Fuel Pressure Gauge: Electrical vs. Mechanical w/isolator

[SSGN]

Originally Posted by Dave Muller

And I'd love to put it there, but NHRA tech told me no gauges on the outside of the car.

I see them on many cars so I don't understand that! Is this something new??

Kevin

[Dave Muller]

Originally Posted by SSGN

I see them on many cars so I don't understand that! Is this something new??

Kevin

I have no idea, but I recall asking Pat Cvengros about it. This was in Stock, I don't expect there's an issue with other categories.

[Dave Muller]

Turns out I saved the email.

Q: I'm getting to the point where I have to decide which gauges I'll mount on the dashboard. My questions is for small gauges like fuel pressure and/or brake pressure do I have the option of mounting the gauges in front of the windshield, on the outside, or do they have to be on or under the dashboard?

A: They must be mounted inside the car.

[SSGN]

Originally Posted by Dave Muller

Turns out I saved the email.

Q: I'm getting to the point where I have to decide which gauges I'll mount on the dashboard. My questions is for small gauges like fuel pressure and/or brake pressure do I have the option of mounting the gauges in front of the windshield, on the outside, or do they have to be on or under the dashboard?

A: They must be mounted inside the car.

Maybe someone else will chime in but I was looking at pics from the US Nationals and I see quite a few stockers with the fuel pressure on the outside of the hood cowl area. If I remember Fletchers iconic stocker has been this way forever?? Is this something new??

Kevin

[Dave Muller]

And I was looking over stocker pictures from Sonoma, and there were a few that clearly had gauges mounted outside the car.

Clearly some are setting the gauges up in front of the windshield. But I'll stick with what Pat told me. Maybe other NHRA tech guys disagree. I don't see it clearly spelled out in the rules anywhere.

[MR DERBY CITY]

Dave, it's perfectly A OK to run a fuel pressure gauge on the outside of the car. As you can clearly see, numerous racers have this setup. In the future you might want to consider asking someone other than PAT C. any questions pertaining to Stock Eliminator. Regards, .....M.J.