Pyro installation (1 Viewer)

[Eric Winkworth]

Well I just ordered a Pyro for my 3B and I was wondering if you guys can give me some tips on installing it, where should I put the sending unit? Do you just drill and tap a hoel for it? Also they gauge I'm getting is a stewart warner and has green, yellow, red and the temps, what is it normal exhaust temp a 3B should run at?

Thanks for any help

Cheers

 

[brownbear]

Not normal temp, but max should be 1250. try not to go over that.

what kit did you buy?

if you got one with a clamp, drill a hole near the manifold on the exhaust pipe and clamp it there.

then you can mount the thermocouple.

the tuff part is making a good mounting location for the gauge. I used the empy hole in the dash. made a plate from alum and was set.

did you get a 24 v one, or are you running a converter?

good luck.... its not really need though. fairly simple task. just drink some beers before hand to complicate matters.

 

[Technikev]

I think 1250 egt after the turbo is a bit high. The temps usually fall 10-20 percent through the turbo to the best of my knowledge.

1250 degrees F is usually a good max measured somewhere between the exhaust manifold and turbo. I would use about 200 deg. less if you mount the pyro after the turbo. IMHO of course, but better safe than sorry, so I hear. Good luck. Let us know how it all turns out and what kind of EGT you are getting.

-Kevin

 

[Eric Winkworth]

I have a toyota converter already set up to run my deck, and cigerette lighter. I'm going to have to splice into power somewhere , where is the best place to do that? I just bought a digital kit from carquest (I get a discount so I usally buy stuff there) It comes with everything.

Thanks for the info

Cheers

 

[brownbear]

I think 1250 egt after the turbo is a bit high. The temps usually fall 10-20 percent through the turbo to the best of my knowledge.

-Kevin

He doesn't have a turbo on there. So I think 1250 is still a good number for him.

with a turbo you are probably correct.

 

[brownbear]

I have a toyota converter already set up to run my deck, and cigerette lighter. I'm going to have to splice into power somewhere , where is the best place to do that? Thanks for the info

Cheers

Anywhere with 12 v. its going to be a pretty light draw. But it should be ignition on. Not always live.

Even if you spliced off the power wire for the cig lighter.

I think the power wire for the light portions usually ties into the instrument lights. but your digital, so I dunno.

post up a pic of it when you get it. Sounds cool.

 

[Tapage]

did you have any pic of your Pyro kit .. ? I'm intereted in know if you need to weld something to exhaust pipe .. I buy one from Summit is a VDO pyro kit .. but in the instrucction refer to weld a cap to exhaust pipe and then screw in the cap the sender unit.

 

[Eric Winkworth]

Mine is supposivly the clamp style, we will se when it comes in, I am away all week so I will post it when I get back, thanks for the info guys

Cheers
Eric

 

[wesintl]

Usually you get the pieces to weld in a bung and the clamp style. At least that's what mine had. Kinda nice since at some point I'll weld in a bung but for a quick hook up I went with the clamp.

 

[Technikev]

He doesn't have a turbo on there. So I think 1250 is still a good number for him.

with a turbo you are probably correct.

Whoops, there it is up there at the top.

Everyone's entitled to one of those once in a while. LOL

-Kevin