I am looking to get a fuel pressure gauge installed underneath my hood on my 3rd gen, probably something basic from autometer. What my question is, where and how has anyone mounted the gauge under the hood. If anyone has any pics to show me how they mounted it, I would appreciate it. I searched on the forum and could not find anything.

Thanks,
Eric

 

Most people, if they have one installed it's mounted on their aftermarket FPR (since they usually have a port for one).

 

What good is it under the hood ? Get one for the inside where you can see and use it .I have an Autometer on the A piller where I can see it when I need it most under power .Why pay that money and hide it under the hood just to set The pressure at idle ,and let the heat, dirt and vibration effect it .

 

Damn +1

 

100% I'm rebuilding a blown single conversion right now. It had a gauge on the FPR under the hood.

Guess why it blew?

The line for the manifold reference going to the FPR became disconnected...with no metering or way to know inside the cab.

edit: the car had no WBAFR either

 

figured id actually post pictures

i mounted mine on the upper intake manifold


its not in the best place once the stock cross over pipe is in place

 

Well, I would not mind having it inside the car to see,but right now I have a dual pod on the a-pillar with a oil pressure and water temp cobalt autometer gauges. I have the boost steering column gauge and replaced the stock water temp and oil pressure gauges with a oil temp and volt meter. I would not mind putting a dual pod where the center speaker is, but then I would loose the center speaker. Now if I can use the dual pod where the center speaker goes, while still being able to keep the center channel, I would do that, but as far as I know of that would not work. If I am wrong please tell me. I was thinking about getting a single RHD pod to put an air fuel ratio gauge. I would have gotten the triple pod for the a-pillar on the left side, but I personally don't like the way the third gauge looks up at the top of the pillar. The only other thing I am worried about installing a fuel pressure gauge inside the car is having a fuel line running inside the car to the fuel pressure gauge. My main concern is I don't want to make the inside of my car look junky with gauges all over. To me less is more.

 

Useless underneath the hood. You can't do anything with it there besides set fuel pressure. If anything goes wrong, how will you know? Get a proper electronic gauge. Get rid of the volt meter and put it there.

 

i dont see a reason for having the fuel pressure in the cabin....that way you need 2 people to adjust it if you need to, with mine in the location its in i was able to adjust fuel pressure without the aide of another person.

also you would either need an electrical fuel pressure gauge or an isolator to run a mechanical gauge inside the cabin.

im with you on the less is more. i have ditched the center channel ages ago and have a dual 52mm pod there with my wideband afr gauge and water temp, i have a 60mm apexi on the right side of the meter hood by the a pillar and i think its a bit large.

not the best pictures (blackberry phone camera)

 

Agree with David.. I'm putting a Defi BF fuel pressure gauge in my set up.