hood gauge

gooberhead320 · June 6th, 2008, 02:19 PM

anyone know where i can get something like this but for a mustang?

or will i possibly have to get a universal gauge pod and just find a way to mount it on there?

ESG-642T · June 6th, 2008, 02:19 PM

You need a cowl hood to make that work...

gooberhead320 · June 6th, 2008, 02:21 PM

i need one no matter how i mount it? even if i find a way to do it myself?

WLJohnson05 · June 6th, 2008, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by gooberhead320

i need one no matter how i mount it? even if i find a way to do it myself?

u dont have to but u will need to modify some stuff.

ESG-642T · June 6th, 2008, 02:24 PM

You could take off the header panel, and have some custom fiberglass work done and paint it flat black and put gauges in that....

But It would look kinda bad. With a cowl hood you can just mold them into the cowl.

gooberhead320 · June 6th, 2008, 02:26 PM

so its probably too much work and not even worth it

WLJohnson05 · June 6th, 2008, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by gooberhead320

so its probably too much work and not even worth it

why do u want it on hte outside?

gooberhead320 · June 6th, 2008, 02:29 PM

its a fuel pressure gauge and it has to be mounted outside the vehicle

i don't NEED the gauge i just thought it would be kind cool to have it sitting out there

obdnanr · June 6th, 2008, 05:33 PM

Auto Meter Pods Mustang 3.8L V6 Performance Parts FREE SHIPPING! they have an assortment of them, i like this one because i think it looks better than having the shit on the side or the dash.

gooberhead320 · June 6th, 2008, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by obdnanr

Auto Meter Pods Mustang 3.8L V6 Performance Parts FREE SHIPPING! they have an assortment of them, i like this one because i think it looks better than having the shit on the side or the dash.

i have that one. but the fuel pressure gauge cannot be mounted inside the car unless i have the isolator which is like 140

Trick Tuners · June 6th, 2008, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by gooberhead320

its a fuel pressure gauge and it has to be mounted outside the vehicle

i don't NEED the gauge i just thought it would be kind cool to have it sitting out there

No it doesn't. I run a mechanical FP gauge in my car and its 100x better than any electronic gauge. I don't care if it starts pissing gas all over me. I guess some people would think thats dangerous, but not me. here is a pic (on the left).

haha. I was J/K. I use an isolator like this one.
Auto Meter 5282 - Auto Meter High Pressure Gauge Isolators - summitracing.com

MWWarlord · June 6th, 2008, 06:23 PM

IMHO gauges on the outside of the car look like total shit unless you have a cowl hood. $140 really isn't that much at all(relatively speaking for modding a car). If I were you, I would just pay the extra $140 to mount the gauge inside you car. If you aren't willing to pay that, then don't get the gauge at all. You really don't need a fuel pressure gauge unless you're doing some really serious modding anyway. In which case $140 is just a small drop in the bucket. By the time I'm done with my car, I will have spent more than twice what I paid for it on mods alone.

MWWarlord · June 6th, 2008, 06:27 PM

Originally Posted by Trick Tuners

No it doesn't. I run a mechanical FP gauge in my car and its 100x better than any electronic gauge. I don't car if it starts pissing gas all over me. I guess some people would think thats dangerous, but not me. here is a pic (on the left).

haha. I was J/K. I use an isolator like this one.
Auto Meter 5282 - Auto Meter High Pressure Gauge Isolators - summitracing.com

+1 get the isolator from summit.

04mustang232 · June 6th, 2008, 11:38 PM

i just bought an apillar off of speed of sound and it looks amazing. If you really wanted guages out on the hood, drill bit + duck tape = success. Lol, sry jk. Im sure jegs has some sort of universal hood guage setup.

obdnanr · June 7th, 2008, 01:19 AM

my previous link has the shit on the drivers side uhh ricer panel?, the instrament cluster, and the middle shit.

June 6th, 2008, 02:19 PM	#2
ESG-642T [8MINUS2] 2002, Ford, v6 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TEXAS Posts: 12,319 iTrader: 0 reviews	You need a cowl hood to make that work... __________________ Hi, You can call me Kyle Random ESG fact: Had a prochamber on his v6 before it was popular. WTB: v6 BBK valve covers

June 6th, 2008, 02:24 PM	#5
ESG-642T [8MINUS2] 2002, Ford, v6 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TEXAS Posts: 12,319 iTrader: 0 reviews	You could take off the header panel, and have some custom fiberglass work done and paint it flat black and put gauges in that.... But It would look kinda bad. With a cowl hood you can just mold them into the cowl. __________________ Hi, You can call me Kyle Random ESG fact: Had a prochamber on his v6 before it was popular. WTB: v6 BBK valve covers

June 6th, 2008, 05:33 PM	#9
obdnanr Hardcore Enthusiast 2003 v6 340/373 - yay for belts Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: around Posts: 1,764 iTrader: 0 reviews	Auto Meter Pods Mustang 3.8L V6 Performance Parts FREE SHIPPING! they have an assortment of them, i like this one because i think it looks better than having the shit on the side or the dash. __________________ 4.2L, gforce t5, 8.8, d1sc, other shit. stang is down

June 6th, 2008, 06:23 PM	#12
MWWarlord Hardcore Enthusiast 1995 Mustang convertible Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,409 iTrader: 0 reviews	IMHO gauges on the outside of the car look like total shit unless you have a cowl hood. $140 really isn't that much at all(relatively speaking for modding a car). If I were you, I would just pay the extra $140 to mount the gauge inside you car. If you aren't willing to pay that, then don't get the gauge at all. You really don't need a fuel pressure gauge unless you're doing some really serious modding anyway. In which case $140 is just a small drop in the bucket. By the time I'm done with my car, I will have spent more than twice what I paid for it on mods alone. __________________ MWWarlord 1995 Mustang convertible check out my garage for pics and a complete list of mods. http://www.tricktuners.com

June 7th, 2008, 01:19 AM	#15
obdnanr Hardcore Enthusiast 2003 v6 340/373 - yay for belts Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: around Posts: 1,764 iTrader: 0 reviews	my previous link has the shit on the drivers side uhh ricer panel?, the instrament cluster, and the middle shit. __________________ 4.2L, gforce t5, 8.8, d1sc, other shit. stang is down

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