i did a search for this all ready with no results but i just orderd the defi BF series combo water,oil temp and Boost gauge cluster im cool with the other 2 but the water temp i have a lil concern with the water temp will it come with all the hardware to tap into where the stock sensor is?

 

Yo man lets help a guy out?

 

Hey man PM bigric09 I think he has the defis and he can tell you exactly how to do it. Hope this helps you out and saves you alot of time

 

thank you i will. next question how do i get ahold of bigric09?

 

I have a set of defi gauges right in front of me, and they print the instructions for ALL gauges on each instruction sheet, (to save $?). Anyway, heres the transmitter install. The gauge should have power/remote/ground/dim/transmitter wires. Thats it, pretty easy. Heres an image of the T fitting into the upper radiator hose.


GL, seems easy. Just cut radiator hose, install T fitting and clamps, install transmitter into t fitting, tie off wires, plug them into the gauge, run power/ground/dim/remote from wires in the dash, mount and call it a day.

edit: oh yeah, let you car sit for hours before messing with the radiator, and be prepaired to fill it up some from spillage, less you want to drain it first and then install and refill.

 

There's really nice water thermostat housing you can get from 42nd draft designs. It has a threaded hole in the top for the water temp sensor but otherwise looks identical to the stock one.

That's what I did to my car and it looks clean. $40 bucks...well worth it in my opinion. No cutting, not permanent. Just be careful not to break the cam sensor housing when you're tightening down the bolts. It's an $80 mistake.




You can get it here:

http://store.42draftdesigns.com/Lanc...or_p_6-56.html

 

Wow thanks guys.

 

random question, does your stock water gauge not work?

 

sure it works....but it's not nearly as accurate. The car's water gauge will go up and the aftermarket one will be noticeably lower...meaning the car's not actually as warm as you think it is.

Another thing that I like is the oil temp gauge...much better in terms of knowing when the engine is at proper operating temp.

 

i totally agree with you, but oil temp to me is much more important.

and btw i was asking the orignial poster of the thread .... but its cool you can pretend i was asking you too

 

thanks...you made me feel important...

 

Yes it does but i do not like the non accuracy of it. Yes i will be installing an oil temp also.

 

The reason the cars water gauge will go up while the aftermarket is noticeably lower is doue to the sender placement. The stock water temp sensor is monitoring the coolant surrounding the cylinders. Once it reaches a certain tempurature that coolant is returned to the coolant tank via upper radiator hose (where the aftermarket sender is) and the gauge will increase. If you notice almost exactly when the car reaches its own idling temp(via stock gauge) the other gauge will begin to increase.

Stock gauge is much more accurate than you think. Why would a company spend millions in engineering a car(especially one made to run at high RPM's like the Evo) and leave it with a sh*tty water gauge?

Oil Temp gauge is important as well but more so if you plan to race your car. If its just on the streets, I'd stay with water

My 2 cents

Nick

 

that does make sense i might as well save my money rather than waste it on a 'pretty gauge"

 

Actually, if you have an oil temp gauge, you can see that the stock water temp gauge reaches operating temp range MUCH faster than oil temp does. This difference gets larger in colder climates. Proper operating temps should only be determined from oil temps, since that is the true temperature of engine internals. I don't know about you, but I prefer to keep my engine happy especially since it's built. Would you want to drive it hard before it's truly warmed up?