Need input about gauges.

[ShawnS]

I know someone who is offering me a deal on a 3 pod A-pillar setup. It comes with autometer guages that moniter volts, air/fuel/, and oil pressure.
The thing I am concerned about is the oil pressure hookup. Volts and air/fuel are just simple wire connections, but the oil pressure needs some sort of special reciever wire to measure pressure. He is asking $135 shipped priority. Is this a good deal? Will the reciever cost much and is it hard to install?

[sperry]

It depends on the type of O/P gauge.

If it's mechanical, you'll need an oil line running into the cockpit, which can get real messy real fast if you ever get a leak.

If it's electric (like the Autometers in Art's car) there is an O/P sensor that's in the engine bay. It senses the pressure and sends voltage to the gauge for display.

Here's a pic of Art's sender when it was on my car:

The big round brass thing is the oil pressure sensor, and the wire screwed to it sends the signal to the gauge. The smaller brass thing is the oil temp sensor.

Usually, electric O/P gauges come with sender units. I know Autometer's do. The only gauges that don't seem to come w/ the correct sender are EGT gauges. If this setup doesn't have a sender, you can prolly get one thru Summit:

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...art=ATM%2D2242

0 to 100 psi, Autometer oil pressure sender $28.39

Boo yam.

[ShawnS]

Thanks dude I will check it out