Drive pressure gauge

[Six_Sloww]

Probably going to be spraying my truck this summer so I figured to be safe I should probably put a drive pressure gauge on it.

Anyone just run a T off of the factory ebp tube? How did you do it?

 

[sootie]

i would drill and tap another port in the manifold and run a mechanical boost gauge.

 

[Six_Sloww]

I could do that, but why not use what's already there? Not to mention it's cooler by the time you get up to the ebp sensor and I could use less copper tubing.

 

[sootie]

i dont know about 6.0's but 6.4's are extremely finicky with the epb reading and causing a check engine light. i would be worried about affecting the stock sensor reading but i may be over thinking it.

 

[swinky]

i would drill and tap another port in the manifold and run a mechanical boost gauge.

Agreed

 

[Cutting-Edge Diesel]

I run an electronic back pressure gauge. You don't want a mechanical gauge because it will soot up and stick.

 

[Six_Sloww]

I run an electronic back pressure gauge. You don't want a mechanical gauge because it will soot up and stick.

So just tap the manifold, copper coil to an electric boost sender. Meh guess I can't cheap out on this, oh well.

 

[Cutting-Edge Diesel]

Quick tip. Use a paint can to coil your tubing in a nice coil.

 

[Six_Sloww]

Thanks for the tip. I was the one emailing you this morning about the wastegate setup btw Matt

 

[04stroker]

Well with your current setup I would say your not using the EBP sensor so I would just take it out and put your drive pressure gauge in place of it instead of doing a "T".

 

[Six_Sloww]

Well with your current setup I would say your not using the EBP sensor so I would just take it out and put your drive pressure gauge in place of it instead of doing a "T".

I think the pcm uses the ebp for more than just VGT related calculations.

 

[04stroker]

Depending on the strategy some it does not hardly use at all. Talk to Eric at innovative I have discussed it with him before and tuning you may be able to ditch it.

 

[Six_Sloww]

Lol anytime I ask eric if I can throw something out he shoots me down.. I still have my damn egr plugged in lol!

 

[04stroker]

Lol anytime I ask eric if I can throw something out he shoots me down.. I still have my damn egr plugged in lol!

LOL LOL I have never had a EGR plugged in but I did ditch the EBP sensor on one truck no difference at all in the way it ran used that for EBP sensor.

 

[Six_Sloww]

LOL LOL I have never had a EGR plugged in but I did ditch the EBP sensor on one truck no difference at all in the way it ran used that for EBP sensor.

I'm sure he's just covering his ass because of multiple strategies and differences through the years.

 

[KCTurbos]

I run an electronic back pressure gauge. You don't want a mechanical gauge because it will soot up and stick.

Lol... I have a mechanical gauge and I have to clean it out about every 6 months. I am sure it's is going to fail eventually because of all the soot.

I just tapped another spot in my exhaust manifold next to my pyro

 

[Cutting-Edge Diesel]

There is a company that makes a soot trap but you have to clean that too if I recall correctly. Eletronic just makes it so much easier

 

[Six_Sloww]

There is a company that makes a soot trap but you have to clean that too if I recall correctly. Eletronic just makes it so much easier

So soot trap isn't necessary with electronic sender?

Edit: durr that's what the factory ebp is.

 

[JDub]

I've been running one in my Duramax for almost two years now and never a problem. I drilled and tapped another hole in my manifold, and ran some coiled tubing to an Universal 0-100 Edge EAS sensor. Watch drive pressure on my CTS just like everything else. Sure nice for datalogging...