Gauge install
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Gauge install
My gauges will be here this week!! Just wanted to know how much time I should be expecting to need! And if there are any tips, or tricks to make the install any easier. Thanks
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Took me a couple hours after work for two days to get 'em in. I put in all the sensors and pulled the wiring one day, and wired & powered the gauges the second.
The only thing that might be tricky is tapping the up-pipe/manifold if you haven't done it. You need to pull out the tap and test fit the adapter once you get to be about half way in with the tap. I put mine in the up-pipe and it was several threads short of going all the way in where the adapter was all the way in with the nut flush on the pipe.
The only thing that might be tricky is tapping the up-pipe/manifold if you haven't done it. You need to pull out the tap and test fit the adapter once you get to be about half way in with the tap. I put mine in the up-pipe and it was several threads short of going all the way in where the adapter was all the way in with the nut flush on the pipe.
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I helped my buddy install a set recently in his truck- boost and pyro only. Took us better part of a day, with a few runs to get something we needed, and being extremely meticulous with the install. When I did them in my 99 it was about the same deal.
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My 3 gauge pillar pod install took me about 7 hours total, had the pod painted b4 hand. It's a good 6 pack job,lol
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Laughing Gas
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So would it be worth $120 to have someone do it for you???? That is the quote I got, but I like to do things myself so I am thinking I will try and save the $120
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Joe- That is a pretty good price for a 3 gauge install, I would think, but I'm like you and wanted to do the install myself & learn how things work along the way. If time is pressing that sounds like a real good deal.
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Time would be the only reason I would think about having it done. It is my work truck and I need it going everyday. Can you stop and start on the project and still be able to drive it?
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Yep, like others have said, just do it in phases. One morning I drilled, tapped, and installed pyro probe.(Less than an hour). Another morning installed electronic boost fitting in Clays AIH delete plug, ran the wires for that and the pyro probe wire into the cab area.(Less than an hour). Yet another day, I installed dash pod bezel, snapped gauges in, dropped wiring under the dash. And finally on another day, (and this is what took me the longest of all the procedures), was to connect all the wiring. Cumulative hours was probably around 7-8, but I fumbled with the wiring somewhat. Aside from that, it was easier than I had expected overall.
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im starting to work now, one question, how do you determine where to put the $ clips that hold the pod pillar to the factory pillar, and how big of holes do you drill to run the wires through?
and a question that doesn't matter yet, but does the orger of the gauges matter? like where you put them in the pod? or is it just what you want
and a question that doesn't matter yet, but does the orger of the gauges matter? like where you put them in the pod? or is it just what you want