GoWesty Oil Pressure Relief Plug with Oil Pressure Sensor

[GreenMachineVW]

GoWesty has a modified Oil Pressure Relief plug, which they advertise as being able to accommodate a 1/8" oil temperature sender. (https://www.gowesty.com/product/mechanical/24654/oil-pressure-relief-plug-with-external-hex-threaded-port-) Could this port be used to connect an oil PRESSURE sensor? There is a sensor available that will fit the threads, but I do not know if the oil pressure reading at this spot is reflective of the oil pressure sensed at the normal oil pressure port. I am hoping to install this on a 1983 air-cooled CV engine. This solution seems much easier, and cleaner, than installing a hose extension with the pressure sensor remotely mounted. On the air-cooled CV engines, this relief plug mounts higher on the engine by the oil filter, so the sensor will not be hanging down in harms way. I would also think that the higher position would not make it the ideal place for a temperature sensor. I did contact GoWesty with this question a couple days ago, but have not heard back.

My question is: will an oil pressure sensor installed on this plug give the same readings that an oil pressure sensor installed at the normal position (next to the distributor) on a 2.0l CV engine?

In the picture below, of a Bay engine, the large slotted plug can be seen just next to the oil filter.

[ALIKA T3]

I doubt it, that side of the relief piston doesn't have pressure.
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[DanHoug]

i don't know squat about CV engines but the oil pressure relief system has all the pressure regulation FORWARD of the piston. any pressure behind the piston is leakage and not indicative of engine conditions.

i have the GW relief plug with an oil temp sender.... great location for that. not for oil pressure.
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[GreenMachineVW]

[DanHoug]

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[DanHoug]

critical reading skills once again fail me.....
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