Looks kind of like a cheap DEFI knock off to me.

 

what kind of boost gauge are you running and how much ?

 

As near as I can tell, the ProSport brand arrived in the US market only about 6 months ago. For info on initial impressions and experiences, check these threads over at NASIOC:

Big general thread on the ProSport brand:

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1086074

Review(s):

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1093141

 

i really like the way these look, they are a lil too bright but would go good with my green gauges . . . . . i was gonna go blue because my new pioneer is blue with green buttons . . . . . but i may just go green . . . . . . volt will be easy to hook up, but what about oil pressure ? :shrug: or should i just get a AFR

 

.... volt will be easy to hook up, but what about oil pressure ? :shrug: ...

The standard ProSport oil pressure sensor / sender is a 1/8" NPT thread (per the ProSport website). You'd need an adapter to mate it to the 1/8" BSPT threading used in the Tacoma block.

 

randy i'm a newby when it comes to this, so there is a plug already on the block that i can just hook into ? or do i need to do something else ? :shrug: thanks man :waytogo:

 

There is already a plug on the side of your block where the OEM oil pressure 'idiot light' switch is installed. There's another unused plug very close by on the 5VZ 6-cylinder block (not sure about the 3RZ, though ...) which could also be used. Both are 1/8" BSPT.

If you want to continue having the OEM oil pressure idiot light you'll need to either:

(1) install the new sensor / sender in the unused fitting OR
(2) assemble some sort of T-fitting (or equivalent arrangement) into which both senders can be attached

If you don't care about the OEM idiot light, you can remove the OEM sender and just use the plug / fitting for the gauge sender (with a BSPT adapter).

NOTE: There've been conflicting reports about leaving the OEM idiot light wire / sender unattached. In theory, this should leave your idiot light 'on' at all times. However, at least one CT-zen (fabtaco, if I recall correctly...) claimed his idiot light didn't illuminate with the OEM sender disconnected.

 

AHHHHHH the volt meter and afr don't come in green :brickknoc how u guys think blue gauges would look on the apillar with this cd player that i have in the dash

i think that it will look just fine with blue gauges since this is blue and green


ALSO i searched for a tech article to hook up oil pressure gauge and i found nothing . . . . where exactly is the 1/8" on the block ?:doah: sorry i guess everyones a newby at something or another . . . . . :brickknoc

 

Attached is an illustration of your OEM 3RZ sensor locations ...

 

thanks enola, i will probably put a T on it if there isn't already two on there . . . . also that drawing . . . isn't it backwards ? my 3rz the intake comes into the block from the right side . . . . ? so is the oil pressure fittings on the intake side i'm assuming ? :shrug: thanks again

 

. . . also that drawing . . . isn't it backwards ? my 3rz the intake comes into the block from the right side . . . . ? so is the oil pressure fittings on the intake side i'm assuming ? :shrug:

The 3RZ sensors / senders are on the passenger / starboard side of the block.

 

well just got my credit card so i am gonna order a volt gauge and oil presure gauge for my new pod . . . . . i'll let ya guys knw how they turn out . .. . . :headbang:

 

Randy's right tojo, the oil pressure sending unit is on the passenger side of the block, down towards the bottom, and toward the front. I've teed into it for a couple of turbo setups. I'm not sure why the pic above is backwards, though :shrug: . Oh, and to answer your more than a month old question that I just now noticed :doah: I run a VDO "turbo" gauge and am currently at about 8 lbs of boost. Here's a pic:

 

What's more accurate, an electric gauge or mechanical gauge?

 

I would have to guess an electrical gauge would be more accurate.

 

I guess my question was a bit unclear. Whether it's an analog or digital display, are those gauges that have a digital sender, like an electric boost gauge more accurate than a mechanical boost gauge?

 

overall, yes. although, boost is very easy to measure, and its the only monitoring gauge i would accept as mechanical. oil pressure, fuel ect all need to be electrical IMO (for accuratcy and safety....

 

well just ordered a super blue volt and oil TEMP :doah: ordered the wrong gauge . . . . e-mailed them hopefully they will send me an oil PRESSURE gauge . . . . . . . . both electric not mechanical

 

just got my guages in today . . . they are pretty sweet . . . . match my cd player pretty good, but still wish they woulda had green . . . . but the blue looks good no doubt . . . . . gotta put the oil pressure one on sunday . . . . .

 

iight guys . . . . i need a T fitting for my oil pressure gauge i have never had it hooked up . . . . . i searched around all the local shops and none have any 1/8" BSPT to two 1/4 NPT . . . . . . DROP THAT TACO where did you get yours at man ? or can anyone find one on the internet that i could buy i wanna get it hooked up so its not just a dummy gauge anymore . . . . . .

 

You need to find a store that carries fittings for compressors and such, like Napa, or Sears, or a good hardware store.

 

what is 1/8" BSPT . . . . i know my adapter to my gauge is 1/4 NPT which is national pipe thread . . . . . .

 

BSPT stands for British Standard Pipe (thread) Taper. There's also a BSPP, and the last P is for Parallel.

I was briefly searching for it, and finding anything that's BSP is tough. You'll probably have to use multiple adapters, for instance, a T-fitting with BSPT male X BSPT female (for the sender, I assume) X BSPT female, then connect a BSPT male X 1/4 NPT adapter to it.

 

More details on BSPT versus NPT can be found here:

http://www.customtacos.com/forum/showthread.php?p=409588

There are obscure places (e.g., industrial suppliers, the UK) where one can find 1/8 BSPT - 1/8 NPT adapters. I don't think I've ever seen a 1/8 BSPT - 1/4 NPT adapter.