Boost & Pyro Gauge placement

[littlebob]

Weather permitting, I would like to paint my dash this weekend. Before I paint it I was looking for a place to cut holes for gauges. Also I noticed a number under one of the data
plates and wondered what it's meaning. Any input?
littlebob

 

[Massm35a2]

I ended up putting my Pyro & Boost guages like this. I can see them great from the seat. I plan on painting my dash this summer.

 

[OPCOM]

Is there room for the guage on the top right there? The defroster duct might be in the way.

 

[littlebob]

Good question Opcom, thats why I posted for I started cutting. I'll check and see before I cut anyhing.

Thanks,
littlebob

 

[FreightTrain]

Heck,get you a project box from Radio Shack,a couple exhaust clamps,and a hole saw.Make a Gauge pod that mounts to the steering shaft like I did.If you use a big one you can fit 3 gauges in there(2 Pyros for front and rear bank and a boost gauge in my case).

 

[OPCOM]

Several people did that and it is good looking. Also a good place for a couple idiot lights for low oil or low air.

 

[clinto]

I really like what Deuceswild did with his gauges. Go look in the photo album at his truck, I think he has pics of it in there.

 

[nf6x]

I have a dumb question here.

I think that I understand what the pyro gauge is for: if the EGT gets to high, back off the throttle. I guess the military detuned the engines enough to not need a pyro gauge, and it becomes necessary if the peak fuel rate is turned up and the engine is driven harder.

How is the boost gauge used, though? I know what it measures, but I don't understand how that information is useful while driving.

 

[FreightTrain]

well,the boost gauge really doesn't do much since we have non-waste gated turbos but I like to be able to see what kinda numbers I am pushing.Besides,anything over 12PSI is wasted due to air charge heating in a non-intercooled truck and plus over 15PSI could cause damage due to the high compression and already weak head gaskets.On our old Fords(the trucks in my signature...whole nother group of Maniacs!) we go by the rule of 12PSI max,1250 Degree max temp with 1100 safe sustained EGT since aluminum starts to melt at 1250degrees and we usually either get head lift off over 12-15PSI with stock gaskets and a non turbo spec engine the wrist pins start turning the piston hole into a oval.The Ford 6.9/7.3L and the LD465 engines both have the same compression.22-1.

 

[FreightTrain]

Now this would be a wild gauge setup in a deuce.....
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index.php?module=photoshare&func=showimages&fid=355

Here is deuces wilds setup.
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/index....&fid=291&viewkey=&template=slideshow&iid=2101

Mine is about the same as Deuces but I used 3 gauges.2 Pyros as far up and out as I could get without hitting the side of the box and a boost gauge as low I could get it and centered side to side.