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Old 01-20-2007 | 07:33 AM
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plus if ya have a drop in the gauge...You are going to feel the motor loose rpm before ya notice the gauge, unless you just stare at the fuel pressure all the time............Not knocking ya i just prefer the light system in a high performance application...
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Old 01-20-2007 | 07:48 AM
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Monstaaa ... on a NA motor at what pressure would you be concerned on running out of fuel ...My Holley Mechanicals should run about 7 lbs ? So on a WOT run how low could you go without concern or do you need to maintain ~7-8lbs ?
at w.o.t it should maintain 5 psi. if it drops below that its starting to run lean. leaner is meaner, but with catastrophic result.
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Old 01-20-2007 | 07:54 AM
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Your right but, in a stock application like his cutting a hole in the dash and putting a gauge in that doesnt match the rest of the dash doesnt make much sense............If ya look at the pic of my dash i have warning light on top of the two top gauges one is for fuel pressure and one for oil......20psi of oil light comes on.....any drastic drop in fuel press light comes on....
if u went thru the trouble to wire and drill in the light, then y not a gauge.you may as well use just a light for the oil and temp as well.
lights are an alarm circuit to alert you when a malfunction is occuring. they are handy when running from a cruise to having it bricked. you must watch the water while runing hard, so having a light up high , thats in line of sight is great, but when you idle bnack down it would be nice to know just how bad is your problem.
i personally believe all boats should have full guages including fuel psi AND pyro. as well as audable and visual alrms.
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Old 01-20-2007 | 07:56 AM
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plus if ya have a drop in the gauge...You are going to feel the motor loose rpm before ya notice the gauge, unless you just stare at the fuel pressure all the time............Not knocking ya i just prefer the light system in a high performance application...
What sensors do you use for fuel and oil pressure lights?
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Old 01-20-2007 | 08:15 AM
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Tad high on that Starboard motor ?
Didn't have the ground hooked up yet. Not good for the guage!
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Old 01-20-2007 | 08:28 AM
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Your right but, in a stock application like his cutting a hole in the dash and putting a gauge in that doesnt match the rest of the dash doesnt make much sense............If ya look at the pic of my dash i have warning light on top of the two top gauges one is for fuel pressure and one for oil......20psi of oil light comes on.....any drastic drop in fuel press light comes on....

Ah Ha !!! So you do care ... I have no problem with the light setup .... its prob a great idea ... On my 311 I have limited dash area and have been pondering how could I ad more gauges .... also tied to the Audible alarm ?
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Old 01-20-2007 | 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by monstaaa
if u went thru the trouble to wire and drill in the light, then y not a gauge.you may as well use just a light for the oil and temp as well.
lights are an alarm circuit to alert you when a malfunction is occuring. they are handy when running from a cruise to having it bricked. you must watch the water while runing hard, so having a light up high , thats in line of sight is great, but when you idle bnack down it would be nice to know just how bad is your problem.
i personally believe all boats should have full guages including fuel psi AND pyro. as well as audable and visual alrms.
i guess my point is u have to have something in a high perfortmance motor......(i prefere a light for fuel pressure....i also have warning lights for oil temp and oil pres..............How often due ya notice a gauge in your car climbing....not very often i bet but ya sure notice that pucking seat belt let dont ya ............
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Old 01-20-2007 | 05:53 PM
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What sensors do you use for fuel and oil pressure lights?
the oil pressure light kit is a longrace and the fuel pres light kit is from a nitrous works kit......your local machine shop should have books for both..........if not pm me and i can help.............god knows i have had a lot of help from others on here
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Ah Ha !!! So you do care ... I have no problem with the light setup .... its prob a great idea ... On my 311 I have limited dash area and have been pondering how could I ad more gauges .... also tied to the Audible alarm ?
yes i care a lot......... iwas not trying to piss ya off.......i just thought it was pointless for a stock guy to hawg a hole in his dash/............
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