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Old 03-15-2002, 01:33 PM
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FWIW, If you get an Autometer gauge, you'll see that most of them appear around $200. Thats for the full sweep needle ones. They have a partial sweep one for under $100 that not many people see...
There is a post on ls1.com where somebody put up all the part numbers. The 2 1/16 ultralight gauge is 4309.
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Thanks guys. So 2 1/16 is the right size for the a-pillar gauge pods?

Azzhauler what forum is that in?

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I want to run a fuel pressure gauge inside of the car. How would I do this? What is everyone using?

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Autometer fuel pressure gauge, it uses a sender so the fuel stays up front.
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man.. those things are a ROYAL PITA to install!

Good luck!
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I have a Nordskog (formerly Intellitronix) fuel pressure gauge. Only cost about $100 for everything, but the thing is a piece of CRAP. I can't get it to maintain readings, and yes, my grounds are secure. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

My next FP gauge would be a full sweep AutoMeter. About $180 from Summit (plus probably another $20 in fittings), but hopefully it'll work better than this crappy thing I put on my '94.

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The Autometer Electric Full Sweep works good. Mine always shows 58-59psi at idle. You will need to track down a couple of fittings that do not come with the Autometer gauge. One is a -4 AN female x -1/8 in. NPT male. I used Earl's Plumbing EAR-916104 from Summit Racing.This connects to the fuel rail The other fitting is just a double female 1/8 NPT fitting which you can usually get at any auto part store. This joins the sender to the -4AN to 1/8 NPT fitting. After the install you just need to keep the "electronics box" from getting wet. At this link I have a video with my gauges http://home.attbi.com/~cdcastle1/Gauges.mpg. It is big (5.71MB). At the end you can see the Fuel Pressure gauge. It is the bottom one on the pod. Too bad CarParts.com does not have that 33% off anymore. I did pretty well with all the gauges I bought <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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I'll post the part numbers here too. The full sweeps will cost you $175-$225, the partial sweeps go $75-$85 depending on the style. I'd sure like a full sweep, they look cool and you get a better reading, but for the price I'm using a partial sweep. Installation is a breeze. These are full electric gauges, not the ones with the isolator - those are a PIA to install.

Sport Comp - (black/white/silver)
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  • <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Fuel Pres. - 3309</font></li>
  • <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Fuel Pres.(Full sweep) - 3363
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Cobalt - (black/white/silver) blue LED backlighting
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  • <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Fuel Pres. - 6109</font></li>
  • <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Fuel Pres.(Full sweep) - 6163
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Lunar - (white/black/silver) entire gauge face lights green
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  • <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Fuel Pres.(Full sweep) - 4163
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Phantom - (white/black/black)
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  • <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Fuel Pres. - 5709</font></li>
  • <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Fuel Pres.(Full sweep) - 5763
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">UltraLite - (silver/black/silver)
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  • <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Fuel Pres. - 4309</font></li>
  • <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Fuel Pres.(Full sweep) - 4363
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">CarbonFiber - (black CF/white/silver)
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  • <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Fuel Pres.(Full sweep) - 4763
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Thanks man! I want a silver faced gauge to match my silver sport-comp tach, so it looks like the ultra lite series is what I want. On autometer's website I am pulling up 4309 as the full sweep. Thanks for the help. <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

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4309:
<img src="http://www.autometer.com/hp/2001_catalog/racing/racing_art/4309_large.jpg" alt="" />

HERE on autometer's website.


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