I figured i'd start a post where people can give tutorials on how to install different types of gauges. Most importantly where to install senders.
After talking to a few people about how to install my oil pressure gauge, i was going to go one route but decided to go a different way. that ended up being a lot cheaper.
OIL PRESSURE
At first i was going to use what is basically an add on that goes between the oil filter nad the oil filter housing. This item can be purchased for pretty cheap off Ebay. $30 bucks cool, what ever. So i bought it.
So while i'm changing my oil and going to install the pressure sender, i notice two female allen heads. After furthur inspection i noticed that they are not really "holding" anything on. The oil filter housing is one solid piece. I noticed that inside the oil filter housing there was what looked to be a second indention. Same place where the upper allen head is.
Long story short, the allen heads are plugs. The lower allen is at the bottom of the oil deposit shaft for the filter, the upper allen, looks into the return to the engine after the filter. Or it might be vice verses.
Either way i chose to use the lower plug
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I'm using AutoMeter Gauges, cobalt series and mine came with a sender and also adapter bushing. The adapter bushing didn't fit, so i went to true value, or any other hardware store, and got a 3/8 mp. to 1/8 mp. for $.88 or $.95 after tax.
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The adapter appears to not be flush because the nut is angle upward. The adapter is flush along the bottom, but has a lil space on the top side.
The stock oil sensor is just above, i didn't have to touch it at all.
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It's up to you to decide where to drill through your fire wall, for now i'll use the hole where my clutch master cylinder goes till i decide to do my swap. Hook up the power, ground and illumination wires in the same manner as the Volt Meter... speaking of which!
Volt Meter
This is the easy so i'll post this one too. Again AutoMeter, and other could be different. Basically you have 3 wires Positive, illumination and ground. I spliced in with the wires that go to my head unit. Voila!!
I'd like to see people post How To's on A/F's, Boost's, Exhaust Temp's, Ammeter. I know some may be pretty simple, but any and all advice does help.