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As ferret said, cross him off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leighw85
Also to note about gauges in the pillar pod.... I found with the incandescent bulbs supplied, the heat would build up inside the pillar and my egt gauge would have random spaz attacks. - Replaced bulbs with leds and haven't had an issue in over 12months.
there seems to be hell of alot more room in your Patrol than mine to get in to the dump pipe hahaha
Mate, if you really want the boost gauge and the pyro, and you are not happy or have the confidence to do the work yourself then get the experts to set it up for you.
Then you don't have to worry about the lack of room to do the job, let them skin their knuckles or what ever while you sit back in the pub with a beer,
There is a pub just down the road.
The guy that says it can't be done is a......... it rhymes with anchor.
You could do this work by yourself, it seems daunting but a piece of pi55 really.
I got a pillar pod with boost and EGT.
My boost gauge has vacuum and boost reading.I went that way because buying an autometer gauge that displays only boost costed heaps more.
I have seen gauges that have more than one kind of display, ie boost and EGT in the one gauge and other combos of parameters
ok so took a trip to 4 more exhaust places this afternoon. all saying its a crappy job! $300-$400 to get a bung put in.
this is doing my head in :(
today i called Robson Brothers 4x4 like Ferrett said.
they put me onto an exhaust place where they get their stuff done.
So i rang the bloke and he said the same thing everyone else has said (about 6 places now)
All the time is in labour, pulling of the heat shield and moving hoses to get to the dump pipe.
He recommended replacing the old dump pipe (stock pipe) and getting a 2 and a half inch dump pipe installed.
i thought this would make sence, becasue if i want to replace the exhaust system it shouyld all be able to be done from under the car, instead of getting the dump pipe out again.
what are your thoughts peeps???
i think in labout im looking at about $200-$250 + the cost of a new dump pipe.
Anyone got an idea how much a new pipe will cost?
you can get 3 inch exhaust off e bay for $900 and install yourself and drill holes before install
Man I can't believe your having so much trouble finding someone to do the job. Took me 1 decent exhaust place to do the job...
If your running out of options then yeah, what your saying makes sense. If it were me, id replace the pipe if its going to cost you that much...
Sorry to hear about your issues dude.
What about a small right angle drill, drill the dump pipe, tap it to the fitting size say 1/8 npt and screw the probe into it.
It can go anywhere that you could reach. idea??
Yeah mate, from what people are saying on forums, the exhaust places should have no worries at all.
No one wants a bar of it :(
Hey Ferrett, all this talk about the heat shield coming out is what i have my doubts about. Im good with my hands but have no mechanical knowlege at all.
and then getting the pipe of. If i were to do it i would use the clamp kit that came with the gauge.
To be honest mate, i dont have the confidence to do it, and i dont think there is much room for me to even try