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Jun 9, 2009 | 02:02 PM

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evoluXrichie

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From: Southport, NC

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Originally Posted by JDCZEvo

I believe this is what you were looking for.

http://prosportgauges.com/oil-filter-adaptor-plate.aspx

does this fit our cars? are we non-metric? everything i have taken off or put on the car has been metric so far...

Jun 9, 2009 | 02:09 PM

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JDCZEvo

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From: South Orange County, CA

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Originally Posted by evoluXrichie

does this fit our cars? are we non-metric? everything i have taken off or put on the car has been metric so far...

I recently bought this but havent put it on yet. It should fit, it has an M20 thread for the oil filter and then 1/8" NPT fittings for oil temp and pressure.

Jun 9, 2009 | 06:12 PM

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JoeyM3

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greddy makes one for the 8/9 that will fit the x since it uses the same filter

Oct 27, 2010 | 03:16 PM

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RallyGoneEvo

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Back from the dead but GlowShift makes a sandwich plate as well

Apr 4, 2011 | 02:06 PM

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dasmikechen

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Originally Posted by EvilEvo9MR

I installed my oil temp gauge sensor in the plug over the oil filter pretty straight forward.... I also installed a oil pressure sensor by removing the factory oil pressure sensor in the side of the block under the intake manifold and putting a tee in then installing both sensors... I must admit this was a pita!!

Picture of tee for oil pressure sensors.. under intake mani.... after about 12 tries this was the best i could do....

This is a pic taken stright down from the top just by opening the hood looking down at the oil filter housing

O...M...G...

Okay, You guys must be miracle workers or something. So like many others, I tried installing an oil pressure sensor and stripped the original plug location. I suspect it is lock-tite and would have needed a torch to break it.

My girlfriend, being super awesome, wanted to help and I could NOT for the life of me find the stock sensor. Well, your picture managed to be helpful, tho it was very limited because of where its at. She found it (just above the original hex location but deep in attached to the block), unscrewed it, we attached a 1/8 hex nipple, a T fitting, a right angle knuckle, and both sensors. Used teflon tape the whole way. But anyone who has done it using this hole knows you cannot install it before bringing it down there, everything needs to be screwed in down there by the hole. This is impossible! I dunno how EvilEvo did it... I cant even get my hand in there and I am short and not all that muscular!

So she got them all installed, but I think we didn't get them quite tight enough. Oil pressure dropped from 80 to 70 one the way home, and I THINK there was a light film of oil in this area once we got home. I am going to see if it pooled anywhere when I get home today.

Anyone reading, I HIGHLY recommend the sandwich plate as the other two locations are a nightmare

We (mostly she) spent at least 8 hours getting it 'isntalled' there and I think its leaking. How did you DO it EvilEvo????? And can you come to Minneapolis and help me?

I think at this point I am going to ask my GF to put it back to stock and go the sandwich plate route. How sad that she has to do it since my hand won't even fit.