[sperry]

Yep, the gauges will work good with a stock setup. In fact it's usually recommended to get the gauges before modding, so you know what's "normal" for your car.

As far as the guages, there's 4 that need input from the motor:

Boost: the gauges is mechanical, there's a hose that's attached to the manifold (via a simple T fitting) that runs to the back of the gauge.

Oil Press/Temp: these gauges are electrical, and have sensor units that need to be inline with hot oil under pressure. A good place to find hot/presurized oil is in the oil filter. I built a sandwhich adapter (it's sandwiched between the filter and the oil return) that has ports for the oil temp and pressure sensors, and is bolt on. The alternative is using the auxiliary oil gallery on the block, which involves removing the altinator to get to it... screw that!

EGT: this is the hardest gauge to install. It's a temperature probe that need to be welded into the exhaust manifold. I removed my manifold, and took it to a shop and had the bung welded on. Then I cut the heat shield to get it to fit. Since the whole things allready done, I'll just swap manifolds with you, since the bung won't work for me when I get Defi gauges. Swapping the mainfold will be the hardest part, but I've removed mine enough times, that it'll only take a few hours to swap.

All the interior wiring is pretty easy with the harnesses I made. We'll have to tap power from the Hazard light switch for the lighting/dimmer. Plus the switched and constant on power leads, but it's all in once place... so no major drama there!

I've got all the tools necessary for the install, so we can do it in my garage, prolly over a Saturday sometime, so we'll have Sunday to finish up if we lose time for a broken bolt or something.

Let me know what you wanna do!