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I am just new to the modification scene and just wondering if anyone can help me out with a few things. I have just bought an AutoMeter Water Temp gauge and obviously want to install. Just wondering if anyone knows and has possibly a picture of the location of the sender on the engine. My car is a '94 R33 GTS-T RB25DET.

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you will need to get an adpater made/bought to allow you to put into the top hose thats between the radiator and the engine...

you'd need to cut a section out of the hose, and insert the adapter, then sela with hose clamps

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you will need to get an adpater made/bought to allow you to put into the top hose thats between the radiator and the engine...

you'd need to cut a section out of the hose, and insert the adapter, then sela with hose clamps

craved, thanks for that. just wondering which hose to tap into to get proper/accurate water temp reading (upper or lower)

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you want to know how hot the water is coming out of the engine, so its the top hose.

std water temp guage sender is in the top hose as well.

if you were putting it in the bottom one, all you would know is how well your radiator is working ..

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or is there another way like a t piece or put it directly near factory sender?

You don't want to remove the factory temp sender. It will wreak havoc with the ECU. The only way to do it is to have the adapter made up. I had mine made up at an exhaust place. It took them a little time but it works great and loogs good too. I had it chromed. What ever you do, don't spend the big money and buy one from. They are machined from too much on the sides and this causes them to crack and break. I also learnt this from experience.

Hope this helped.

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i was talkin about these today and aparently they will give you an incorrect reading of engine temprature, but will give you a reading of water temp going through your radiator...

i was told for a accurate reading to put the temp sensor as close as you can to the heads, get a custom made t-piece to accomidate both factory and aftermarket unit or, in some cars there are bungs put in from the factory where they may have planned to put something there or for some other reason unknown...

but i think i will be happy to put the piece on the top radiator hose. temp there will be close enough to the heat made by/in the heads.

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