Need help filling out my pillar pod

[Symbiote]

Well I'm finally planning to get my gauges and pillar pod installed. I have a 3 pillar pod and 2 gauges Boost (analog) and EGT (Digital), both AEM and I just need one more to complete the install.

What would be the most efficient use of that extra pod space? I had planned on putting in an Oil Pressure one as I read that was a good compliment for the boost gauge. But also read that there would be a live line of Hot engine oil coming into the cab and some tracks don't allow that and I'm not too crazy about that either. Is that the only way the gauge can be installed? If so is there a better gauge alternative for my third choice?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Miasma]

Thank you, built it this winter right before Christmas, it was a gift to myself once it was done.

 

[bradselph]

Posted "05-10-2010, 08:55 PM "

 

[gst96spyderman]

thread revival. Gotta love the newbie forum

 

[manifestmessiah]

thread revival. Gotta love the newbie forum

Well for once it actually helped someone, and I'd be lying if I said that I've never done it.

 

[bscratch]

Love dead thread revivals!!

 

[Miasma]

Well for once it actually helped someone, and I'd be lying if I said that I've never done it.

Atleast, sorry guys. Saw the date from the thread as 2013 from the guy before my post or else would not have posted in here . Lets conclude the old news.

 

[gst96spyderman]

happens to us all

 

[phunny]

Really all depends, if I had it to do over again mine would just be a wideband gauge.

 

[gst96spyderman]

There you have it

 

[manifestmessiah]

Really all depends, if I had it to do over again mine would just be an egt gauge.

Wait...just an egt gauge? Any reasoning behind this?

 

[gst96spyderman]

I guess I'll list mine three... Boost, wideband and oil pressure. in that order

 

[dsmcurse]

intake mannifold pressure (boost) and exhaust mannifold pressure (back pressure) gauges mounted side by side in a 2gauge A-piller pod

Fuel pressure and oil pressure mounted side by side in a 2gauge center heater vent delete pod

Water temp and exhaust gas temp mounted side by side in a steering colum insert pod

All matching autometers, have nitrous pressure gauge soon to be hooked up as well... Still trying to figur out a good home for nitrous gauge...

 

[phunny]

Wait...just an egt gauge? Any reasoning behind this?

Typo, should've said wideband.

 

[phunny]

intake mannifold pressure (boost) and exhaust mannifold pressure (back pressure) gauges mounted side by side in a 2gauge A-piller pod

Fuel pressure and oil pressure mounted side by side in a 2gauge center heater vent delete pod

Water temp and exhaust gas temp mounted side by side in a steering colum insert pod

All matching autometers, have nitrous pressure gauge soon to be hooked up as well... Still trying to figur out a good home for nitrous gauge...

Absolutely ridicules man . There is no possible way that anyone can monitor that many gauges. IMHO it's completely useless and logging with link will net you more actual useful information and not make your car look like a cockpit.

 

[manifestmessiah]

Typo, should've said wideband.

Even then, a boost gauge and a wideband would be my absolute minimum.

 

[phunny]

Why is a boost gauge needed?

 

[manifestmessiah]

Why wouldn't one be needed? I just happen to think it provides useful information that could keep me from potentially overrunning a smaller turbo.

 

[FearlessNick]

Even though I don't run turbo. I always see people go boost gauge and wideband. The first two mods to any turbo.

 

[Miasma]

The biggest reason I have a boost gauge other than watching the needle climb, is that in any case that my wastgate failed and my engine over boosted I would know right away before I blew up my block.

 

[Bud92gsx]

A WB gets my vote as well..

 

[gst96spyderman]

I use my boost gauge a lot for monitoring the vaccum as well

 

[Nipper]

Even if your car is bone stock you'll want a legit boost gauge. The stock gauge on the dash doesn't really tell you anything helpful. If you plan on doing any tuning spend the cash and get a wideband, your cheating yourself otherwise.

 

[GearheadJ]

love dead thread revivals!!

meee tooooo ! Lol

 

[phunny]

I never ever look at my boost gauge, that is ECMlinks job. I'd like to see the crazy mf'er that is watching the boost gauge as she climbs to 25, 29, 31, then on to 35psi. The only time boost matters is WOT which is the very worst time to take your eyes off the road. If your car is tuned and your WG fails you'll get a CEL that will tell you to let off the throttle.