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Oil pressure gauge pod placement

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vincentyang246

Discussion Starter · 6 mo ago

Had the oil pressure gauge installed a few weeks back. Was placed in the left fan at first. It turns out that configuration was absolutely useless, cus the gauge was placed below eyesight.

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Now this new gauge pod would help a lot on track to keep an eye on the oil pressure. Thanks to import image racing.

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What do you guys think?

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BlyatRZ

· #2 · 6 mo ago

Take care that it doesn't heat up and melt in the sun.

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HumboldtEF

· #3 · 6 mo ago

I assume its this:

www.importimageracing.com

PRINT3D Defrost Vent Gauge Pod Subaru BRZ / Toyota GR86 2022-2023

Fitment Information 2022-2023 Subaru BRZ 2022-2023 Toyota GR86 *Left hand drive models only. Features The PRINT3D Vent Gauge Pod for your 2022-2023 Subaru BRZ has been designed to hold one 52mm gauge. Great alternative to pillar pods, as it mounts to the driver side defrost vent for an easily...

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If so thats printed with hi temp PETG which should hold up okay in a hot car interior. Its PLA you have to avoid as it will warp in the sun.

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jianlun

· #4 · 6 mo ago (Edited)

Mine is like this. M2.5 screws into the speaker grill (M2 screw wouldnt even need enlarging the existing grill holes but i didnt have M2 screws).

And this location has the same visual depth as the main dash so no need for eyes to refocus to another depth. And with my height (173cm) and seat height, it will not block any view outside. It kinda "hides" behind the wheel arch/fender/hump.

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BlyatRZ

· #5 · 6 mo ago

HumboldtEF said:
I assume its this:

PRINT3D Defrost Vent Gauge Pod Subaru BRZ / Toyota GR86 2022-2023

Fitment Information 2022-2023 Subaru BRZ 2022-2023 Toyota GR86 *Left hand drive models only. Features The PRINT3D Vent Gauge Pod for your 2022-2023 Subaru BRZ has been designed to hold one 52mm gauge. Great alternative to pillar pods, as it mounts to the driver side defrost vent for an easily...

www.importimageracing.com

If so thats printed with hi temp PETG which should hold up okay in a hot car interior. Its PLA you have to avoid as it will warp in the sun.

I had the first iteration of this pod, it mounted a little lower, and it melted. I had it maybe a month and it sunk into the dash.

vincentyang246

Discussion Starter · #6 · 6 mo ago

BlyatRZ said:
I had the first iteration of this pod, it mounted a little lower, and it melted. I had it maybe a month and it sunk into the dash.

Yeah I think thats why the pulled it off the site. I tried to find them on black Friday, couldn't find it.

auditorjazz

· #7 · 15 d ago

vincentyang246 said:
Yeah I think thats why the pulled it off the site. I tried to find them on black Friday, couldn't find it.

Can you share if these are the parts you used:

Phttps://www.importimageracing.com/products/unknown-vent-gauge-pod-for-2022-subaru-brz-toyota-86-uk-vgauge-b86

Gauge: AEM X-Series 0-150 Oil Pressure Gauge Kit

adapter:

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Torque Solution Oil Galley Plug Subaru EJ Engines M18-1.5 to 1/8 NPT A

Part #: TS-SU-609 Torque Solution Oil Galley Plug for Subaru EJ Engines is M18x1.5 thread w/ a 1/8 NPT threaded port, which allows you to easily add an oil pressure sensor or temp sensor to help monitor your engines vitals. Made from high quality brass.- CNC'd Brass- M18-1.5 Threaded w/ Teflon...

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vincentyang246

Discussion Starter · #8 · 15 d ago

Yep pretty much, except I used 0psi - 100 psi AEM gauge.

auditorjazz

· #9 · 15 d ago

vincentyang246 said:
Yep pretty much, except I used 0psi - 100 psi AEM gauge.

Got it! Any issues so far? Or all good?

vincentyang246

Discussion Starter · #10 · 15 d ago (Edited)

auditorjazz said:
Got it! Any issues so far? Or all good?

The gauge did somehow malfunctioned in one event (it displayed 0 psi and error)... but then it somehow fixed itself.

I would say if it's your first time installing the adapter, get a few more teflon tape on your hand. So you can rewrap the thread whenever you can.

And the brass washer didn't seal against the block as well. So I used rtv for that matter.

auditorjazz

· #11 · 15 d ago

vincentyang246 said:
The gauge did somehow malfunctioned in one event... but then it somehow fixed itself.

I would say if it's your first time installing the adapter, get a few more teflon tape on your hand. So you can rewrap the thread whenever you can.

And the brass washer didn't seal against the block as well. So I used rtv for that matter.

vincentyang246 said:
The gauge did somehow malfunctioned in one event... but then it somehow fixed itself.

I would say if it's your first time installing the adapter, get a few more teflon tape on your hand. So you can rewrap the thread whenever you can.

And the brass washer didn't seal against the block as well. So I used rtv for that matter.

What Permatex RTV did you use?

did you just use it on the outside around the brass fitting to seal it?

vincentyang246

Discussion Starter · #12 · 15 d ago

auditorjazz said:
What Permatex RTV did you use?

did you just use it on the outside around the brass fitting to seal it?

I think I used the red RTV high temp one. And yes, just at the hat of the adapter , I squeezed a bead of continuous rtv in replacement for that brass washer. And that did the job perfectly.

vincentyang246

Discussion Starter · #13 · 15 d ago

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auditorjazz

· #14 · 15 d ago

vincentyang246 said:
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Awesome. Thank you.

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auditorjazz

· #15 · 15 d ago

Now to get actual use of these. What oil pressures should one be tracking for? To avoid any issues while running on 5W-30?

vincentyang246

Discussion Starter · #16 · 15 d ago

auditorjazz said:
Now to get actual use of these. What oil pressures should one be tracking for? To avoid any issues while running on 5W-30?

Well it's a good question. If you have logging capability, then I would log it on track to see how the oil pressure acting against different corners.

If not, I occasionally look to see if I'm still above 50 psi. And if I can really multi task, I would want to look at the gauge during certain high g corners, if I see the pressure dips down to low 40s psi for a long period of time. It's a good sign for me to stop pushing.

There's a saying, every 1k rpm = 10 psi. So at red line you'd want at least 70 psi. But with temperature increasing, it will not be the case all the time. So my thumb of rules is to make sure my oil pressure doesn't dip down to 40 psi at wide open throttle. (My car does have an oil cooler, so my oil temp is usually stable)

auditorjazz

· #17 · 15 d ago

vincentyang246 said:
Well it's a good question. If you have logging capability, then I would log it on track to see how the oil pressure acting against different corners.

If not, I occasionally look to see if I'm still above 50 psi. And if I can really multi task, I would want to look at the gauge during certain high g corners, if I see the pressure dips down to low 40s psi for a long period of time. It's a good sign for me to stop pushing.

There's a saying, every 1k rpm = 10 psi. So at red line you'd want at least 70 psi. But with temperature increasing, it will not be the case all the time. So my thumb of rules is to make sure my oil pressure doesn't dip down to 40 psi at wide open throttle. (My car does have an oil cooler, so my oil temp is usually stable)

Excellent explanation. Mind sharing you are logging oil pressure?

vincentyang246

Discussion Starter · #18 · 15 d ago

auditorjazz said:
Excellent explanation. Mind sharing you are logging oil pressure?

I'm not, thinking to point a gopro at it. There isn't a solution in the market yet, unless you want to rig up a breadboard setup or buy AEM's expensive data manager.

BlyatRZ

· #19 · 15 d ago

General rule of thumb for oil pressures, you want ~10psi for every 1000rpm. I can tell you that for the stock RPM range the oil pressure is more than adequate.

I posted some info about oil pressures and what I see with my gauge in this thread:

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What mods does the new twins need to rev to 8k?

Like the tittle suggested, what are the mods that the new twins need to rev up to 8k rpm? Reason is, in some straightaways, the car needs to up shift right before a corner at 7400rpm. Or it cuts fuel.I In a hyperthetical situation, how can the car rev higher?

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latapx

· #20 · 15 d ago

vincentyang246 said:
I'm not, thinking to point a gopro at it. There isn't a solution in the market yet, unless you want to rig up a breadboard setup or buy AEM's expensive data manager.

Go to this guys youtube page:

BTR Garage

He details a jumper harness that we can plug into our ASC system to receive information from the CAN BUS. He then uses a combination of other items in order to data log track video as well as information pulled from the CAN BUS.

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