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  • harwood39H Offline
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    harwood39
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    i would like to save the money, plus right after my frame gets straightened, i am tearing the car apart, installing my header, posibly a new cat back exhaust, performing a wiretuck, and i mines well install the guages while my car is all apart.

    Harwood Development - Emergency Vehicle Upfitter

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    Fargo, ND 58103
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      i don't think you really need to tear your car apart to put exhaust on, but w/e...good luck with that....

      -02accordexv6

      2003 Mitsubishi Evolution 8
      2011 Ford F150 Ecoboost

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      • harwood39H Offline
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        harwood39
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        im just goin to have all the front end parts off to perform the wiretuck and im installing the exhaust at the same time seeing how i will have the O2 sensor unpluged i can take it off the stock mani and install it on the header. Im going to do it all at once is what i am saying.

        Harwood Development - Emergency Vehicle Upfitter

        2730 5th Ave S. Unit C
        Fargo, ND 58103
        701-429-3686

        Rontan, D&R Electronics, Feniex, Federal Signal, SVP/Star, Bradford, Tufloc, Lund, Code3, Sound-Off, Nova, Copeland, Power-Arc, Recon

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          just search on google then you will find tutorials for all of them they are all pretty easy.

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            92TSIpos
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            harwood39 wrote:
            Ok, here is the deal. I need to know how to install the following Guages into my civic.

            Air/Fuel
            Oil Preasure
            Water Temp
            Volt meter

            I am picking them up used so i dont have directions.

            the a/f is usually connected to the ecu. search on the internet

            idk if the oil pressure guage is electrical or mecanical. if its electrical connect it to the oil pressure switch on the oil filter housing. if its mecanical, there is a threaded plug on your oil filter housing. Take that out and put a barbed fitting in there and connect a hose from that to the guage.

            the water temp guage should come with a sensor. your car should have a stock water temp sensor. Take the stock one out and put the one in that comes with the guage, and run a wire from the sensor to the guage.

            The volt meter is pretty easy. There are three wires coming out of the guage. one is ground the other two are constant power and switched power. idk which ones are which, but one goes to the battery one goes to a switched circuit that makes the guage shut off with the ignition.

            I have all these guages in my car and I installed them myself, so if you need some more details let me know

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              out there
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              air/fuel - why do you need a blinky light show?
              oil pressue - good idea
              water temp - stock isn't good enough?
              volt meter - why?
              not trying to tell you to avoid gauges completely... but there are some that just aren't necessary

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                they look a whole hell of a lot bettter than stock thats why....

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                  out there wrote:
                  air/fuel - why do you need a blinky light show?
                  oil pressue - good idea
                  water temp - stock isn't good enough?
                  volt meter - why?
                  not trying to tell you to avoid gauges completely... but there are some that just aren't necessary
                  He plans on putting a turbo in his civic, so the a/f might be worth it. Volt meter is just for looks.

                  88 Honda crx Si-B16 turbo street car, 06 Civic Si- DD

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                    yose
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                    a/f is just a dancing light show. get a wideband and it would be worth it. i have an a/f gauge but i got it so cheap that i am gonna put it in for the heck of it.

                    My Ride

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                      harwood39
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                      Mine were cheap

                      I paid $100 for my Oil preasure, a/f, and volt. water temp was $55. but i baught tuftes pod out of the hatch and am installing it in my civic so i need them to fill in the holes, plus they look better than nothing.

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                      Fargo, ND 58103
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                        harwood39
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                        Some people on honda-tech told me i can just splice into the existing harness for the water temp, and oil preasure sending units and dont have to replace the sensors.

                        Harwood Development - Emergency Vehicle Upfitter

                        2730 5th Ave S. Unit C
                        Fargo, ND 58103
                        701-429-3686

                        Rontan, D&R Electronics, Feniex, Federal Signal, SVP/Star, Bradford, Tufloc, Lund, Code3, Sound-Off, Nova, Copeland, Power-Arc, Recon

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                          harwood39
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                          Ok, this is what i found out on ht.

                          Air/Fuel ---> Black wire: Any ground Red Wire: Thick red wire or thick black with yellow stripe on 3 prong conector for ignition Purple: Thick solid white wire on the middle conector of the ecu.

                          Oil Preasure ---> Tap into the existing harness and black and red are the same.

                          Water Temp ---> Tap into existing harness and black and red are the same

                          Volt ---> black wire: neg on battery, red to ignition.

                          Harwood Development - Emergency Vehicle Upfitter

                          2730 5th Ave S. Unit C
                          Fargo, ND 58103
                          701-429-3686

                          Rontan, D&R Electronics, Feniex, Federal Signal, SVP/Star, Bradford, Tufloc, Lund, Code3, Sound-Off, Nova, Copeland, Power-Arc, Recon

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                            harwood39
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                            here is my wiring diagram i made.

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                            Harwood Development - Emergency Vehicle Upfitter

                            2730 5th Ave S. Unit C
                            Fargo, ND 58103
                            701-429-3686

                            Rontan, D&R Electronics, Feniex, Federal Signal, SVP/Star, Bradford, Tufloc, Lund, Code3, Sound-Off, Nova, Copeland, Power-Arc, Recon

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                              Jim
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                              dont start a fire...

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                                do not wire it ghetto....mine was wired ghetto and everything was fucked up.........starts fires right jim!

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                                  Joel
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                                  LOL true dat. Make sure you dont cut corners and use the right gauge wire for the current you are putting through it.

                                  no race car? becuz homeowner...

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                                    Jim
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                                    I know about starting your dash on fire. Its not cool.

                                    I ghetto wired all of my street glow, my neons and shit back in the day and as I drove to the twin citeis the shit started on fire, iw as like OMG and i pulled off, and had to un hook everything. Not a big fire, but there was smoke, and the speaker wire i twisted togther was shot.

                                    🙂

                                    Just a headsup harwood.

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                                      only you would do that jim!

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                                        Joel
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                                        mwc1 wrote:
                                        only you would do that jim!
                                        I am sure everyone has had there Twist and Tape Days of elecrical wiring.

                                        no race car? becuz homeowner...

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                                          i know i was just joking around.

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