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Just a note: if your running a tuner, some tunes give a lower ICP reading thru the OBDII. This is just one way that the tune writer fools the ECM into more power. ICP at WOT will be just above 4000 psi.
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Have you done a blue tooth pairing? It's basic and most of the adapters will work, some get more static data than others. You want ELM327 V1.5 or higher -- I got a mini one with No lights pointed at the passenger area (gets distracting at night).
Set up a Google wallet and go into GooglePlay and buy Torque and when you set it up you'll want to pull in the Ford specific PIDs. I'm getting ahead tho... Get your stuff and let us know what hangs you up. Prepare yourself for a whole new world!
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Where to tap coolent pressure ?
I'm purchasing some pillar mount analog gauges...... EGT...fuel pressure and coolent pressure.
Anyone have any experience with an easy place to tap into the coolent pressure ?
TIA............
Anyone have any experience with an easy place to tap into the coolent pressure ?
TIA............
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Then rig up a switch to switch the gauge between the various sensors. Not really a need (IMO) to view each gauge continuously.. I also found a company (spatechique) which makes a standard-size digital gauge with two displays in one. (see my sig).
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Interesting request.
In the early 80's (the good ol' days) I recall having several Stewart Warner gauges in my 68 RS Camaro, even a cyl head temp gauge, remember those?
Well, one of them was a mechanical oil pressure gauge that routed oil via a translucent poly line up under the dash, (the same style and size line you'd see/use on air shocks) one evening out with a buddy the line broke nearly in half and we had stinking pressurized oil pouring into the car. My loyal buddy put his thumb over the hole to stop it but it was too hot and too much pressure in such a small line, I think what I ended up doing after freaking out a while was to take a lighter, melt then pinch the end of the poly line to stop the hemorrhage. (the things you do when young and dumb...)
A coolant pressure gauge will have to be electrical just like oil pressure, I don't think anyone would want hot fluid pouring out when the hose is compromised.
One of the best places to tap that I can think of would be at a high point such as the degass bottle.
In the early 80's (the good ol' days) I recall having several Stewart Warner gauges in my 68 RS Camaro, even a cyl head temp gauge, remember those?
Well, one of them was a mechanical oil pressure gauge that routed oil via a translucent poly line up under the dash, (the same style and size line you'd see/use on air shocks) one evening out with a buddy the line broke nearly in half and we had stinking pressurized oil pouring into the car. My loyal buddy put his thumb over the hole to stop it but it was too hot and too much pressure in such a small line, I think what I ended up doing after freaking out a while was to take a lighter, melt then pinch the end of the poly line to stop the hemorrhage. (the things you do when young and dumb...)
A coolant pressure gauge will have to be electrical just like oil pressure, I don't think anyone would want hot fluid pouring out when the hose is compromised.
One of the best places to tap that I can think of would be at a high point such as the degass bottle.
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Interesting request.
In the early 80's (the good ol' days) I recall having several Stewart Warner gauges in my 68 RS Camaro, even a cyl head temp gauge, remember those?
Well, one of them was a mechanical oil pressure gauge that routed oil via a translucent poly line up under the dash, (the same style and size line you'd see/use on air shocks) one evening out with a buddy the line broke nearly in half and we had stinking pressurized oil pouring into the car. My loyal buddy put his thumb over the hole to stop it but it was too hot and too much pressure in such a small line, I think what I ended up doing after freaking out a while was to take a lighter, melt then pinch the end of the poly line to stop the hemorrhage. (the things you do when young and dumb...)
A coolant pressure gauge will have to be electrical just like oil pressure, I don't think anyone would want hot fluid pouring out when the hose is compromised.
One of the best places to tap that I can think of would be at a high point such as the degass bottle.
In the early 80's (the good ol' days) I recall having several Stewart Warner gauges in my 68 RS Camaro, even a cyl head temp gauge, remember those?
Well, one of them was a mechanical oil pressure gauge that routed oil via a translucent poly line up under the dash, (the same style and size line you'd see/use on air shocks) one evening out with a buddy the line broke nearly in half and we had stinking pressurized oil pouring into the car. My loyal buddy put his thumb over the hole to stop it but it was too hot and too much pressure in such a small line, I think what I ended up doing after freaking out a while was to take a lighter, melt then pinch the end of the poly line to stop the hemorrhage. (the things you do when young and dumb...)
A coolant pressure gauge will have to be electrical just like oil pressure, I don't think anyone would want hot fluid pouring out when the hose is compromised.
One of the best places to tap that I can think of would be at a high point such as the degass bottle.
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I should be getting around to hooking one up in a couple weeks.
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Interesting request.
In the early 80's (the good ol' days) I recall having several Stewart Warner gauges in my 68 RS Camaro, even a cyl head temp gauge, remember those?
Well, one of them was a mechanical oil pressure gauge that routed oil via a translucent poly line up under the dash, (the same style and size line you'd see/use on air shocks) one evening out with a buddy the line broke nearly in half and we had stinking pressurized oil pouring into the car. My loyal buddy put his thumb over the hole to stop it but it was too hot and too much pressure in such a small line, I think what I ended up doing after freaking out a while was to take a lighter, melt then pinch the end of the poly line to stop the hemorrhage. (the things you do when young and dumb...)
A coolant pressure gauge will have to be electrical just like oil pressure, I don't think anyone would want hot fluid pouring out when the hose is compromised.
One of the best places to tap that I can think of would be at a high point such as the degass bottle.
In the early 80's (the good ol' days) I recall having several Stewart Warner gauges in my 68 RS Camaro, even a cyl head temp gauge, remember those?
Well, one of them was a mechanical oil pressure gauge that routed oil via a translucent poly line up under the dash, (the same style and size line you'd see/use on air shocks) one evening out with a buddy the line broke nearly in half and we had stinking pressurized oil pouring into the car. My loyal buddy put his thumb over the hole to stop it but it was too hot and too much pressure in such a small line, I think what I ended up doing after freaking out a while was to take a lighter, melt then pinch the end of the poly line to stop the hemorrhage. (the things you do when young and dumb...)
A coolant pressure gauge will have to be electrical just like oil pressure, I don't think anyone would want hot fluid pouring out when the hose is compromised.
One of the best places to tap that I can think of would be at a high point such as the degass bottle.
Yep, those are "mechanical" gauges vs. "electronic" gauges with just wires running into the cab. I installed a set of mini-gauges into my '80 firebird, neighbor had a machine shop and he cut my dash to fit the 3 gauges where the Trans-Am gauges would have been. Worked great, until one day going to work I noticed no oil pressure. Looked under and found a small trail of oil where the plastic-like hose had touched something HOT and melted. Luckily didn't loose much oil (was almost to work when it went apparently). Fixed it after work and cable-tied it out of the way (ah, to be 18 again).
I only use electronic gauges now.
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I have the dashboss and love it....looking to do the blue spring upgrade on my 05 6.0L and would like to be able to read fuel pressure real time....
Is the $30.00 pressure sensor from the Dashboss guys all I need?
Is the $30.00 pressure sensor from the Dashboss guys all I need?
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For fuel psi. Your gonna need a adapter that goes from M12-1.5 male o-ring to 1/8npt female. You can either use a isolation hose or hard plumb the sensor to the port.
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Help me braille my way thru this.
Not that I mind Googleing for the parts for the fuel sensor, but I just do not want to mess anything up.
So to hook into my Dashboss for Fuel Pressure I buy -
Pressure transducer 0-100 psi | Dashboss - Critical Vehicle Health Monitoring
And Lilpooh you say I need adapter (we have the same year truck btw) If I go into Napa and say I need: M12-1.5 male o-ring to 1/8npt female
They will know what adapter that would be? Or do you have a part number?
Any snaps where to hook this? An idiots guide?
Thanks again guys!
Not that I mind Googleing for the parts for the fuel sensor, but I just do not want to mess anything up.
So to hook into my Dashboss for Fuel Pressure I buy -
Pressure transducer 0-100 psi | Dashboss - Critical Vehicle Health Monitoring
And Lilpooh you say I need adapter (we have the same year truck btw) If I go into Napa and say I need: M12-1.5 male o-ring to 1/8npt female
They will know what adapter that would be? Or do you have a part number?
Any snaps where to hook this? An idiots guide?
Thanks again guys!