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Air Fuel Gauge

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Has anyone installed an Air Fuel Gauge?
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Me.

Am doing a little " Needling" at the moment...most helpfull.
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Just used the exhaust part of the manifold.

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Far too modern a device to consider fitting.... I actually had to look up what you were referring to.. :-?
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John,
Is that bung brazed in? Any possibility of it becoming un-soldered from exhaust heat?
What manifold is that and what carb are you using?
I have a 1275 struggling to breathe through a single HS2. I figure I need two of them or a HS4 or 6. I’ve got some parts on order to try to improve the situation. The exhaust is probably the tricky part.
What else is involved with your setup?
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geoberni wrote: Fri Aug 14, 2026 3:52 pm Far too modern a device to consider fitting.... I actually had to look up what you were referring to.. :-?
Yeah, and a pity it doesn't mean that the car runs on fresh air! :lol:
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Used to have a Lotus Elan with EFI, Megasquirt, WBO2 etc
Bung welded in , at the moment HIF44 on seperate inlet and exhaust manifolds ( just cut them apart ) , the exhaust I am using is the standard MM one ( albeit stainless ).
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Thank you John,
So is that a 1098 manifold? I wasn’t aware that there was a stainless version. Ive only ever seen cast iron. I have a Minispares Torquemaster intake manifold on order from Ol Phartz Parts and an HS6 that I think is rebuildable. I don’t know what it was from or what needle is in it.
Am I correct in thinking I need about a 1-1/2” exhaust pipe and silencer. I was told by Steve to look for a 1098 exhaust manifold because the Sprite 1275 manifold is tall and angled the wrong way.
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Welding cast iron is not easy, well done with the success.

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The Ex manifold was the largest standard one I could find ( cheap) maybe Ital? .. Not stainless, just cast and polished out the weld . The exhaust system is a " standard " stainless system.

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Sleeper wrote: Fri Aug 14, 2026 2:56 pm Me.

Am doing a little " Needling" at the moment...most helpfull.

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Just used the exhaust part of the manifold.

John ;-)
Thanks. Are you using the AEM kit?
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No, it's from the Megasquirt ,it's a WBO2 kit..

https://wbo2.com/

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