im debating on installing the quad pod with trans temp, boost, pyro, and fuel pressure, and was wondering how big of a pain it would be, on my previous truck a shop installed em and they cut holes into the pillar arm and ran the wires and hose down that, is it best to do that or just run em on the inside of the quad pod? how big of a pain in the a** is this to do??

 

With mine, I'm pretty sure the stock pillar piece had to be drilled and the pod attached to it directly with push-pins. I believe they're in areas you'd never see anyways if it was removed, so not really a big deal. It's not that bad to do honestly.

 

but im talking about the hoses and wires, the shop put that put mine in cut a hole bout 2x3 in the stock pillar to run all the hoses and wires through they didnt run the behind the quad pod

 

Hmm, I can't remember how I did mine to be honest...I think mine are in between the pod and pillar, but I'll yank it off and check this afternoon for you.

 

na you dont have to if its too much trouble, i was jus curoius to see how others did theres,

 

It literally just pops on and off of there, it's attached to the stock piece, which is only held to the truck with clips. I'm curious now and want to see anyways!

 

how did you hook up your fuel pressure gauge, i got the fuel bowl adaptor, and also for the trans temp is there a plug you pull out of the trans and put the new sensor in?? thanks for all your help mdub

 

Ok, just went out and checked mine. There are holes in the a-pillar plastic already from where the grab handle mounts, looks like everything was just run through there, so no need to drill anything else.

My fuel pressure gauge is hooked up on my vegistroke, which is down on the frame, past the back of the heads. So my diesel runs into the front of the heads, all the way through the heads (the back of the heads normally have a plug where the fuel would stop and fill the head), down the fuel lines out the back and into the V3 manifold where there is a check valve to stop it. Mine is run this way so I can read fuel pressure of diesel and also of veggie when it switches over. One gauge for both fuels.

For yours, you can either just read from the fuel bowl, or if you want (and what I think is more ideal, but will cost more...) you can run a regulated return on the back of the heads, or just run a simple cross over line that connects both heads in the back, put a "T" in line and read fuel pressure there. I think this works more effectively since it would be behind all of the injectors, so it's "worst case" kind of scenario, so if you have 55psi back there behind the injectors, the injectors are getting at LEAST that amount of pressure, and probably more. Most don't do this, most will just read off the fuel bowl, and that's ok. I just think the RIGHT way to do it would be behind the heads myself.

On the trans, yes there is a test port plug you pull out, new sender threads right in, real simple. Shouldn't even lose any trans fluid. You can see it here:



Here is the new sender installed (yours may look different depending on which gauge you go with...

 

my sendor looks the same, okay thanks mdub i appriciate all your help!! i will check into the crossover line you was talking about.

 

I'm not sure if anyone sells them anymore. I know trusted performance used to, but most people will tell you to stay away from those guys. You can have your own made too. Nothing complicated.