I am thinking of doing the A pillar pod from RiffRaff that comes with Pyrometer, trans temp and boost, I am also doing the f650 dash panel 3 switch with hydra. The 650 part comes with 2 gauge holes.

Is it possible or smart to monitor EGT pre and post turbo? Where/how would I mount the sensors? Other option is to skip the A pillar pod entirely and just do EGT and trans temp in the 650 panel. This isn't going to be a race truck. I will use it to tow my jeep to the trail and camp in the back.

What gauges do you all monitor, where did you mount them.

 

 

I have an ancient ipad mini I can use for the forscan. Egt is pretty straight fwd. How would I go about adding a fuel pressure monitor?

 

 

I have been using Glow Shift gauges in my trucks for over 10 years. Been very happy with them. Have a triple A pillar in my Ram along with a quad mount over the mirror. In my F250 and 350 I had triple A pillar mounts. My '04 Ex has a quad A pillar with EGT, Trans Temp, Fuel Pressure and boost. In addition, I use a ScanGaugeII for everything else.

 

 

ArmyLifer you and I have very similar taste. I am going to do the same gauges and brake controller. DId you order a blank 650 dash and do all the holes yourself or did you order it pre cut.

 

 

Where did you order the blank from

 

Riff Raff Diesel sells them... and that looks great by the way.

 

 

When I had my 7.3 powered truck, I had the door post pod with boost, trans temp, and EGT. For me, the boost gauge was kinda cool but really just eye candy. I mounted my EGT sensor in the top of the exhaust manifold on the drivers side, rear cylinder. Trans temp and EGT would by my top priorities...especially if the tuning wasn't stock. I always thought it'd be cool to have an HPOP gauge but the Torque app can monitor that for a fraction of the cost.

 

Got mine from there too. I have the auto version and had Clay do the panel.

I wanted to keep my grab handle so went the overhead pod route along with the 650 lower dash.



My fuel pressure is post filter so I see what my injectors see.

Some day I'll wire up the switches...some day.

 

I wanna keep the whoa nelly handle too. I like your set up.

Question Kinda curious if you see much variation in the EGT's from each bank?

 

Thanks. The overhead pod is definitely trickier than the pillar pod. I was concerned about the EGT wires as you can't just connect more to extend the sensor line. Fortunately they reached but the driver's side gage (middle) got routed through the driver's side knockout near the pedals (I don't have a clutch) and the passenger's side gage (right) had to be routed through the passenger's side of the firewall for them to reach.

My '03 has the vacuum operated MAX A/C valve in the heater hose from the factory. Since I was removing it I pulled the vacuum line out and used that pass-through in the firewall to fit the sensor wiring through, then RTV'd it to seal any gaps in the opening. I pulled the grab handles off and routed the lines through there into the overhead and over to the pod.

At idle no. They are nearly identical. As the temps climb I get to about a difference of 50F between the two sides at about 1000F EGT.

Nothing seems off or imbalanced so I consider that my baseline.