BEST GAUGES FOR 4WDs??? Clean Pillar Gauge Setup + 3 Inch Exhaust
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2022
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WHAT ARE THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT GAUGES??? In this video I install what in my opinion every 4WD should have...
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I just saw this before I watch this video and it is very applicable. "Every 30 minute job is a broken bolt away from a 3 day ordeal"
🤣🤣🤣 so true!
Great video, those mistakes with airconn line is what makes us viewers learn even more. Thanks alot and well done!
Keen for the suspension video to come!
Love the videos brother, the night Pootrol is coming along awesome, keep it up bruz.
Thanks Zac! It’s coming along mint! The suspension is going to be phat! Keen as 🤘
Good idea on the 5 core cable across to the HU. Pillar pod is keeping the interior tidy and uncluttered. And to the untrained eye, that is the correct way to use thread tape 👍 have watched people do it wrong and struggle. Keep it up!
Yep, haha I fix pressure cleaners as a day job so gotta be good on the thread tape!! 🔥🔥
@@RoamLyfe 😅 my Husqvarna is down at the shop getting looked at
I'm liking what I see so far.
The one thing I don't understand is big wheels but no suspension.
I can just see the damage that will happen if it's not done
Just tried your tape trick on my loose gauges and worked a treat, my gauges are now nice and snug in the pillar. Great tip keep it up 🤙
Yeww glad it worked 👌👌 let’s get your GU out for a play soon 🔥
@@RoamLyfe sounds good 🤘🏻
Consider myself to be pretty handy in the shed but no one’s ever told me about slippage on double hex sockets. Great tip, appreciate it.
Yeah it’s a good little tip that can save a lot of stuff ups!! 👌
Well done cobba!
Just another little wiring hack. If your using multi-core wire and you need to solder/connect the wires near the same spot try to stagger the cuts so that when you wrap or sheath over the connections the wire loom is as thin as possible plus it looks much neater. Dude great video's and I'm just about to sell my current car and pickup a GU to start some long outback tours.
All good mate its the end result that matters. It’s awesome
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Resonator for sure. Might just keep you legal as well noisewise. I got a noise pollution notice and when tested my resonator got me 1db under amazingly. Nice vid mate im thinking of doing a pillar pod and this gave me good info.
+1 for the single hex. Did extractors in my tb48 and they haven't had been taken off since brand new lol. Though for penetrating fluid I prefer inox as it doesn't gum up like wd40 tends to
next installation you should do a catch can, definitely a must for a diesel
Sounding good bro , once you give her a tune you’ll be grinning ear to ear , awesome interior
Can’t wait for the zl30 and tune
Looks and sounds awesome 🤩
Thanks 👌👌👌
The exhaust will cause boost spike problems. Did with my zd30 and cracked a piston just something to keep a eye on. If engine light for boost pressure appears it's to late
hey man where did you get the exhaust from?
also looks and sounds mint👌
patrol is looking mint bro!
Thanks legend!!
With those gauge pods there's a rubber oring they hold the pod in the gauge trust me it works well
I am yet to have one of those jobs that is easier than planned 😂 great video
😅😅😅 I don’t have them often but when I do they are huge..
Great video. Thanks mate. FYI - My gauges came with O-rings. I placed the O-ring on the end of the gauge and it rolls up the gauge casing as you push it into the housing, locking the gauge in place.
Mine also come with that but it never holds it in!! Maybe my cheap pillar mounts arnt that great haha
Looks mint 👌🏽
Thanks legend!
Dulux have a spray paint called chalk or something that's almost an exact match for the nissan grey trim pieces. I have the can in my shed from when I made a pillar pod for my nav and painted it
A Small Note: because of the way that bung is sticking into the intake pipe it will read a lower pressure than what the combustion chamber is actually seeing. It’s called Bernoulli’s principle if you want to know why.
Okay that’s good to know thanks mate!! I’ve only Done that for a little bit as going a front mount!! 🤘thanks legend
please explain that some more…thanks mate
@Roam Lyfe, I have an issue, I was doing mine today and I can't for the life of me work out a way to get to the bracket that holds the pipe after the dump pipe. Can you remember how you got to it, it's the one next to the gearbox
Gotta go the redarc when on special, you get 3 gauges in one. I run a boost, pyro and trans temp in one, then engine oil pressure, coolant temp and engine oil temp in another, then dual battery voltage and alternator amp in the last one. Neat, quality and every thing viewable at a glance, can also set up alarms. Not to mention it all looks shmicko. Also running a dimmer
I was almost going to get the Redarc but I decided to go Redarc for the battery gear and save money on the gauges!!
@@RoamLyfe I get it bro, priorities. I wouldn't buy redarc at full price
That A/C pipe is really common to crack, the later version of that pipe is not welded at that point, it has a clamp holding the two pipes together.
Hey just A quick question with your conversion and how you did the wiring so yellow goes to Orange, Black goes to black, red goes to yellow and white goes to red
For a nice clean and stock looking interior check out some of Kenay customs stuff 👌they have a pretty good range for patrols. I have brought a pillar pod and some custom switch panels and uhf panel but they have heaps of stuff that you would like
Thanks legend!
@@kenaykustoms9465 you’ve got some good stuff, what else can I say.
Hey mate can you send the links to the exhaust & what size gauges & pod you used here??
How do you get the turbo sound whistling like that? Is it the stock turbo or aftermarket?
Just to let you know, EGT readings can drop over 200 degrees after the turbo so 400 degrees is more like 600 in the engine. Mighty GU is coming together mate, cant wait for the new suspension. 👍
Yeah I’d prefer it in the manifold like my GQ was! But I’ll keep it under 500 normally!! 👌👌
Thanks legend!!
I heard it gets heated up by the turbo on the way outnsonxinder temps are normally 100° lower, so 400° egts is 300° cylinder temp.... 🤷
@@andrewcoulter323 this is exhaust temperature. It gets lower through the turbo as the heat and pressure is used to drive the turbine. As above, @ 200 degrees on boost, and not much drop at all off boost.
@@timothyjamieson1282 thought the turbo added alot of the temperature in the exhaust temp... Turboes create heat not dissapate it ??
@@andrewcoulter323 yes turbos create heat and pressure in the manifold, because they are a restriction of direct flow, Therefore the EGT in the manifold will be higher than in the dump pipe
My first thought when you said you "f@#$" the AC line and showed us was 'I'd probably just make another one from hose or stainless'
Man oh man, I'm following you closely as you're doing the things I wish to do, except I got a 2¾" Beaudesert exhaust from new, well drove from Bathurst to Beaudesert first on original exhaust.
Primarily I noticed the turbo lag greatly improved, it pulled so much better low down.
Curious, did you refit that infernal heat guard over the turbo or bin it?
I've had mine off & refitted, it's a shit of a thing to work with.
My son fitted a 3" exhaust on his Patrol and binned the guard.
Appreciate the guidance on picking up all power requirements from areas of head unit, honesty never thought of it, uh.
I reckon you'll find the exhaust note a tad annoying on hwy runs.
I'd fit a resinator.
Keep up the guidance, thanks.
Oh, I now know to avoid damage to aircon line, that was really unfortunate, that shit of a guard.
Update:
Well it's now December and I have installed a Redarc G52-BET with SAAS 36mm radiator hose sensor block as you show in this clip.
Truly alarmed by my EGT's easily reached 600°c and occasionally 700°c, not good, water temps hitting 110°c. Too radical for my liking.
I have just had a cross country intercooler with fan installed and a tune done, significantly reduced my EGT's, now reaching 450°c where it went to 600°c previously.
My torque has increased 67% and power 50.5%.
Owned my Patrol from new, it is a significantly better vehicle to drive now, and not the worry it was with EGT so easily climbing into the danger zone.
Would I consider a 4JJ1 conversation as you have elected to do?
Only if or when my ZD30 shits itself and I'm confident that won't happen now I've got temps under control, so my answer is no, remaining a true Patrol at the moment.
Hey mate the guard is now in the bin hahahah!
I did notice the turbo lag is much better with the exhaust on!!
I’ll defs look into a ressi too! Cheers mate
Hey guys looking on thoughts of the rc 4jj1 Colorado/dmax. Really like them and was wondering what others thought.
They are great motors but the suspension setup on them is really bad, if you wanna do decent tracks you’re better off with a patrol!!
Hey man love the videos, personally I would put a resi on the exhaust. Turbo spool sounds good but the thong slap up in the high rev range gets annoying and may be bit noisy for your young fella if trying to sleep in the car.
As for the gauges yea they look sick but the quality isn’t there, my mate has same brand and his egt shit the bed after 3 months and the boost is inaccurate. I personally spent a bit more on Autometre Cobalt series gauges and they are great, accurate and built well. May not have the colour choice but I like the blue back light that comes standard and just have a dimmer to adjust brightness.
I definitely feel it needs a resi!! Thanks for the tip mate!!
As for the gauges they where just a cheap and good looking gauge, will keep you updated on the quality 😆
I have the cobalt autometer gauges too 👌👌👌👌 l they look great.
Can you make a video on those dirtylife enigma race wheels please 🙏
Another awesome video mate! Where is your red toolbox from? You let me know before, but I forgot 🤦🏻♂️
It’s from just pro tools online!!
$500 I was quoted for the HP a/c hose they're like gold
I've got just a quick little idea to pass by you
You should put bigger injectors in the patrol to have more soot
Definitely getting some
Injectors in it!
hey mate awesome vid 👍🏻. was wondering where exactly did you get that exhaust from?
I got mine from Playtime Automotive for just over $300 👌🏽
what pillar pod did you buy?
Mint vid mate, I had some savage guages but they only lasted about a month 😢
Oh no what went wrong with them??
@@RoamLyfe they just were very faulty, they kept spazzing out and beeping then one day just shut off.
hey mate where did you buy the cheap exhaust from?
Whre did you get the exhuast from?
I used trailer wire too for my gauges in my AU
Good hack hey!!
@@RoamLyfe yeah the old guy next door said to me to use it when we having a beer such a good idea and so much easier to get across from head unit I also tapped in to head unit wiring
I love the look of the factory s4 front bumper... I can't find a new GU s4 factory front bumper anywhere there rare as hen's teeth these day's lol I had to go with cheap ugly factory alloy bullbar until I can find one
I’ll be selling mine for 500ish when I get my bullbar 👌
I also have one, it's just cluttering things up around my property.
You now have two options, both silver in colour.
I know the pain of that air-con line. The ST-L has rear air-con which Nissan made a PITA Y pice pipe which as stated, sandwitched between chassis and body. If you undo whole pipe and get creative (slight bending), you can get it out whole. Welding needs a lot of filler around the known cracking point. When you have done it, wrap it in foild tape or other heat proofing to stop the zorst cooking the lines.
Standard Snail is not designed to go to 30 PSI dude, not even close.
Para-cord grab handle between top stock screw hole and use the blanked hole further up for the LH drive top handle.
Get a muffler on the farter. Open pipes don't sound cool on a four-banger guys.
defs need something on the exhaust mate, 4 cylinder straight pipes sound like a wet fart, i'll be the first to admit that and i have a zd30 gu aswell. DO you just friction fit your gauges into place? I use that little C shaped steel bracket that always comes with gauges.
Yep just tape and push them in till they are snug! Works great!! I’ll look into a resonator!!
How'd you tighten the nut down between the turbo and the block? I got the same exhaust and I can't fit any tool in!
Go under the exhaust manifold but from the top! Don’t try go down from the top
How do you go about plugging in a trans temp gauge? is there a dedicated spot? I've got a TB48, think its mated to a RE5R05A.
Tbh I’m not sure yet! I’ll look into it and keep you updated!
Best place for trans oil temp is on the cooler outlet in the elbow fitting on the trans. Shows the actual temp of the internals that way and much quicker to show temp rise. In the pan or cooler return shows oil after its been cooled and is nearly useless. Trans is toasted before that oil shows hot. Rocket Rod has a fitting kit for these....
Savage gauges are sick the egt probe needed longer line cause of dump pipe
They are so clean hey!!
What motor u got in it bud 3ltr crd
Where can i find this exhaust?
Must have missed the notification for this episode. To me, oil pressure is more important than coolant temp seeing as you already have a factory standard coolant temp gauge, but only oil level gauge, not oil pressure gauge
Give it a try
With the new exhaust
I bet it throws an engine code at light throttle application at around 100kph eventually
Overboosting code
Have to start playing with the turbo actuator , or take it to a reputable tuner
just get a remap then it doesn't go into limp mode
Spotto on the windscreen visor 😏
What is the name of the manufacturer for the exhaust?
do you know if the exhaust would fit a 2004 series 3 zd30 patrol
I think it will!
hey mate, what type of gauges would you recommend for a n/a engine ??
Water temp egts and maybe oil pressure
Mate i know the pain on removing that heatshield. Sucks about the aircon. Personally i never bothered with a seperate boost gauge and water temp on mine - just use a scangauge.
Yeah I was going to go down that path but I love the look of pillar gauges!
The heat shield is the worst too 😅🤣🤣
So is the aircon problem why there was no video last week?
Yep haha 😂
Every Zd 30 owner when he mentioned the EGT straight on the internet 😂
🤣🤣🤣
sounds like a Hilux, I reckon anything but a 4 cylinder engine sound better but each to their own and as long as you are happy with it.
Just note that EGTs cool off after the turbo, if you hit 600 itl be hotter in the engine. Nice gauges tho.
Can we get a link to the exhaust supplier? Or was it a marketplace special?
It was just from google, I searched 3” patrol exhaust” and it was around $350
Just watch out with the EGT sensor from Savage, there crap and fail after about 3months atleast mine did, and many others in NZ, you might get lucky with in been lower down and away from the heat source
Good to know! Can you buy a replacment from another brand ?
@@RoamLyfe Yeah I replaced mine with a autometer one and has lasted longer so far
Personally I would stick with clean and functional like VDO without coloured LED’s.
Accurate af, no bling, no wankyness.
I almost bought VDO but I wanted something a little bling haha!! Also the price of these is hard to beat!
@@RoamLyfe I wish id stuck with Savage. I bought Autometer instead.. Cant fault them they are just boring.. although i did somehow kill my water temp guage lol
@@RoamLyfe buying quality products is a investment, like Toyota!
How did you link the 3 gauges together.and how did you get powers to the gauges
I tried to find the brand of stud you used but gnoo didn't yield any results.
How do you spell it, please?
Bro heat shrink and solder. Tape eventually looses the glue and comes off and being a 4wd when your off road all the shakes and rattles will ground a wire making it short out and catch fire
Hey mate they are all solderd, I then just wrap in tape individually and then wrap it all as one as the heat shrink is a bit of a pain to work with sometimes on small wires and being so close together
@@RoamLyfe fair enough, just looking out man would hate to see that beauty of a rig up in flames 👍
Thanks mate I appreciate it a lot!! 🤘 after the trouble I’ve had with it I was kinda hoping for flames hahah
@@RoamLyfe makes you appreciate the job you done a hell of a lot more when the car fights you
@@mohmadqadan8443 😂😂 hopefully I feel that soon, chasing so many issues at the moment 😅
Hey mate where did You buy the exhaust
I can’t remember the shop but jsut google zd30 crd exhaust
I did my Gu exhaust not long ago 250,xxxkms and the exhaust was a bastard
Does it drone when on the hwy
To be honest I havnt drivin it since so I’m unsure but I’m gonna say it will!
What suspension are you going to run?
Superior all the way !!
Is that a 2 inch or going bigger. Just wondering after buying a patrol not sure whether I should go big and get engineered or stay with a safe 2 inch
Definetly needs a resonator.
Loud exhaust and good sounding exhaust are not the same.
100% agree!!
is it just straight piped
Yeah it is!!
How did u get your turbo so loud wtf
Factory turbo haha idk
Why a boost gauge the engine not going to reach 30psi the highest it would go with stock every thing 5-8psi
When I get mine tuned it’s going to be around 30-35 psi currently it’s at 15psi
stock everything these run 16psi...
the patrol exhaust need resonator
Yeah I think so too 😅😅
Defs needs a hotdog you’ll find it will be a nicer tone
Yeah I reckon it does!
@@RoamLyfe I had the hotdog version of this kit, lasted about a week before I ordered the muffler. Drone was particularly bad around 2100rpm, which is unfortunately about where it cruises on the highway. At least with 33s and an auto box.
I got a straight through 3 inch manta on mine with a hotdog and it's not overly droney or loud at low rpm. It is manual though and running 21psi boost so it's not exactly quiet
Maybe it's the auto and stock tune, or I'm just getting old!
The sound was fine everywhere except that 2000-2200 rpm mark, which is pretty much where it likes to sit on the highway.
I've thought about trying a quarter wave resonator, because I do miss the exterior sound. But it still sounds better than stock with just the single muffler. Plus the benefits of 3" on EGT etc.
Cheapest exhaust but places it down like it’s a couple thousand 😂😂😂😂😂
*6 sided socket
It will drive with no boost lines it'll just run n/a
It dosnt move this one, has a boost sensor and won’t even drive unless it sees boost
Another good gauge is a volt gauge.
True that! Definitely looking into one
It needs bigger turbo
It’s getting one!! 😆
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If you’re not first you’re last
@@RoamLyfe exactly
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Haha
zd30 engine 🤮hate it om 606 fits better
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Mate, that is a shocking haircut: the worst I have ever seen!!!!
No it’s the best
It bothers me that your ears are tucked under the hat.
1000000% get an EGT (Exhaust Gas Temperature) very useful, can fuck yah car up if you don't care about your EGT.
go the Patrol. not sure I'm a fan of digital tho, I like autometer analog guages 🛻📹😎🤙
bugger sucks about breaking the aircon pipes.. the fuse box is under the guages straight to the lighting with a doubble fuse I did .
have u got Dawes valve or tillix kit ?
30psi is way too high for alarm !! u should only be 16psi thru to 21 psi max !!
where is your spare tyre n bracket gone ?
yeah I have a mid muffler