Hi,

My friend has an AP2 and he is getting the Vortech kit.
I wonder where you guys put your gauges as there is very limited space to put gauges in the S2k.

 

i guess it depends on how many gauges he has.

1. they make a-pillar gauge pods for the s200o i believe
2. cut into the dashboard and mount there (possibly where the cruise and rear defroster buttons are)
3. ricks2k gauge pod, except that its a ripoff
http://www.ricks2k.com/products/gaugeset.php

 

Thanks for the reply.

1. Not interested in a pillar ones.
2. Do you have pics?
3. It is a rip off and its ugly.

 

just curious, but, what gages is he/she going to install?

When I installed my Comptech kit I purchased a 2-pod a-pillar and put a boost and oil pressure gage in it. The boost is pretty much a waste and will be replaced by a wideband O2.

 

Boost, oil temp, oil press, water temp, exhaust temp. air fuel

 

damn thats gonna be tight to fit in there. maybe if he got a digital tach (like a stack cluster) which you can program with any gauge as long as you have the sensors for them
http://www.stackltd.com/streetdash1.html
http://www.stackltd.com/st8916.html

 

i always stick them in the trunk.... [shrugs]

 

yeah, a tight squeeze indeed. You need those PLX devices or something that has multiple gauges in one.

 

boost - useful
oil temp - useless
oil press - ehhh, useful but don't really need it
water temp - useless (that's what your temp gauge does for you)
exhuast temp - useful
air/fuel - useless

 

boost gauge - in my lap
EGT - in the trunk
water temp / AFR / ignition timing etc. etc. - laptop riding shotty

 

I'm going to run an A pillar daul pod on my S with two AEM Serial gauges. two of those and you can see just about anything you want

 

lol, you meant to type "essential" right?

 

unless it is a wideband.

 

Don't need w/ a supercharger
Don't need
A must IMO
Don't need, already have one
Don't need if you get a WB
Also a must IMO, but if you can't afford it then get the EGT.

So really, you only need two gauges. You could have one serial gauge that displays everything, and all the sensors hooked up to an AEM EMS.

 

put this thread back on track...

 

^^^^no offense, but that looks cluttered as ****

 

wtf?! it should not look like a plane cockpit when you get inside. that is horrible.

(and yes, i used the word 'cockpit') hahahaha

 

yea that setup looks terrible imo... i still think the best (even though its expensive as ****) would be to get the stack cluster, since it can put all the gauges into one screen

 

Oil pressure/wideband

/thread.

Any top tuner will tell you these are the most important.

-Oil temp would be useful for a tracked car, a DD car not so much.
-Oil pressure is VERY important. What if a return leaks while you are tracking, or just DD, by the time the dummy light comes on, it's to late, goodbye motor.
-Water temp, again only useful for track days.
-Exhaust temp - meh...unless you want to monitor all 4 cylinders, otherwise it's not of much use.
-Wideband, as the regular narrowband a/f are only good for light shows.

I purchased a single gauge, the AEM serial piece that monitors everything, also allows me to set max/mins to monitor and will notify me if something is outside my predefined range, such as knock/oil pressure/etc. I'll leave it on wideband prolly. Ordered a single gauge pod from SOS for it. Should work out well me thinks.

 

sometimes it's nice just to have lots of pretty gauges and flashing lights

 

because i always look for the oppurtunity to give myself a siezure while im driving

 

i don't see a gauge for the trim tabs and ailerons...

 

when i get a headunit im probably gonna be mounting it where the stock radio controls are on the left side, block off the heater vent too and mount 2 gauges there. (will decide whats more important when the time comes) more likely than not the boost gauge will still be in my lap.

i was thinking of playing with the rearview mirror and mounting a gauge where the windscreen would be (behind the driver) but then the display would be backwards, perhaps with a custom convex(?) or concave lens that'll make images come out backwards some how.. lol

OR since we are allowed by law to run a GPS, use a 7" digital display monitor hooked up to a "carputer" in the trunk that will display it all. and if that's too technological to be accurate, mount the gauges in the trunk with it on a livefeed camera while the display tunes into the camera's view.

 

^^ keen..

 

Just take the audio mode push button out and put the serial gauge in there, I've seen it done a couple times and it looks nice if you do it right.