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Got tired of my gauge sitting in my glovebox, so I went and bought a mount and installed it. I used the same mount Ryan used and the gauge is an Autometer 4303.





It blocks my view of my gas gauge. But I can still see the trip meter. And I know i get 200mi per tank, so maybe this will help keep me from staring at my fuel gauge and getting pissed off as often.
I removed the stereo console and found the light that illuminates my ashtray. I wired the gauge's bulb into the ashtray light wiring so the gauge dims with my dimmer.

Now that this is installed, next week I'll put my intercooler and manual boost controller in

-Brian

nicely done. say i was wondering where you got the mount from and what vacume line your boost gauge is connected too.


thanks Andrew

I got it at a local auto store called Tognotti's. They are a hotrod/import type place with a ton of aftermarket parts. Its an autometer 2" universal mount.

The line is T'd into a vacuum port, just off of the intake manifold on the passenger side. Look at your MAF and pan over to your intake manifold, you cant miss it.

-Brian

oh cool. ya my boost gauge is hooked up to the same vacume line.

dose your gauge nittle bounce around when you give it alot of gas?

mine dose and its really anoying becuase its like i cant get a real good estiment on how much boost im running.


Thanks, Andrew

No, this guage is sweet. Needle is solid. I had a real cheap boost gauge in my last car that bounced around alot... pissed me off cause i didnt know if i was running 5 or 7lbs of boost. Thats when I decided never to buy another cheap gauge. This gauge lists for $75, got it off ebay for $48.

-Brian

Looks good! I have that same guage, and I am very happy with it. Great quality!

change your o2 sensor and spark plugs man. for your mileage sake

ah maybe thats why.. im running a iequus gauge that i got for $24 and it bounces all over the place. but my friend has an autometer like you and it stays solid.

hope this solves my problem too.

Isspro, VDO and Defi make the best gauges in my opinion...


All are pretty spendy though, especially Defi

yep and defi's arent worth the money. defi's are just bling. if autometer is good enough for the pro's its good enough for me

heres a pic of my gauge. i was planing on posting a pic along time ago but i forgot about it.



i used to work for a sheet metal company and got free metal all the time so, i congered up a mount my self. its just a strip that i cut and sprayed it black. bent it around my gauge and got some wood screws. and blaw.



when your sitting in the drivers seat the gauge is right in the center of the tak. so its never in the way.

azn2nr wrote:change your o2 sensor and spark plugs man. for your mileage sake

I put new plugs in when i bought the car, about 6 months ago... and i just put a new O2 sensor in a few weeks ago.

-Brian

TheSubaruJunkie wrote:

azn2nr wrote:change your o2 sensor and spark plugs man. for your mileage sake

I put new plugs in when i bought the car, about 6 months ago... and i just put a new O2 sensor in a few weeks ago.

-Brian

did it help your milage? i put brand new iridium plugs in mine, but same O2 sensor, and im getting exactly the same gas milage

didnt do squat. I get 200 to 210mi per tank.

-Brian

Wow when was your fuel filter changed last? My tw was doing about 200miles to a tank and as soon as i changed the filter i shit you not the thing got faster ran better and got 50-100 more miles to a tank. Depending on how I drive but I would say it was a 50mile increase on a tank.

SuperRallyRoo wrote:but I would say it was a 50mile increase on a tank.

...woah...
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...........i'm getting a new fuel filter....

http://replacement.autopartswarehouse.c ... er&dp=true

Yeah ive never done the filter, but after hearing that maybe i'll go get one this weekend.

-Brian