Got my gauges tonight

[XcumminsX]

Well, UPS just came to the door and i got my gauges!! they look very nice there the diprocals. One question i have is if it is normal for the pyros gauge arm to move when i move my hand? Also how hard is it going to be installing these. ALl of these Cords and tubing are scaring me here... Anyone here do there gauges by themselves? is it hard?



Thanks



Nick

 

[barbwire]

Pyro guage

Hey Nick, I got my guages via UPS this weekend also. And as you noticed the pyro guage moves with the wave of the hand. The thing that bothered me about the Pyro guage was the fact that the needle did not go all the way down to 0, or to the peg.

I read the instructions that I could see through the plastic wrap, and it said something about being careful not to drop it, as it is super sensitive, and damage will likely result. "OH, RIGHT" and they send it through a shipping company without it being surrounded by jello!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well I guess that I will install it and cross my fingers. I do not want to have to look at my guage and have to deduct 125 or so degrees every time I want to read it though. Does your guage do the same thing. Did anyone out there have this same situation when they got their guages?

I believe that I will install everything on my own, except the installation of the thermocouple. I truly believe that the manifold should be removed to make sure that nothing is hanging up from drilling and later let loose and go through the turbo. I want to go pre-turbo for shutdown purposes. Good luck with your install. BTW I am putting mine in a pillar. Where are yours going?

 

[JWillms]

I to thought that it was going to be hard to install the guages when I frist got mine. your lucky you got all you need in a nice box. I had to peace mine together from what my freind pulled out of the back seat of his truck and what they told me to buy at the auto parts store but I found it all just took me a while.



Back to the install, I wanted to do it right so I took my time and sodered and shrink wraped all the conection. Ran all the wires and zip tied them. All in all it was a farly easy job. The hardest part I think was taking the manifold off driling and taping it. I think I did a pretty good job, even had some girls not belive me the other day when I told them I didnt it my self. I have them mounted on my A piller Boost, EGT and transmission.



If you take your time and read up on what your going to do you will be fine.

Justin<><

 

[blake underwood]

XCX,



Where are you mounting all of your gauges since you have 4 of them? Pillar pod, dash cubby hole, steering wheel?

 

[XcumminsX]

Thanks for the swift responses guys. The pyro, trans temp, fuel pressure are going in the cubby hole. And the boost gauge is going on the srt-10 a-pillar.



Nick

 

[Dkevdog]

Re: Pyro guage

Originally posted by barbwire

The thing that bothered me about the Pyro guage was the fact that the needle did not go all the way down to 0, or to the peg.

I don't believe that the Pyro guages go to the peg or 0*- their accuracy and calibration is based on temperatures far above ambient temps. I wouldn't worry about it at all. The only guage I know that reads 0 on the peg in the off or out of the box position is the Isspro pyros with the elctronic signal amp.



Like Justin said, take your time and plan the installation carefully, it's not tough, and have fun!



Kev

 

[Briman]

You don't have to take the manifold off to drill and tap the hole. If you take the manifold off it would be a good time (and excuse) to install the ATS manifold.



When I did mine on my '00 I used plenty off grease on the drill bit and tap and that keeps most of the metal shavings from going in the manifold. I started with a small bit and worked up to the correct size to help keep the hole true for tapping. I worked slowly with the tap and removed it many times to clean the grease and shavings off, then re greasing and tapping some more. I did have the luxury of tapping at a point on the manifold that was above the floor of the manifold and when finished I followed up by sticking a magnet on a stick in the hole to pick up what shavings did manage to fall in (not too many).



I will be ordering a dpricol egt gage soon and still am not sure where I will be putting the probe. One fellow on the board put his in the side of the manifold just above the turbo mounting flange. I like that location but would not be able to fish out the shavings with a magnet there. I think a few small shavings would go right out the exhaust without hurting anything anyway.



My last dpricol EGT gage came with the needle not seated as well. It never did settle to the pin, yet I think the readings were accurate. The meter responded quickly and reflected readings in line with what other members had posted.



Good luck with your installs.

 

[rrausch]

Another reason why the pyro won't read 0 is that it is not 0 degrees! That would be pretty cold.



When I get into my truck on a warm day, after the truck has sat for hours, the pyro reads a little below 100. That seems accurate enough to me.

 

[CFast]

Briman, you must have some Brass balls. I couldn't drill a hole in my intake manifold leaving it on the truck. Or the exhaust manifold either. Turbo's aren't cheap. I'd rather spend the time pulling the turbo or intake manifold, than pulling the whole engine because of one little drill shaving.

 

[Briman]

No brass balls here. I was refering to drilling the EXHAUST manifold while on the truck. I believe it is a fairly common practice.



As for the intake I would use a boost bolt.

 

[Fireman]

Diesel Power Products has a full set of installation instructions on their web site. Including pictures



Fireman

 

[CFast]

My mistake Briman, I thought you were talking about the intake manifold.

 

[Prairie Dog]

I drilled mine on the truck too but I was very carefull to get all the shavings out. A vacuum and a magnetized screwdriver work great!