swankmetal]

i drilled/tapped a 1/8" npt hole in the side of my manifold that didn't have the egt probe. then, just an 1/8" compression fitting to copper tubing with a couple coils (heat dissipation), behind the engine, 1/8" compression fitting to hose barb, about 3" of rubber hose (noise suppression, before i did that i had a nasty click at the firewall), hose barb to bulkhead (through the firewall), plastic line to gauge. been running like that for a while with no problems. except now having the knowledge that i was REALLY working my turbo before i put it in. check "old smoky"'s readers rigs for a good pic at the manifold.



dave

 

[KatDiesel]

0 to 100psi mechanical oil pressure gauge works well.

 

[RonA]

Forrest.

I just put one on my truck, I could have shown you at the dyno event. Consider a larger size, 1/8" gets clogged, or so i am told.

Ron

 

[Forrest]

Thanks everyone.



Dave ... i just looked up old smokys ... here it is ... thanks.



Ron ... i gotta see your "fuel pre-heater". :-laf