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Shamrock 11-18-2013 02:01 PM

Could you recommend any gauges chuck

thanks :)
Bart

Chuck33079 11-18-2013 02:03 PM

Defi boost and Innovate AFR are working fine for me.

Shamrock 11-18-2013 02:14 PM

Oh you mean boost by defi and afr by innovate

thanks :)
Bart

Chuck33079 11-18-2013 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shamrock (Post 2573511)
Oh you mean boost by defi and afr by innovate

thanks :)
Bart

Correct, but any name brand will do. Personally I'd stay away from "budget" lines like Prosport and Glowshift.

future370zzz 11-18-2013 03:05 PM

For 7AT, a transmission temp gauge is recommended. High trans temp will shorten the life of your transmission. GTM wrote a report on it.

I am going Stillen also and will be installing a PLX digital multi gauge in the Clock gauge location. It will let me monitor everything on the car with just one gauge.

Will probably go to a vented hood for the California summers first. Still on the fence about the upgraded heat exchanger vs custom intercooler setup.

Chuck33079 11-18-2013 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by future370zzz (Post 2573597)
I am going Stillen also and will be installing a PLX digital multi gauge in the Clock gauge location. It will let me monitor everything on the car with just one gauge.

Since you have to replace all three dash gauges if you do one, what are you putting in the other two locations?

Shamrock 11-18-2013 03:08 PM

Any names of the plx gauge? Where to get it?

thanks :)
Bart

1slow370 11-18-2013 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1slow370 (Post 2573447)
Yeah the worst things about the stillen kit are going to be in order 1. Tune 2. Manifold/intercooler setup 3.intake/MAF sensor piping 4. Restictive offset coupler on supercharger inlet

edit: after that its just that the headunit is to small to hit 650hp on the air hungry vhr

2. The stillen manifold/intercooler setup is not efficient enough and there are power gains by switching to a front mount because of the cooler iat

3. The piping after the supercharger with the mafs in it is under sized and delivers different amounts of air to both sensors, because of the smaller diameter it also will max out the maf sensors range bellow 500 hp so your car wont know how much air its getting past that

4. Because of the sharp bends it has to make the intake coupler is a significant airflow restrictor

Shamrock 11-18-2013 03:10 PM

I bought the kiwi apparatus that connects to the "plug". Never used it. Will it show those things?

thanks :)
Bart

Shamrock 11-18-2013 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1slow370 (Post 2573606)
2. The stillen manifold/intercooler setup is not efficient enough and there are power gains by switching to a front mount because of the cooler iat

3. The piping after the supercharger with the mafs in it is under sized and delivers different amounts of air to both sensors, because of the smaller diameter it also will max out the maf sensors range bellow 500 hp so your car wont know how much air its getting past that

4. Because of the sharp bends it has to make the intake coupler is a significant airflow restrictor

😭 damn

thanks :)
Bart

theDreamer 11-18-2013 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shamrock (Post 2573609)
I bought the kiwi apparatus that connects to the "plug". Never used it. Will it show those things?

thanks :)
Bart

That is an OBD2 plug most likely, it can read many things which the ECU spits out.
Things it will be lacking probably are:
-Boost
-AFR (do not trust what the ECU thinks)
-Oil pressure? This one I am not 100% sure on

JWillis72 11-18-2013 04:32 PM

It looks like you can add a boost sensor and AFR to that thing.

Shamrock 11-18-2013 04:37 PM

I just talked to gtm about their cages and from what I understand the very critical gauge is the AFR gauge so I think I'm going to go for the AFR gauge. I guess if the AFR is off meaning the car is running too lean then the engine could blow but boost is a different issue and it's much easier felt. AFR is the silent killer

thanks :)
Bart

SS_Firehawk 11-18-2013 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shamrock (Post 2573742)
I just talked to gtm about their cages and from what I understand the very critical gauge is the AFR gauge so I think I'm going to go for the AFR gauge. I guess if the AFR is off meaning the car is running too lean then the engine could blow but boost is a different issue and it's much easier felt. AFR is the silent killer

thanks :)
Bart

You should go to the MHI TT thread and tell them all you had to do to contact GTM from across the Earth was place a call.:icon17:

Shamrock 11-18-2013 06:16 PM

Finally useful info. Thanks firehawk.

thanks :)
Bart


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