jaje

Anyone delete their OPRV and install an aftermarket oil pressure gauge in their 944 (I have an '83 that I race with)? What are the drawbacks. I recall talking to another racer who had removed their OPRV and installed an aftermarket reader / gauge.

87944turbo

Think you mean Oil Pressure Sender right? I have done that. OPRV delete would be bad!

Here is what I purchased from egauges.com



AFAIK most series won't let you run a mech. pressure gauge like this to the cabin. Maybe they do if you run a gauge isolator? That is the main issue/drawback.

Here is example of a typical isolator.

http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/pro...asp?RecID=3011

krystar

sid's still got his oprv...didn't matt take it out and inspect it at ABCC? he was having high oil pressure problems...

M758

+1.

I run the stock guage it works fine and there is no high pressure oil in the cabin. I perfer electric gauges to keep the fluid where it belongs. Wire are are great for sending signals.

jaje

Yes - the oil cooler wasn't aligned properly causing the high oil pressure - they realigned it and that fixed that problem. He also had his oil cooler right in front of the radiator covering 1/3 of the area creating the high temperatures he was seeing. I had mine in front and had higher temps - after I moved it behind the bumper lights the temp readings dropped significantly.

So I guess you can't delete this item - just the oil sender unit then.