My fuel pump just took a dive on me I'm going to be putting a 190lph pump and adjustable reg in it. Want to put a liquid filled gauge in as well, curious how the gauge mounts?? Somewhere on the fuel-rail Any additional parts need to be purchased Please help
I'm also looking at getting a Ford Racing Fuel pressure guage off 50resto.com. Is there a reason it says it should be mounted outside of the car? I was gonna get an A-pillar pod.
Yeah so you don't get sprayed with fuel if the line or gauge malfunction such as during a accident. Otherwise you use a electric gauge which is more $ or get some type of fuel pressure isolator.
you can get a stainless steel fitting to screw into your fuel line on the pass side from www.fortes.com , you will have to call and ask for mike,,, don't use a brass one!!! I had mine break on me when I had a gauge just like the guy above this post, I was very lucky my car didn't catch fire!!!!!, I smelled in when it was parked and shut off.....
Never heard of the fittings breaking there. This was a NOS fitting and the guy that sells them hasn't had any complaints as well as people on The Corral that have bought them. What kind of fitting was yours? Just like screws, I'm sure there is different quality pieces.
I made my own pressure gauge and holder. I bought the NOS or Autometer adapter that you screw into the place on the fuel line where the schrader valve goes. I ran a piece of SS (stainless steel) braided hose to a brass T fitting that I mounted on the fender well by the MAF. I made a mount bracket out of aluminum angle I got from Home depot and bolted it to the fender well. Then I mounted the brass Tee to it with some machine screws and a plate. I sandwiched the brass Tee between the aluminum angle and a flat piece of aluminum that I trimmed off the extra aluminum angle. Three screws laid out in a triangle pattern go through both pieces of aluminum to clamp the Tee in place. I used a cheap industrial gauge from MSC Direct ( http://www.mscdirect.com/PDF.process?pdf=4588&Keyword=Y ). It works great and was cheaper than anything Summit had.
If you look through the MSC Direct catalog, you can find any type of gauge you want, including liquid filled. You only need a liquid filled gauge if you mount it directly on the engine. The liquid filling dampens out the vibrations.
You can buy the Autometer Stainless Steel braided hose for like $60. Or a local shop that makes hydraulic hose assemblies can make it for you at a cheaper price. Ordinary low pressure hydraulic hose can be used in place of the Stainless Steel braided hose, the Stainless Steel braided hose just looks nice. I got mine for $4 at a place that sells industrial and military surplus parts of all kinds. The Stainless Steel braided hose goes for about $3.60 a foot and the fittings are probably about $5-$8 each. You can make your own and save some $$$, the shops may have a setup or labor charge to fabricate the hose assembly.