Need Gauges Installed?

[SGBARRACUDA]

Any one reccomend a shop that can install i combo boost/egt gauge in my truck? I'm a little scared of drilling the exhaust manifold and those pesky metal chips finding there way in my turbo. I need someone between tampa fl. and eufala al. any help?

 

[PJereb]

You may want to consider doing it yourself.



It really is easy, by far the hardest part is running the wires, and doing a clean job of it. I think it took me about 10 minutes to install the pyrometer probe in the exhaust manifold, which was the easiest part of the job. Just read up on it, make sure you lay things out, and have the proper tools. I was able to drill the manifold with a close quarters Milwaukee drill. You should be able to rent one from a local rental place if you cannot borrow one from someone, they are rather expensive new. The only other trick is having a good tap handle that will clear all the surrounding stuff. I ended up using a 12 point socket to drive the 4 sided tap, with a ratchet. It took me two weeknights to install it. You will drop chips in the turbo, but search the site, there are over 20,000 members, the chances of damaging your turbo are slim, about the only thing you could do wrong would be to snap off a drill bit or a tap in the manifold.



Good luck,

Peter

 

[SGBARRACUDA]

You may want to consider doing it yourself.



It really is easy, by far the hardest part is running the wires, and doing a clean job of it. I think it took me about 10 minutes to install the pyrometer probe in the exhaust manifold, which was the easiest part of the job. Just read up on it, make sure you lay things out, and have the proper tools. I was able to drill the manifold with a close quarters Milwaukee drill. You should be able to rent one from a local rental place if you cannot borrow one from someone, they are rather expensive new. The only other trick is having a good tap handle that will clear all the surrounding stuff. I ended up using a 12 point socket to drive the 4 sided tap, with a ratchet. It took me two weeknights to install it. You will drop chips in the turbo, but search the site, there are over 20,000 members, the chances of damaging your turbo are slim, about the only thing you could do wrong would be to snap off a drill bit or a tap in the manifold.



Good luck,

Peter

SO you didn,t worry about the metal falling into the exhaust manifold?

 

[PJereb]

No, I did not worry about it, there is a very small risk. I think you have a greater chance of screwing something up by dropping the turbo to drill the manifold.



The shavings fall into the turbo, I fished out what I could, but after a couple swipes with a magnet epoxied onto solid wire I called it good and fired it up. No problems.



Really I think the only things that could be screwed up would be to drill in the wrong spot, drill at an extreme angle, tap at an extreme angle, or run the tap in too far, so that the pyrometer bottoms out, and sticks to far into the manifold, or to loose a drill bit, tap, or magnet in the manifold.



Most important is patience, a quality tap, and tapping fluid, and the right tools.

 

[DocDetonancour]

damage to turbo

SO you didn,t worry about the metal falling into the exhaust manifold?

I was told at May Madness that the cummins engineers dropped BOLTS in the turbo as a test with NO DAMAGE. I wouldn't worry about small shavings.