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Old 09-19-2013, 03:46 AM
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Those running an A pillar gauges, What gauges do you have installed?

Im just curious what you are monitoring?
I can understand a Boost Gauge, but what else?

Anyone got an photos of their set up?

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I was running boost on the upper gauge and fuel pressure on the lower gauge. A know some people run a Boost & Air/Fuel setup as well. Don't think I've got any photos of my setup, and it's out of my car now since the '01 got totaled thanks to a red light runner last week.
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Originally Posted by flaagan
I was running boost on the upper gauge and fuel pressure on the lower gauge. A know some people run a Boost & Air/Fuel setup as well. Don't think I've got any photos of my setup, and it's out of my car now since the '01 got totaled thanks to a red light runner last week.
Oh damn.
Hope your doing ok.
I've been there, & my neck has never been the same.

If you don't mind me asking what fuel pressures set up were you running?
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Just running an Autometer boost single pod
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Fuel Pressure and AFR.
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I have AutoMeter Cobalt Vacuum/boost and fuel pressure gauges on my '02. Fuel pressure is critical with the Vortec supercharger so it's important to keep an eye on fuel pressure.
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With my 97 I had Boost and Wideband AFR.

With my Current setup, I'm re-using the gauge pillar and the WBAFR, but installing Fuel pressure instead of Boost since I sold the blower.
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Default Pillar Gauages

I have Boost and Fuel Pressure. AutoMeter Carbon Fiber

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I designed custom mountings/bezels for my A/F gauge and Raptor shift light.





I made a custom cap for the A/F gauge also since it's bright and active. The cap is to eliminate distraction from the moving LED's on the gauge on drives where it's not crucial to monitor A/F.

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Originally Posted by flaagan
I was running boost on the upper gauge and fuel pressure on the lower gauge. A know some people run a Boost & Air/Fuel setup as well. Don't think I've got any photos of my setup, and it's out of my car now since the '01 got totaled thanks to a red light runner last week.
same here. I am running 2 diff gauge's boost in one and then one has the 2 diff one's in it. Robert
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nitrous and fuel pressure here

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What's really funny is that I don't think I've ever looked at my gauges when I'm running my car through the gears. I'm paying too much attention to driving/shifting to even glance over that way.
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I just installed a daul pod and have a Autometer Procomp Boost/vac and electric fuel pressure gauge. the fuel on top and boost vac on bottom. I just finished the install on saturday. So far I really like it. I will be going supercharged in 6 months so I wanted to get started early for the gauge. I used A&A install instructions on the web to install them, but I got by Vac line from the intake not the brake booster line.
You do need a -4AN to 1/8NPT fitting for the fuel rail. I did a nice clean install and under the hood you can not tell I have the sensors installed.
The Vac/Boost in very active when you drive, while the fuel pressure stays at 60#. I dont have any pictures yet but I must say that the autometer gauge pod fits like a glove and looks really close to stock.
hope this helps
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Just boost, changes to 3 different colors and has memory recall and preset warning. Was going to put a shift light in the blank one just never got around to it. Hey PATCHES can you make another shift light bezel like the one on your car? Looks very cool, excellent work, just let me know how much $'s

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Originally Posted by ChargedGN
Just boost, changes to 3 different colors and has memory recall and preset warning. Was going to put a shift light in the blank one just never got around to it. Hey PATCHES can you make another shift light bezel like the one on your car? Looks very cool, excellent work, just let me know how much $'s

Whats your LED light for?(Meth)
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Yep
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Running a dual guage pod with auto meter carbon fiber air fuel ratio guage and oil pressure guage. Oil sending units are prone to failure on these cars so because of the pain in the a## place the factoty chose to mount the sending unit I made a relocation kit and mounted sending unit under fuel rail cover. Split off with a tee to the mechanical guage on the a pillar. Now if sending unit fails I have a back up.
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Those running Fuel Pressure, How hard is it to install?
That's the one I'm really looking into.

Also the Air/Fuel...

How are you guy getting thru the fire wall...?

Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Awesome setup guys.

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