DOM

What kind of Fuel Pressure gauges does everyone have? I am looking for an electrical one but do they even have them? I also found an electric oil pressure gauge. Can I use it for the fuel instead since it only measures pressure?

ToYLeT902

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i have the autometer phantom series electrical fuel pressure gauge (full sweep)... they cost a lot, around 200

Jime

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If you are going to use it in the cabin it has to be electrical or mechanical with a remote sender.

1MAX2NV

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For awhile, I thought mechanical gauge could be used inside the cabin with an isolator. I was dead wrong. It would only work if the car runs on carburator with less than 15psi of fuel pressure. With fuel injected car, the fuel pressure gets way too high even for an isolator. With Maxima, eletrical fuel pressure gauge is the only option.

1MAX2NV

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Autometer has several eletrci fuel pressure gauge models.

Sport-Comp
Phantom
Ultra lite
Carbon fiber
Pro-comp

http://www.autometer.com/hp/2001_cat...tition/46.html
http://www.autometer.com/hp/2001_catalog/racing/60.html
http://www.autometer.com/hp/2001_catalog/racing/64.html
http://www.autometer.com/hp/2001_cat...tition/51.html

RBa

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You do?? When do you get it??

LoL.. Let's have an install meet tomm in your garage..
You can practice on mine so you'll have experience when your gauge comes in the mail..

BTW.. I have the Sport-comp series full sweep electrical FP... I got mine for free with my SC....

Jime

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Autometer sells a 0-100 psi with a remote sender. You just have to go to the correct vendor.

1MAX2NV

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I never seen an autometer mechanical fuel preesure gauge with a remote sender. By remote sender, do you mean the isolator? Eletrical fuel pressure gauge does come with an eletrical sender. It's a round cylinder thing that has wires coming out.

Jime

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You are right autometer have stopped making the high pressure gauge with the isolator. I have seen one but it was a while ago. Electrical is the only way to go now unless you keep it out of the cabin.

Maksim2000

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Hmmm what about:
Autometer part: 5282

http://www.autometer.com/hp/2001_cat...sories/90.html


Summit sells it here:
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=23219

Jime

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Ok I take that back, I did read they discontinued it. Regardless I still think the electrical gauge is the way to go.

Maksim2000

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In the end if you wan't to go mechanical you pay:
$95 isolator
$40 gauge
$10 in random fittings
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$145

+ the hassle of running liquid filled line to the gauge


for the electrical you'll pay:
$190 Gauge+sender
$5 of fittings.
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$195

But is is "plug and play".

or you can just get an "under the hood" gauge for a bout $40

so if you want the gauge inside expect to at least pay $100 over the regular under the hood gauge.

DOM

What about my idea of using an oil gauge as a fuel pressure gauge? Will it work since it measures pressure? Or does the difference between oil and fuel mess the readings up.

1MAX2NV

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The autometer sender is different between the fuel pressure gauge and oil pressure gauge. Oil tends to be thicker than gasoline. It will work probably but how well and how long is unknown.

Maksim2000

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The price diffrence between the two senders is very small
2242 (oil pressure sender) is $25 and 2248 (Gasoline sender) is $27

Which makes me wonder why there is such a price difference between gauges ...

DOM

I mean for electrical gauges. I have an oil pressure gauge and I have seen that the price for it is $99 instead of $200. Can I use this gauge instead and buy the gasoline sender?

1MAX2NV

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Keep in mind Autometer had a recall on the short sweep eletrical fuel pressure gauge so you can't get sender 2248 anymore. The full sweep sender is totally incompatible with short sweep gauge. The short sweep fuel pressure guage is much cheaper.

1MAX2NV

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I doubt it.

Maksim2000

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Hmm one can still get it here:
http://www.egauges.com/vdo_send.asp?Sender=100PSI_US

Do you know what the part number is for the new sender is ? 'Cos autometer catalog doesn't list anything else like that.