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Old 01-08-2010, 09:15 PM
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hey LS1 tech i just got an a pillar pod and 3 gauges, a vacumm gauge, fuel pressure, and trans temp, and i was wondering if there is anything else i need to hook these up? it came with a wiring harness but was wondering if theres anything else. sorry im a newb

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what year is your car? if its a 93-97 you'll have to do some trimming on the bottom of the pillar for it to fit. You'll need extra wire for all the grounds for each gauge too
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forgot to mention that we used different colored ground wire for each gauge just so in the future if any thing has to come out, you know what wires goes where
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Originally Posted by pillarpod
what year is your car? if its a 93-97 you'll have to do some trimming on the bottom of the pillar for it to fit. You'll need extra wire for all the grounds for each gauge too
Alright man thanks, and yes its a 97. but will i need any like adapters to connect to the fuel line, or schradier (sp) valve? but im excited to get these in and thanks for the help
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don't know about the fuel, i have Vacumm, Trans Temp, and Oil Temp
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Originally Posted by pillarpod
don't know about the fuel, i have Vacumm, Trans Temp, and Oil Temp
on the vacuum what vacuum line did you use to hook it up to? and on the trans temp is there a test port on our tranny? so i can just plug it in there? sorry im new to this kind of stuff.
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i'm at work now i'll get pictures for you tonight
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for the tranny there is a test port, you take that plug out and slap that bitch in
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For the vacumm, we had to buy our own hose because the one that came with it wasn't long enough. Anyway, we cut the line and put in the T and reconnected them. We drilled a hole in the fire wall just big enough for the hose to fit there. Hope the pics help
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For the vacumm, we had to buy our own hose because the one that came with it wasn't long enough. Anyway, we cut the line and put in the T and reconnected them. We drilled a hole in the fire wall just big enough for the hose to fit there. Hope the pics help
bro thanks for all the help, ive been waiting for the snow to melt around here to install. but im putting them in tomorrow and i will tell you how it goes, maybe post some pictures of the results
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Originally Posted by pillarpod
For the vacumm, we had to buy our own hose because the one that came with it wasn't long enough. Anyway, we cut the line and put in the T and reconnected them. We drilled a hole in the fire wall just big enough for the hose to fit there. Hope the pics help
oh and by the way beautiful car man, it looks great!!
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well thank you, its taken my awhile to get her the way it is, now some how if i could get that choppy sound




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