Installing FP and Temp gauges

[roadboy]

hi, i was just wondering, is it possible to install a FP gauge to the stock rail?
i have a GReddy one, and the size is 1/8

also possible to have two temp gauges working at once?
a aftermarket one and stock one. so do i need a three way splitter.

Thanks.

 

[isnms]

Yes on fuel pressure gauge. Get this: [thread=80542]Banjo bolt fuel pressure gauge[/thread]

 

[WhtMa71]

Most aftermarket gauges use their own sending unit. More than likely the stock sensor will not work for an aftermarket temp gauge.

 

[roadboy]

it does have its own sending unit, i just dont know if it shares the stock temp fitting or not.
if it dosent where do i hook it up?

 

[grimreaper]

one of the fittings on the coolant elbow. pick a sensor to remove or drill a new hole and tap.

 

[isnms]

That just made me remember. I think it was NashMan that was going to make a spacer for the thermostat cover that 1. would allow you to take the upper timing belt cover off without removing tstat cover and 2. could be tapped for a sensor. I don't know if he ever got his group buy going or approved or something.

 

[roadboy]

Thanks isms!! im going to use the banjo bolt you recomended.
all i need to know now is how to tap the temp gauge
wondering if there's a way without drilling a hole.

 

[jetjock]

one of the fittings on the coolant elbow. pick a sensor to remove or drill a new hole and tap.

I'll point out both the stock EFI and gage sensors are located on the engine side of the thermostat. There's a reason for that

 

[grimreaper]

yes i over looked that in my post and recommend making the sender fit on the engine side for the same reasons the ecu and gauge senders do...

good point jj

 

[Halsupramk3]

if you have removed your charcoal canister you can remove the vacuum switch and tap it for 3/8 npt or 1/2 what ever it is then buy a Home Depot 3/8npt to 1/8 npt ID plug and put it in the hole. or if the sensor is already 3/8 then screw it in. tapping the holes of a sensor you will not be using to a standard size is cheaper than trying to find a 14mm x 1.25 fitting. i plugged up my csi hole and the extra port/hole on the thermastat cover i put a bleader screw in it to bleed out air.