New Boost/EBC Gauge Bracket

Hey, just thought I would share a new and sweet product designed and built by wildchild which can be purchased at candasledparts.com.

It is a boost gauge bracket that houses a boondocker ebc and a 2" hole for an afr gauge. I first came to wildchild and asked him if he built such a bracket plate, he didn't, but quickly helped me out by building me one. My goal was to have all my vital information in one location, on the hood. I am running a 2012 silber turbo kit,with the boondocker ebc, and the boost it fuel system, LOL all of which try and utilize the steering post to mount their gauges and controllers.

So since I was building a hybrid system, I needed to make them all work together. I also have the slp high rise air intake on the hood which takes up even more of the little space I have. So I used wildchild's standard gauge relocator bracket to lift my mfd out of the way of the slp intake and get a good viewing angle. I then riveted his new gauge bracket to the relocator, installed the mfd into the center cut out and then installed the other gauges.

I did have to remove my key and ignition (just unplug/remove it and the sled will still start with the kill switch). This allows enough room for the ebc to recess with the gauges into the hood to protect all my instruments from rollovers. All of this can be unplugged and the hood can be removed relatively quickly. I used a push-to-connect fitting for the boost reference line on the ebc and quick connectors for the other gauges. I made my own pigtail power connector to power up the afr and the ebc which plugs into the stock hood DC accessory wire which stays with the hood. So I just have to unplug the ebc solenoid connector, the afr wideband sensor, the boost reference, and the stock hood harness.

Anyways I think it worked out great, I was able to make all my systems to work in unison, make it aesthetically pleasing to the eye, all while being functional. Also, I would like to give wildchild a big shout out for his great customer service through out this project, and I would highly recommend his products.

Here is the bracket prior to his powder coating:


Everything mounted up


Notice how low profile the gauges sit



Lastly, all powered up and easy to read

jwentzer said:

I see you have some extra air intakes, but can it go any lower? I'm assuming it can with a stock intake system? Just curious as I'm going with a turbo and I know I have an option for a bracket that will hold both boost and afr gauges. My concern is I want it to sit low enough to where it rides below the "hard peak" where the windshield is mounted. I don't run a windshield and I want to be able to roll the sled over knowing my gauges won't get destroyed.

Nice looking setup. Appears to be another quality product from Wildchild.

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Unfortunately with the high rise SLP intake, I have it recessed as far as it will go. If you had a stock intake, it could go lower and potentially be below the hood's peak. With the bars being as high, I think it will be adequately protected in a rollover. Thanks for the compliments btw