just wanted to know if anyone else has a set of ProSport gauges... i ordered the water temp one and it says that the sending unit to the gauge has to cut into your radiator hose in front of the engine so you could put ProSport's water temp hose adapter? heres a link http://prosportgauges.com/water-temp-sender-radiator-hose-adaptor.aspx just wondering if i could splice into the factory one... or if anyone has done so... and which one to use... :1zhelp:
ProSport water temp gauge
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I have the same question....Anyone knows? I would like to know but I found this thread and did not want to make a new one.
Your other (And in most peoples opinions better) option is to replace the factory sensor with their sensor by using the M16x1.5 adapter from this adapter kit.
http://prosportgauges.com/metric-adaptor-kit.aspx
http://prosportgauges.com/metric-adaptor-kit.aspx
I have my sensor on the thermostat housing right at the stat outlet, preferably you would want it before the thermostat to read actual temps. In the radiator hose passing I would think it would be pointless as its after the thermostat farther down the system but to everybody their own 
oldsking;1559988 said:I have my sensor on the thermostat housing right at the stat outlet, preferably you would want it before the thermostat to read actual temps. In the radiator hose passing I would think it would be pointless as its after the thermostat farther down the system but to everybody their own
From all the research ive done, The stock sensor is pretty much in the best place there is for a temp gauge.
Which outlet on the thermostat housing are you using oldsking? The threads cross thread a little with the use of 1.5, ours is a 1.25 I believe.
Make sure you have the right threads.
You want the temp sensor before the t-stat and rad because if its mounted in the middle of rad hose you will get lower temp readings and you want actual temp readings.
You want the temp sensor before the t-stat and rad because if its mounted in the middle of rad hose you will get lower temp readings and you want actual temp readings.
I am going to be mounting it on the thermostat housing, not on the radiator hose. I am just wondering if anyone has used the ProSport temperature gauge sender on the stock thermostat housing with the Prosport Metric Adapter kit and if it worked properly.
I can also tap into the stock temperature gauge sender wire behind the cluster, but I don't know what wire it is. Figgie said that the stock gauge sender is very accurate but the gauge is not.
I can also tap into the stock temperature gauge sender wire behind the cluster, but I don't know what wire it is. Figgie said that the stock gauge sender is very accurate but the gauge is not.
Just make sure the threads are the right size and your fine. Stock sensor goes by resistance so yes its accurate but the stock gauge means jack as it can be at the same spot but be at like 240*f which is past the safe point.
I can vouch that the hole in the housing is m16x1.5 thread, though i haven't sued their adapter.
theres a flat spot on the side of the thermo housing neck right above the stock ecu temp sensor. Drill and tap for 1/8npt. No need to remove sensors..
For anyone using a Prosport non premium gauge, What temps are you reading? What temperature thermostat are you using?
I installed a Prosport non premium gauge and my readings seem to be 20-30F lower then my standalone reads with the sensors 1 inch apart both pre-thermostat.
I moved the sensor from installing with a bushing to directly threading into the housing and the difference changed to 10-15F.
I show 170F-190F on the gauge with a stock 190Fdegree thermostat and i show 190F-205F on my standalone consistently.
Any feedback would be appreciated. I want to know witch reading is wrong.
I installed a Prosport non premium gauge and my readings seem to be 20-30F lower then my standalone reads with the sensors 1 inch apart both pre-thermostat.
I moved the sensor from installing with a bushing to directly threading into the housing and the difference changed to 10-15F.
I show 170F-190F on the gauge with a stock 190Fdegree thermostat and i show 190F-205F on my standalone consistently.
Any feedback would be appreciated. I want to know witch reading is wrong.
IBoughtASupra;1560008 said:
Well when I was NA I had mine on the thermostat cover, there was a plug there that I took out and put my adapter into. Now that I will be going GTE and have the turbo thermostat housing I will be going before the thermostat and utilizing the water pipe at the top. Keep in mind I am not running a water cooled turbo but an oil cooled one so I have no need for the water bypass and will use that for accurate temp readings.
^ have fun with that. That top port is not just for cooling the turbo. I had horrible warm up time in cold weather and odd heat spikes in the summer when the thermo stat tried to open. Not to mention almost any use of the heater cooled the car off to the point of re entering cold start enrichment. I don't get what is so hard about drilling and tapping a hole where i stated?
nosechunks: I don't have another gauge to go by like you but i see mine cross 170ish +/- few deg. just as the car comes out of cold start idle. Last summer i saw a peak of 210 with a few odds and ends out of place (shroud, rad cap, bypass blocked, all corrected now). The ac compressor shut off as this happened too so I'm assuming its some what accurate given the 212* water temp #3 operating range.
Normal range is 185-195. Takes a bit of idling with the ac on to get to 195 where it levels off. Havent seen it go over that yet but I'm waiting for the 105*+ days to see how it handles.
nosechunks: I don't have another gauge to go by like you but i see mine cross 170ish +/- few deg. just as the car comes out of cold start idle. Last summer i saw a peak of 210 with a few odds and ends out of place (shroud, rad cap, bypass blocked, all corrected now). The ac compressor shut off as this happened too so I'm assuming its some what accurate given the 212* water temp #3 operating range.
Normal range is 185-195. Takes a bit of idling with the ac on to get to 195 where it levels off. Havent seen it go over that yet but I'm waiting for the 105*+ days to see how it handles.
Just to add .02cents I had an Autometer water temp gauge. I removed the a/c fan sensor since i didnt have a condensor fan in the first place. I plugged my sensor there which is in front of the thermostat (on thermostat housing) with a 180* thermostat miami gets HOT! I always get a difference in temp numbers the Autometer sensor will always read higher almost *10 higher than the stock sensor, which to me seems to never move. I recall a time when my autometer gauge went up to 200* the damm oem gauge was sitting in the half way mark..I was like wtf really? Judging by what i been reading here the OEm location is the best place to put a water temp sensor (water neck) i will make some changes