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Next step was the wiring, these guages have built in audio and light warnings so you can set the max PSI and EGT readings for the warning to go off its head. To do this i needed a 12 v acc and a 12 v constant as it needs power all the time to remember the settings. As the clock was not working anyway i used these wires from the harness which was a simple 10 min job.
Now both the cups are mounted and the EGT guage is installed 100%, as for the boost i have ran into a wall as im not sure where the best spot would be to pick up the PSI level from. Ill post the question in the technical section then come back here for a final wright up on the boost guage,
Ok, done he Boost guage now, ended up making a custom nozzle and welding it to the bolt coming out of the alloy plennum from the front mount. Seems to be doing the job.
Here is a few shots of the point i am taking the reading from.
Also nearing completion of the rust repairs, welded some plate in the areas i had to cut away with the grinder and then fibre bogged over the top.
Last edited by Dozer; 27th November 2011 at 07:21 PM.
Now ive got a guage im showing about 13psi max boost at about 3g's, how high can i go with keeping reliability in the rig using the current mods as i would like more grunt out of the beast?
Question 2 is there a thread in here detailing how to wind up the boost and fuel on the 92 mavs? i have heard you can just wind up the fuel until black smoke shows and then wind up the boost until the black smoke is minimised, im just not sure how or where to do this?
Still not too cartain on the EGt guage though as i only got it to show 300 deg when the foot was down for a few seconds and then it went down to the first reading of 200deg. Do these only run at about 200deg when not being hammered and just coasting around?
been a while since i updated this but have been busy, got the roof done and in undercoat at the moment. Waiting for this crappy weather to settle before i finish it off properly and paint her up.As soon as ive got that sorted i will be spending some dosh on a 3 inch lift kit and a set of 33's and black steel rims. As soon as i recover from the bashing my wife gives me ill be sorting out barwork front sides n rear along with some custom airbrush work over the truck. Still undercided as to what ill be doing with the airbrushing so any ideas welcome.
Oh yeah, also got some spotties and a fishing rod holder for chrissy for the rig.
Also spent some time over at DI during the xmas break, was a ripper day with stacks of fish caught as usual. really loving the power of the TD42 in the sand too, never showed any sign of getting bogged down once she was in the boost.
After a full day of lounging around we decided to tak the old cooloola way logging track back to noosa due to the tide, been ages since we went this way and the road was completely flogged out with massive bog holes, made for an interesting time consuming drive back in the dark.
After walking the first big bog hole we decided to send in the 80 that has a 3inch lift and 33s first "just incase lol".
Awsome great details about your fit-out so far & I too have just got them same guages, they work great on my lil' old 2.8 turbo & I have mine set to turn green with the parkers on but I will see how long this lasts as the green is pretty bright.
Keep up the good work & pictures, on a lite note dont leave the primer paint on by itself to long as it usually absorbs moisture so the rust may come back.
Cheers & nice rig build in progress.
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