Gauges, most important?
Sep 2, 2015 | 07:00 PM
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Gauges, most important?
With the Lolvo project moving along nicely, I'm turning my attention to the inside, namely where to mount the gauges as "Q car" is key here, so no A pillar or dash mounted pods! So we're having to get creative, but it also means room is an issue in terms of how many we can fit.
Other than a boost and wideband, what else would you recommend to keep an eye on things? Oil pressure/temp?
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Sep 2, 2015 | 07:25 PM
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Boost,air/fuel and voltage.
Sep 2, 2015 | 07:25 PM
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Oil pressure for sure, I've got that plus oil temp and boost
Sep 2, 2015 | 07:40 PM
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Gauges, most important?
Oil pressure, fuel/air, boost and I've wired up a separate voltage gauge to my fuel pump wiring so I can always check what voltage there is on boost, very handy on a Cossie!
Sep 2, 2015 | 08:11 PM
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This plus wideband
Sep 2, 2015 | 08:15 PM
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This plus wideband
Didn't you sell those?
Sep 2, 2015 | 08:37 PM
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Sep 2, 2015 | 08:52 PM
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Didn't you sell those?
I sold my spare set mate. These are on my car at the moment and will only leave when they break which knowing my luck shouldn't be too long lol
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Sep 2, 2015 | 09:00 PM
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I sold my spare set mate. These are on my car at the moment and will only leave when they break which knowing my luck shouldn't be too long lol
Philip.
Sold em to me haha, they do look good although car still not finished
Sep 2, 2015 | 09:18 PM
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Sold em to me haha, they do look good although car still not finished
O ya I knew your username rang a bell
Keep up the good work mate
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Sep 3, 2015 | 07:48 AM
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Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, AFR and Boost.
Then a SECS monitor or similar ECU interface so you can check coolant temp, Air inlet temp, TPS Calibration etc.
Sep 3, 2015 | 07:54 AM
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Oil pressure, voltage and AFR IMO
Sep 3, 2015 | 11:03 AM
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If you want discreet, then get a multi function display.
Whether round or square type of dash.
PLX Devices do some nice round multifunction gauges, where one gauge can do pretty much anything, albeit you need separate control modules.
Sep 3, 2015 | 12:18 PM
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stevieturbo
If you want discreet, then get a multi function display.
Whether round or square type of dash.
PLX Devices do some nice round multifunction gauges, where one gauge can do pretty much anything, albeit you need separate control modules.
That's actually a cracking idea, good shout! Never looked into them though, what are the control modules for?
Sep 3, 2015 | 12:21 PM
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CrOwSoN15
That's actually a cracking idea, good shout! Never looked into them though, what are the control modules for?
Each sensor requires a control module which then sends info to the gauge.
Or if the ecu in the car is OBD compliant, you can get it to display the data that way
http://www.plxdevices.com/category-s/109.htm
https://www.youtube.com/user/PLXDevices
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