Just recieved some goodies but need help...

GTA_V6_Mustang

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Well I ordered some gauges one of them being a fuel pressure gauge. With a sender (dont trust fuel lines in car) It has a 1/8npt anyone have any suggestions on getting it to work? Like what do i do to get it in the fuel lines or something? Anything? lol

 

sleeperstang199

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autometer sells a fitting so you can put the sending unit in where the fuel pressure test port is on the stock fuel rail. or some after market Fuel pressure regulators will have a port on the back of them. but thats a little more pricey

 

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sleeperstang199 said:

autometer sells a fitting so you can put the sending unit in where the fuel pressure test port is on the stock fuel rail. or some after market Fuel pressure regulators will have a port on the back of them. but thats a little more pricey

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Damn then I would have to wait another week to put this thing in... There has to be another way. Anyone do it another way?

 

GTA_V6_Mustang

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Ok well I got this far. I know I need a 1/16 to 1/8 adapter but by any chance couldnt I just get that from a hardware store or something?

These are some pics of the sender.
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madams74

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I was always in the thinking that we could find a Schrader valve adaptor to convert it to 1/8. I looked everywhere. even in industrial catalogs. Sorry, but you have to remove the Schrader valve and use the Autometer fitting. The fitting is NOT cheap. But the expense is worth it. Even if you have a 1/4in gauge / threads, you can apapt the 1/8 into a 1/4 and use those style gauges / threads.

AUTOMETER 3280

http://www.jegs.com/i/Auto Meter/105/3280/10002/-1?CT=999

It only takes 2 days to get anything from Summit or Jegs.

 

blksn955.o

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Here is a pic of my n2o fuel line and mech. FP guage line off a fitting from the schrader valve.

There is one fitting from the scrader valve to the T fitting, then the lines have an AN fitting in each open T with the fuel line connected to that AN fitting. I would think you could use something very sim. to this.

 

GTA_V6_Mustang

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Hopefully tomorrow when I go to murrays they might have it in stock.

 

Stanger007

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Running Autometer 3280 here. The schrader valve can be removed with the same tool as the valve in a tire.

If you have FPR, they often have ports on them and will hide the bulky sender a bit better.

Wes

 

GTA_V6_Mustang

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Ok well picked up the 3280 autometer one at murrays for 7 bucks (thankfully they had it in stock) Other than putting teflon tape on it any other suggestions, like how tight to put it?

 

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GTA V6 MUSTANG Thats a big sender, myne is half the size.

Autometer recomends that the sensor be away from vibration, but would it still be ok to use the 1/16 to 1/8 then a 1/8 90* then the sensor off the fuel rail?

 

mootang

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that sender is three times as big as the one i got from them

I mounted mine on the fuel rail and its been fine for over a year like that.

 

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That's bigger than your dogs head!

 

GTA_V6_Mustang

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Its big but it works dead on! and it doesnt look so bad under the hood. And my dog was trying to eat it, lol. Shes so damn nosy. But i Have had it on the rail for a thousand miles now, np. Just got back from vaca, no problems the whole trip there around and back. Funny watching it starting in 30* temp, was a psi or 2 low then on warm up was fine again. Anyway Mine is also large in part I guess because the sender and guage I only paid 45 bucks for. And might I add, a bad ass gauge too. lol. Everyone loves my set up- I will have to get pics for you guys.

 

Bosko5.0

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I thought it might have been from an older model. Make sure to get pics under the hood.

 

GTA_V6_Mustang

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Bosko5.0 said:

I thought it might have been from an older model. Make sure to get pics under the hood.

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Well here are the pics all together as requested, lol Pardon my dust just got back from 1000 mile trip so car is filthy and so is engine bay. Ill wash whole thing sometime during week.









I love them, they have 7 color settings, Have them on teal to match car. And the are full sweep fully electronic and have a tinted lens so when they are off you cant see whats what, lol.

 

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Nice looking setup, but what is with the two A/F gauges?

 

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Left bank / right bank?

 

GTA_V6_Mustang

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Zero Signal said:

Left bank / right bank?

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correct