The owner. Doesn't like visible gauges everywhere . It's a very tidy V5 STI he likes the clean look .The gauges that have been chosen hold peak memory and have adjustable audible alarms for limits . When the alarm sounds the gauge displays the peak .

The owner isn't a full on track day driver . The gauges are there as a pre warning of something going wrong . The ECU also has limits enabled . Even with the glovebox closed the alarms on the gauges are loud .

Something is better than nothing . My car different story all my gauges are right in my face but I'm the other way round more track hardly no street.


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So got the thermocouples ready to in now just need to port match the headers


Also finished up the under bonnet wiring for the Ethanol Content, oil press, fuel press and air temp sensors



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How did you insert the thermocouples? Was it a drilled hole and weld up, or threaded?

Very keen to see any data that comes from this

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Yeah. Fair enough. The aubible warnings will be the most benificial I think. And peak recal is nice too.

Thats one thing I love with my gauge setup. I have 3 sets of PLX DM100s and all 6 SMs, which can have complex programmable multi-parameter warnings. This means you can be actively alerted of situations like lean out while on boost, and low oil pressure at RPMs and over temperature etc for example.

Then I also have all 4 Genome Defis, which have the warning light (a bit hard to notice while going hard) and the peak recal which is nice feature. Especially for the boost gauge.

Plus ontop of that I also have a very loud audible alarm that monitors coolant level, and has 4 X AUX inputs that I plan to eventually hook to over temp switch, low oil level switch etc etc.

Oh yeah and a progressive shift light, and a knock light. (Not connected because e85)

My car looks like a christmas tree inside with 7 x gauges plus the other stuff. I find that I dont look at the gauges when racing (only the shift lights), so having them actively warn me of bad stuff is very handy.

Last gadget I want is a race dash with GPS lap timer and data logger. Something like Race Technology Dash 2 for example.

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Looks like lubricant, so my guess would be drilled and tapped.

Is there a requirement for the temperature sensors to be a certain distance from the exhaust outlet on the block?

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Drilled and tapped the thermocouple goes into the holes well 4 separate ones . Defiantly not welded especially a cast manifold .


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Yes there is a location requirement within 100 mm central to the port and only protruding 6mm for forced induction . NA motors the location is slightly different and it can change depending on the thermocouple type used.

Yes that is lubricant for drilling good old Trefolex.


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What's involved in the match porting process in terms of how do you figure out where to remove material from where the tube openings meet?

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With factory headers especially Subaru its quite easy as there is always a carbon mark on the headers from the exhaust ports .



The exhaust manifold is the smaller opening so You generally die grind to the line of the carbon . Match porting is the same process but using the gasket opening as the template for both sides of the holes . Its best to use this for the up pipe to manifold and the crossover pipe joins.



Same process for your intake manifold . Porting the head is alot more involved but match porting is quite easy especially for the exhaust side of things .

I'm happy to help if you ever want to do it.

Ethanol content sensor and FPR mounted plumbed and wired Motor ready to be dropped back in tomorrow.