benroberts3605

im looking to install a boot, egt, and fuel pressure gauge and dont even know where to begin on how to plumb these, if anyone has any printed instructions they can send me write me and and let me know i would greatly apriciate it.

JPR Ram

you should fill in your signature so people know which truck you have. That we knmow which directions to give. Between the 3 generations of Dodge Cummins, installation of gauges is pretty much the same, but there are a few difference.

benroberts3605

sorry about that i haven quite figured out the whole site yet, but anywho its a 01 5.9 auto

2500Ram

Boost is easiest to get a boost bolt from most online shops and it replaces one bolt from the top of the head by the injector lines.

Pyro, drill and tap the rear manifold for a pre turbo setup. Lots of worry but it's easy.

fuel press, you can either get a tapped banjo bolt and replace the stocker from the exit side of the filter housing or go directly to the shrader test port on the VP.

Some opinions but use the search for MANY others with pictures.

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Good luck.l

Dartmouth 12V

I got my gauges through dieselmanor.com and they came with really good instructions on how to do the install. If you think about what the gauge needs to do, it isn't too hard to figure out generally where it needs to plumb in.

benroberts3605

Thank you very much.

benroberts3605

And also how cridical is a fuel gauge, about the only other mod im going to do is some mild injectors, shold i be worried about the fuel pressure with everything else pretty much being stock

wcbcruzer

For your 24v, even if you left it stock, the fuel pressure is the most critical gauge. If you modify, then EGT becomes as critical.

Crazydave

Yes you should watch that on this trucks, but what i did before i got around to getting the FP gauge in was at least check the pressure once in a while, you can do that right on the side of the VP with a fuel pressure tester you can get at napa or borrow one from a friend or neighbor.

benroberts3605

What is a good psi for fuel pressure, i guess what would be too low.

2500Ram

Numbers will vary but my minimum was 10psi idle and 7 wot, some say down to 5. If your just using a test gauge you will only be able to test idle. I don't care if you floor the peddle you are still not putting load on the engine and your numbers will very severely at WOT. You have plans for a in cab gauge so just keep it up above ~6 WOT and you should be good to go.

good luck.