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did anyone else find installing these an absolute PITA?
i wish i wouldve had the mechanic at work do it for me.
it was alot more time consuming than i read from other peoples experiences, and installing the oil pressure sending unit took FOREVER.
all in all, i cant complain bc it looks great and was well worth it.
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i didnt think it was that hard. Hardest part was fitting the gauges in the pod. I had to actually sand the openings a bit to get them to fit.
Where did you tap the oil pressure gauge?
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did mine a week ago and wasnt too hard to install just the pod and gauges but didnt install the wiring yet until the days are longer in the spring or early summer.
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i didnt really think it was hard, but it is a pain in the A. this is mainly cause i HATE wiring. you can find my troubles in a thread or two i started about the oil pressure gauge.
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I've installed volts and A/F but haven't got around to the oil pressure yet... I'm waiting for a warm day. The oil is really the only PITA... Otherwise i found it pretty easy... Oh and no need for a mechanic on this 
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Originally posted by RawBurt:
I've installed volts and A/F but haven't got around to the oil pressure yet... I'm waiting for a warm day. The oil is really the only PITA... Otherwise i found it pretty easy... Oh and no need for a mechanic on this
i realize there was no need for a mechanic, but the oil pressure really was a pain. i tapped in down by the a/c compressor.
like i said it was a pita, but well worth it.
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You should have tapped in on the rear of the cylinder head, same place we tap for the oil supply to the turbos.
It also gives a good indication of oil supply pressure to the heads.
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Originally posted by warmonger:
You should have tapped in on the rear of the cylinder head, same place we tap for the oil supply to the turbos.
It also gives a good indication of oil supply pressure to the heads.
yeah, i was going to do that, but i heard doing it on the bottom gives a quicker reading. quicker as far as if i were to lose all oil pressure i would know right away, whereas if you do it on top it takes longer to read that.
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