Need a DIY for Boost / Air fuel gauge install - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

BlownSS · 02-15-2010, 01:17 PM

I am having the sc installed next week and am looking for somebody to lead me down the road to find the right guages. I will most likely be using the dual pod from fessler but need to know how to install and what to look for as far as gauges. Looked at the adm ones but they are just too pricey.

JM10 · 02-15-2010, 02:02 PM

Im in the same boat....the gauges that I like the most are the Autometer Nexus, but they are expensive too.:(
The boost gauge and Air/fuel ratio gauge (light show

) are the ones that Im going to order.
Boost and fuel pressure are the ones that most people tend to use..

JM

BlownSS · 02-15-2010, 08:10 PM

anybody? Bueler? Bueler?

BlownSS · 06-19-2010, 10:51 AM

serious? am I the only person that wants to know how to do this? Is nobody proud of their install?

JM10 · 06-19-2010, 03:53 PM

I had to paid to get them installed...

The boost gauge looks easy to install but for the AF ratio gauge you have to drill a hole in the headers to install the sensor.

jsharp · 06-19-2010, 09:46 PM

Just drive by a exhaust shop and have um weld a bung in for the af sensor for like 30 bucks route it power and ground and mount and your ready to roll!

speedster · 06-19-2010, 10:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlownSS

serious? am I the only person that wants to know how to do this? Is nobody proud of their install?

Sorry, just saw this thread so here are a couple of things to consider that I went over with another SC member:

The type of gauges you should look for would be 1) a boost/vacuum gauge that sweeps from 30 in of vac to 20 lbs of boost. The boost gauge is great. When you get used to it, you drive to that gauge a lot. You'll know what I mean if you install it. 2) an A/F gauge (preferably wideband). The A/F is a much better tuning item than say fuel pressure since it is telling you what the engine is actually doing, not what it is receiving. If your fuel pressure were to drop, it will show up on the A/F. Plus with a fuel pressure gauge you would have to run the gauge outside or get a pressure transducer to convert it to an electric signal to run inside.

Here is a thread where a member has a pic of Autometer Cobalt gauges installed on the drivers A-Pillar. Check out Post #6. http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87333

Anyway just my < .02

BlownSS · 06-20-2010, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedster

Sorry, just saw this thread so here are a couple of things to consider that I went over with another SC member:

The type of gauges you should look for would be 1) a boost/vacuum gauge that sweeps from 30 in of vac to 20 lbs of boost. The boost gauge is great. When you get used to it, you drive to that gauge a lot. You'll know what I mean if you install it. 2) an A/F gauge (preferably wideband). The A/F is a much better tuning item than say fuel pressure since it is telling you what the engine is actually doing, not what it is receiving. If your fuel pressure were to drop, it will show up on the A/F. Plus with a fuel pressure gauge you would have to run the gauge outside or get a pressure transducer to convert it to an electric signal to run inside.

Here is a thread where a member has a pic of Autometer Cobalt gauges installed on the drivers A-Pillar. Check out Post #6. http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87333

Anyway just my < .02

Thanks!!!!

speedster · 06-20-2010, 07:51 AM

Also, check out the A/F gauge in Post #5 of this thread. That is the level of gauge you really want to have. http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2004739

Chuckyx1 · 06-20-2010, 10:21 AM

Think this boost guage would look cool?

BlownSS · 06-29-2010, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuckyx1

Think this boost guage would look cool?

I like it! Did we figure out where to get the power lead and light lead from?

rtkjadams · 07-14-2010, 06:55 PM

What power wires are used? I cant seem to find any....

Ray

600hp-lpe · 07-15-2010, 05:18 PM

I would just buy the ADM boost/AFR gauge and be done.

It looks better mounted in the gauge cluster IMHO than that round gauge that you need to find a home for.

SSTony · 07-15-2010, 05:24 PM

where is the vacuum line that you tap into on the maggie?

02-15-2010, 01:17 PM	#1
BlownSS Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lincoln Nebraska Posts: 1,754	Need a DIY for Boost / Air fuel gauge install I am having the sc installed next week and am looking for somebody to lead me down the road to find the right guages. I will most likely be using the dual pod from fessler but need to know how to install and what to look for as far as gauges. Looked at the adm ones but they are just too pricey. __________________ 2010 IOM SS/RS LS3, Hennessey HPE550 Polished Magnuson TVS2300 Supercharger. 3.4 Pulley. Kooks long tube headers / high flow cats. GHL Full exhaust. ZL1 Fuel Pump/ADM FPCM. MSW Bap. JRE ZL1 Race cam with new springs/pushrods/Trunion Upgrade. FIC 850cc injectors. ZR1 Map sensor. CAI Induction. JRE Tune.

02-15-2010, 02:02 PM	#2
JM10 Se habla español Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS VR Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Arizona/Sonora Posts: 605	Im in the same boat....the gauges that I like the most are the Autometer Nexus, but they are expensive too.:( The boost gauge and Air/fuel ratio gauge (light show ) are the ones that Im going to order. Boost and fuel pressure are the ones that most people tend to use.. JM __________________ 2010 VR 2SS/RS BMR Suspension Parts Hendrix HD Axles DSS Aluminum Shaft RPM Diff / 3.91 Gears LPE ZR1 Clutch Edelbrock E-Force SC / JRE Fuel Upgrade Livernois 1C cam 570 rwhp/559 rwtq SAE Best 1/4 time: 11.43

02-15-2010, 08:10 PM	#3
BlownSS Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lincoln Nebraska Posts: 1,754	anybody? Bueler? Bueler? __________________ 2010 IOM SS/RS LS3, Hennessey HPE550 Polished Magnuson TVS2300 Supercharger. 3.4 Pulley. Kooks long tube headers / high flow cats. GHL Full exhaust. ZL1 Fuel Pump/ADM FPCM. MSW Bap. JRE ZL1 Race cam with new springs/pushrods/Trunion Upgrade. FIC 850cc injectors. ZR1 Map sensor. CAI Induction. JRE Tune.

06-19-2010, 10:51 AM	#4
BlownSS Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lincoln Nebraska Posts: 1,754	serious? am I the only person that wants to know how to do this? Is nobody proud of their install? __________________ 2010 IOM SS/RS LS3, Hennessey HPE550 Polished Magnuson TVS2300 Supercharger. 3.4 Pulley. Kooks long tube headers / high flow cats. GHL Full exhaust. ZL1 Fuel Pump/ADM FPCM. MSW Bap. JRE ZL1 Race cam with new springs/pushrods/Trunion Upgrade. FIC 850cc injectors. ZR1 Map sensor. CAI Induction. JRE Tune.

06-20-2010, 07:51 AM	#9
speedster SST... Drives: SST Camaro 2010 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: East Coast of Florida Posts: 5,927 View My Garage	Also, check out the A/F gauge in Post #5 of this thread. That is the level of gauge you really want to have. http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2004739 __________________

06-19-2010, 03:53 PM	#5
JM10 Se habla español Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS VR Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Arizona/Sonora Posts: 605	I had to paid to get them installed... The boost gauge looks easy to install but for the AF ratio gauge you have to drill a hole in the headers to install the sensor. __________________ 2010 VR 2SS/RS BMR Suspension Parts Hendrix HD Axles DSS Aluminum Shaft RPM Diff / 3.91 Gears LPE ZR1 Clutch Edelbrock E-Force SC / JRE Fuel Upgrade Livernois 1C cam 570 rwhp/559 rwtq SAE Best 1/4 time: 11.43

06-19-2010, 09:46 PM	#6
jsharp NOW CAMMED & SUPERCHARGED Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Black w/ IOM Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ar Posts: 2,336	Just drive by a exhaust shop and have um weld a bung in for the af sensor for like 30 bucks route it power and ground and mount and your ready to roll! __________________ Livernois Motorsports: Maggie 2300 7psi, Livernois 2C cam/L99 to LS3 Conversion, Ported TB, Rotofab w/adm race scoop, adm trans cooler,Kooks headers no cats, Kooks 3" exhaust. METCO breather. Precision 2400 Vigilante TC. Eibach Lowering Springs & Swaybars. BMR Trailing arms, BMR Rear Cradle Bushings, BMR Toe Rods, BMR Differential bushings. Vossen CV3 20's w/ 305 Mickey Thompson @25psi. Zl1 front bumper. OE Zl1 Hood and matte black insert. 556RWHP/500RWTQ L99

06-20-2010, 10:21 AM	#10
Chuckyx1 Drives: 2011 Fasties Maxies Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Fishkill, NY Posts: 116	Think this boost guage would look cool?

07-14-2010, 06:55 PM	#12
rtkjadams Drives: Red Jewel SS Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: S.Florida Posts: 59	What power wires are used? I cant seem to find any.... Ray

07-15-2010, 05:18 PM	#13
600hp-lpe Drives: 2010 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NH Posts: 4,788	I would just buy the ADM boost/AFR gauge and be done. It looks better mounted in the gauge cluster IMHO than that round gauge that you need to find a home for.

07-15-2010, 05:24 PM	#14
SSTony Drives: SS Camaro Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Piscataway NJ Posts: 1,782 View My Garage	where is the vacuum line that you tap into on the maggie? __________________

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