I just bought 2 autometer gauges yesterday. One is oil pressure and the other is water temp. I need help finding a good spot for the sending units. Where should they be mounted on a b16a??

I know where the oil press and water tem sensors are at on the motor, but where do I put the new ones??

 

I'm sure after 30+ views one of y'all has put either a water or oil gauge in a civi and can help...

 

i ran an oil press guage i just bought an oil filter adaptor from glow shift i ran my turbo feed line from it to. its basically a metal ring about an inch wide that sits on the block where the oil filter goes its hollow and had a place to hook up the oil filter on the back so u still have the filter its just an space with 4 threaded ports on it works great for many things.

Check em out http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/oil-f...-adapters.aspx

u can get em cheeper on ebay
like this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/OIL-FILTER-SANDW...item563bef2102

 

also i know the water gauge can be installed into on of the radiator hoses not quite sure how ud run that ive also hear of ppl tapping into the thermostat housing but id research that first.

 

Thanks for the advice bro. I heard the thermostat housing is good one aswell. With a rad hose I would be afraid of not getting a true temp, I want the water temp at the motor.

I got a tap and die kit if I go that route, just gotta find out how hard it is to pull it.

BUT I will not buy one of the oil filter adapters, there gotta be another way.

 

theres a place on the block u can run it. look into some turbo builds and see where ppl rand there turbo feed lines ull get a good reading where ppl run turbo feed lines from. yeah i was skeptical about the oil plate to but i ran it and never had any trouble. well ill keep in eye out and let u know if i see any thing on eather

 

Oil adapter plates work great. I know many many people running them.

 

+1

i have a golden eagle for my vtec conversion and theres a spot for it

 

Well I gotta be honest, i spent $50 for 3 autometer pro comps brand new in a sealed box with sending units, I can't justify spending $35 for that adapter. There has to be another option, that adapter will be a last resort.

Also anyone running water temp gauges.... Did y'all tap the thermostat housing?

 

i understand just if u have to resort to the adaptor search it on ebay i wound up getting mine for 10 bucks and its no work at all u pull ur oil filter off screw it on and screw the filter to it i don in the b series motor theres a plug some where that goes directly into an oil journal just dont remember where it was.