High HP Evo's, Where do you mount your gauge/s?
Jan 9, 2009, 01:13 PM
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Gauges != power! Buschur's RS running low 9's has no aftermarket gauges in it!
I had a column-mount single gauge for a while, hated it cause I could not see my CEL.
My friends have 2 and 3-gauge a-pillar pods, and I hate those, they get in your way and are just asking for ricers to race you and cops to harass you.
My buddy rosey (rose0529 on here) made me a 'rosey pod' out of aluminum that I LOVE. I rarely look at it because I have mrfred's direct boost control mod done (GM BCS + JDM MAP sensor), and my aquamist gauge is wired into the ecu for mapswitching. I literally never need to look at the gauges unless I'm bored and wanna see it go up and down/side to side.
I had a column-mount single gauge for a while, hated it cause I could not see my CEL.
My friends have 2 and 3-gauge a-pillar pods, and I hate those, they get in your way and are just asking for ricers to race you and cops to harass you.
My buddy rosey (rose0529 on here) made me a 'rosey pod' out of aluminum that I LOVE. I rarely look at it because I have mrfred's direct boost control mod done (GM BCS + JDM MAP sensor), and my aquamist gauge is wired into the ecu for mapswitching. I literally never need to look at the gauges unless I'm bored and wanna see it go up and down/side to side.
I heard from my friend's friend that his brother has an evoM account, and he said that it gives mad horsepowers
Jan 9, 2009, 01:21 PM
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Defi HUD FTMFW. I loved mine. Can display everything besides boost and air/fuel I think. Oh, and any defis that use the control unit (including the HUD) can record data for an amount of time and then play it back.
Jan 9, 2009, 01:35 PM
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i dont have 500+hp but i dot have 370+ and i did run 11.8 lol i think its the easiest right on the steering cloumn but i do like it with the radio relocate kit. i find it very easy to see my boost right to the right of my wheel. i have my wideband on the column and my other 3 in where the radio comes stock (boost, water temp, oil psi).....but i was thinking about moving my boost back on the column.
if its a dead seious race car...just put it on top of the stock speedo and tach cluster, on the dash pad.....i dougbt you wont be able to see it lol
if its a dead seious race car...just put it on top of the stock speedo and tach cluster, on the dash pad.....i dougbt you wont be able to see it lol
Jan 9, 2009, 02:15 PM
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Nobody will give you the perfect anwser.
Over 500whp the car pulls way to hard to be looking all over the place. When I drive I usually try to look at one gauge at wot and also pay attention to rpm's. Look below in my sig....I used the gruppe-s cluster. Its ok but it is hard to look over for more than an instant.
You SHOULD have an air fuel gauge besides your boost gauge...but maybe that is what an aem serial gauge is (all in one?)
Over 500whp the car pulls way to hard to be looking all over the place. When I drive I usually try to look at one gauge at wot and also pay attention to rpm's. Look below in my sig....I used the gruppe-s cluster. Its ok but it is hard to look over for more than an instant.
You SHOULD have an air fuel gauge besides your boost gauge...but maybe that is what an aem serial gauge is (all in one?)
Jan 9, 2009, 05:35 PM
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I'd get the aem serial gauge, or some kind of gauge that can record the max and min or each individual gauge...then you could basically mount it wherever you want, even the steering column.
Jan 9, 2009, 06:32 PM
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Nice set up! thats the pod i have on my steering column, but never though a 3 gauge set up on the pillar would look that clean!
Some good posts so far, i have the smc alky kit, does anyone make a gauge that can hook up to it like the other kits? it would be really nice to be able to see the indicators since my control unit is in the pocket by the driver's knee.
Nice set up! thats the pod i have on my steering column, but never though a 3 gauge set up on the pillar would look that clean!
Some good posts so far, i have the smc alky kit, does anyone make a gauge that can hook up to it like the other kits? it would be really nice to be able to see the indicators since my control unit is in the pocket by the driver's knee.
