Gauge Installation

[VEE-DUBBER]

I am installing boost and EGT gauges in my new DSM, and just wondering where is the best and easiest place to run the lines through the firewall? these are A pillar mounted too.

 

[4wd-Eclipse]

In my car, I passed all the gauges wires from the same hole of the throttle cable.

 

[VEE-DUBBER]

is that gonna require dash removal? I also heard of going through where the steering column goes through? or should i just drill a new hole?

 

[Jason84]

throttle cable area is the easiest.

tip for boost controller... get rid of that crap hard line and run a nice soft rubber vac line to it.

 

[VEE-DUBBER]

Originally posted by Jason84
throttle cable area is the easiest.

tip for boost controller... get rid of that crap hard line and run a nice soft rubber vac line to it.

im doin a boost gauge, not a boost controller. already have a MBC

 

[Jason84]

oh wups my bad... i meant a boost gauge not a mbc.

 

[boostedinaz]

I have put gauges in several cars and my last i did I followed the directions in this thread. I really like this over the others because it is short and there are no wires or hoses to clutter up the engine bay.

http://www.dsmtalk.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=61168

Hope that helps. At first it seems lie alot more work that just running them through the firewall but again I like this alot more than anyother method. Super clean.

Michael

 

[VEE-DUBBER]

I REALLY wish i would have seen your post before i went underneath it all tonight. went through the speedo cable grommet. nice little nipple you cut off and its got a fairly big hole to run everything through. could still pull it all back out and run it that way, awesome stuff. thanks for everybody's posts. now i gotta get my Evo III stuff installed as it arrived today. gotta port that WG hole and O2. got the manifold, turbo, O2 housing

not a bad car for a 17yr old.... (awaits the "too much power for a highschooler!!" flame posts)

 

[caco]

How I can dismantle the console of the tachometers to put some glow gauges?