Need gauge recommendations

[66fj40]

I've not had time to search this out so please accept my appoligies....


I need to order a fuel pressure gauge. I assume 30 psi is sufficient???????? Leaning toward Auto Meter's Cobolt but it's NOT cheap. Any other recommendations?

Also ready to order an Air Dog.... 100 or 150? I don't race it.... it's a truck but it will pull a trailer... 36' gooeneck with a camper and a rock crawler and maybe eventually an enclosed 40 footer for the church's disaster response team.

Thanks,
Mike

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'01 3500 QC 4x4, Banks, 6" lift (coming off) and lots of fuel capacity....
'66 FJ40 Land Cruiser, 38.5's, locked, lifted and beaten.
<>< 4x4Him, IH8Mud

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Last edited by 66fj40 : 06-14-2008 at 06:08 PM.

[kscumminsdriver]

30psi is all you'll need on a VP-44.

I exclusively run Pricol white face gauges.... now, I know what you're thinking...white face gauges don't match the dash... but I think they look great, especially at night. They also make black face gauges...

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[66fj40]

They have to match the dash......

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'01 3500 QC 4x4, Banks, 6" lift (coming off) and lots of fuel capacity....
'66 FJ40 Land Cruiser, 38.5's, locked, lifted and beaten.
<>< 4x4Him, IH8Mud

[$30 Cowboy]

Pricol for sure!! Also, if your gonna get an Airdog, might as well get the 150...its only a $10 difference!

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[66fj40]

Mechanical or electric???? Is one better then the other?

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'01 3500 QC 4x4, Banks, 6" lift (coming off) and lots of fuel capacity....
'66 FJ40 Land Cruiser, 38.5's, locked, lifted and beaten.
<>< 4x4Him, IH8Mud

[JacktheBear3]

Originally Posted by 66fj40

Mechanical or electric???? Is one better then the other?

This question regularly starts a debate.

We believe mechanical is the best way to go. It is more expensive and more labor to install, but has serious merits to the way it works.

Our experience tells us that everything can fail..... It also shows us that when a mechanical gauge fails it will fail to Zero or a lower reading than actual. With that said; you always want to know when a VP truck is starving for fuel, because it can cost you serious money and failure. If a gauge shows low pressure you the owner are called to action.

We have seen many failed VP's in our shop that have a FP gauge that is showing 12+ PSI of fuel pressure, upon tying in a shop gauge to verify the fuel pressure we have found NONE. This was due to a faulty SENDING UNIT. It was cheap to fix the sender and gauge, but the VP was smoked and that cost another $1600.00. In relation to your question, who wants to be driving around thinking everything is OK, only to be destroying their IP.

We recommend the mechanical gauges when installed on a VP truck.... we do sell Electric regularly, but always with the advice above.

It is not common to sell someone a second gauge with the VP install... the pain of the deal normally helps them understand.

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2002 24V, 2500 Quad Cab, Dark Silver, We Bit O Lift, Plain Jane, Comp (drag), BDRAD, Smarty Stack, 027 SO VP, FASS 150/150 w/BigStraw, F1 Mach 7.?, The Girlz are T61 & S400, PDR Stg III Head w/Rings top & bottom, HTS/FTE FULL billet Auto, SS Single Converter, Optix Gauges ( all high #'s), Detroit Locker, Custom 6" Miters, and plenty O junk in the Trunk...

Floor It CP3 MOD's & PPE Dual Fueler Kits
6.7 Race / Delete Pipes and Sims in stock

[kscumminsdriver]

Mechanical...

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[SmokinDiesel]

Mechanical

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