Black2003SS Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 I got the autometer electric fuel pressure gauge and went to put it in today...I noticed the little access hole that was plugged on the driver side fuel rail... Simple enough installation right? Wrong...Got the three pillar pod setup (broke my boost gauge, need to buy another one...i just dropped it and now it reads +20psi...) Anyways, I went to screw in the sending unit directly to the fuel rail and it doesnt line up! The coil pack bracket is in the way, it wont allow the sending unit to clear to line up straight...great...so now what? Someone told me I will have to chase down a braided fuel line and adapter and remotely mount it? WTF? all the small stuff killing my time here! Anyone who has a clear quick solution for me would be appreciated. If you have done the remote mount on a radix, also please tell what parts i need and where to get them. I've been to summit 3 times in the last week and dont want to drive down there again tomorrow. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.justin. Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Quick solution is to remove the coil pack, install the sending unit, then re-install the coil pack. Should clear just fine (mine did). Justin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black2003SS Posted July 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Thought of that, but thats another hour or two tied up...oh well, gotta do what I gotta do I guess. Its just something I didnt feel like messing with at 11pm at night trying to get things wrapped up and hadnt ate since breakfast...only place open on sunday night at 11:30pm was burger king, taco bell was even closed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.justin. Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 Thought of that, but thats another hour or two tied up...oh well, gotta do what I gotta do I guess. Its just something I didnt feel like messing with at 11pm at night trying to get things wrapped up and hadnt ate since breakfast...only place open on sunday night at 11:30pm was burger king, taco bell was even closed... Shouldn't take anywhere near that long to remove the coil... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSThunder Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 I've got mine hooked up just like that and I didn't run into any problems. I'll have to look over it when I get home and see if I did anything "special". I'm pretty sure I didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black2003SS Posted July 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 Had to grind down the bracket. Instead of buying a dremel, I just bought a stone wheel for my drill...5 minutes of grinding and I was good to go. Oh...fuel pressure is at 53psi at idle. Is this good? Didnt get a chance to drive it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.justin. Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 To get an idea of what your differential pressure is, disconnect the vacuum line to the fuel pressure regulator and see what your pressure is then. It should be 58psi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black2003SS Posted July 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 WOT throttle today was at 60psi on the freeway at 5,000rpm...Think I am safe for fuel pressure...now to start hunting other gremlins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.justin. Posted July 31, 2007 Report Share Posted July 31, 2007 WOT throttle today was at 60psi on the freeway at 5,000rpm...Think I am safe for fuel pressure...now to start hunting other gremlins. No, that's a bit low if you're making 6psi of boost. Check it again with the vac line disconnected. You need to maintain a 58 gauge psi differential between the pressure in the fuel rail to the pressure in the intake manifold (aka, if you're at 15" of vacuum, fuel pressure should be 51psi, 6psi of boost, fuel pressure should be 64psi). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black2003SS Posted August 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 I'm only making 5psi of boost and my fuel psi is at 64. I was mistaken. I watched it very closely tongiht on the way home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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