Guages in a DC2 without rice

It blocks the dash meters.... I dont like that....

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Originally Posted by Icegroove

IMO i think for NA cars oil temp/pressure are the most useful.

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Well, the info is useful, but then again what can we do with it?

I am into ICE, so a volt meter would be good for me. What can I do with the volt meter info? Well for one thing I know my battery is charging properly, a voltage of 13 or more is good for the car and sound system. The higher the voltage, the more power my amps will produce.

AFR meter, can tweak with the settings, but if stock car, it would be pretty much useless....

Oil temp/preasure.... if its high, then something faulty, better stop. Is that it? Or there is something else I can do with the info?

yeah i liked the idea and was interested but i could figure out how it fitted without covering...now that i see, no offence to anyone who has it, wants it, or is ordering one tomoro, each to there own but i dont like how it covers the cluster
anyone else got some neat ways to display some guages???
is there any other brand other than defi that make the din guages, or sell a mount for that use???
defi are so expensive and honestly i cant justify the $$$

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Originally Posted by tron07

Oil temp/preasure.... if its high, then something faulty, better stop. Is that it? Or there is something else I can do with the info?

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Thats exactly the reason.

Stock sensors don't tell you anything. You can easily be driving with low oil pressure and 400+C temp, without knowing it. Next thing to happen will be a blown bottom end. When you know this info, you stop and see your sump plug got ripped off when you went off the last speed bump and you lost all your oil. $40 for 5L of Motul, new $3 sump plug and you're running again. No (NON rice) guages, and you'll be PMing Adrian asking for some new high compression TODA pistons. See the difference?

I think it's rice when you don't know why you have the guage (ie. couple of my mates).

Hmmm..... dont the original oil preasure light tells you something about the low oil preasure?

There is no oil tempreture but the engine tempreture should be sufficient, or not??

I am trying to find some justification to spend some hard earn cash on some defi meters....

maybe get the gauge to monitor the pressure consistently...so before the light comes on you know whats happening...could be too late by then.

im not sure..just a thought.


I've been thinking myself about brands and that of gauges.

Ok, yes, you want them to be accurate...defi/pivot provide this at a high level. IMO -> the accuracy is so precise where say, on track, that is critical.

But for simple street use (and at a significantly fraction of the price) i think some discrepency can be allowed. I mean Autometer is well known for their gauges/accuracy and are not that $$$.

So I guess the question is - are you willing to fork out a small fortune for track-necessary accuracy? or settle for (slight) inaccuracy but pay smaller portion of the price?

I think gauges are useful - but some people get it more for looks. I'll be honest they do look cool i'm sure you'll agree. But if your car is only ever on the street - why pay upwards of almost $500 for gauges?

Ultimately, you earn the money - you buy the parts. It is, after all your own car. :)


end rant yo!

I'd have to agree that the inaccuracy among the "non race" gauges will be so little that it wouldn't make a difference to a road car. For example, Oil temp or water temp, a 5 degree difference ain't gonna be a life or death situation and even some of the Taiwanese gauge brands are reaching high levels of accuracy tested against Microtech Handsets.

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Originally Posted by Q_ball

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if you buy a generic branded one from ebay or the $2 shop it blocks the stock gauges.

the ones availible from rocket industries look like this and do not block the gauges, it should look like this http://www.superhonda.com/photopost/...m/DSC00041.JPG

Interesting

I didnt know there were 2 types of cluster gauge holders.

I hope mine doesnt block! i havent fitted it yet. lol

is the rocket industries one labelled or anything?

im pretty sure they're autometer