[Shotimes] What are your favorite 3 add-on gauges?

[Carl Prochilo]

Hmmm, I've never heard the term "wild N/A", but it works for me.  Current
baseline is 3.2L, intake, exhaust, LPM and UPDs.  What I'm considering at
the moment are better cams (from SHONUT), and catless Y-pipe.

As for the more esoteric stuff like a blower or spray, that isn't
something I want or need.

However, since you mention those items, a cool SHO for the future as a
sort of science experiment would have a biturbo, sequential transmission,
and an LSD if it were strong enough.  That sounds like a lot of car.

Your feedback is good, thanks.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Sun, August 15, 2004 9:14 pm, Ron Nottingham said:
> EGT gauges are great, if you have a turbo or supercharger. I wouldn't
> suggest an EGT, unless you have a really wild N/A car that see's alot of
> high rpm WOT conditions (like track days). An EGT is a great tuning tool,
> but on a street driven N/A car, just a waste of space. I don't know what
> mods you have, or are planning in the near future, but knowing this would
> also help a little in determining what gauges would be the most critical.
> If
> you had spray, I would say you need to have bottle pressure and bottle
> temp
> along with fuel pressure. If you had a turbo or supercharger,
> boost/vacuum,
> oil pressure, and fuel pressure.
>
> Concerning the wideband O2's... Unless you have boost, spray, or wild N/A,
> save the money for elsewhere, until you really need that level of tuning.
> Also, knowing the current level of mods, or where you are planning on
> going
> would help with the suggestions in this area :-)
>
> Ron Nottingham - Dalton, GA
> 89 325i
> 90 SHO
>
> "It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carl Prochilo" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 7:30 PM
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] What are your favorite 3 add-on gauges?
>
>
>> BTW, NO ONE has mentioned an EGT gauge (exhaust gas temperature).  These
>> guys I was talking to made it sound like this gauge was the second
>> coming
>> of christ or something.  The rationale went something like, when you
>> open
>> up the intake and exhaust, it is likely the exhaust temperature will get
>> higher and therefore more likely the occurrence of potential damage.  I
>> take it that this is not an issue for SHOs.
>>
>> While I'm at it, these guys also mentioned the benefits of a wideband O2
>> sensor with the stock PCM programming.  I've seen these sensors
>> mentioned
>> with a tuning device like a Tweeckr <sp>, but is changing the O2 sensor
>> from narrowband to wideband alone a good idea?
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Carl Prochilo
>> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
>>
>> On Sun, August 15, 2004 5:08 pm, Ron Porter said:
>> > I know, I'm probably the "only" SHO owner who thinks that A-pillar
>> gauge
>> > pods look incredibly stupid & ricey!!
>> >
>> > I would put gauges in the console, with "idiot lights" that would
>> catch
> my
>> > attention for serious problems.
>> >
>> > Ron Porter
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
>> > On Behalf Of Carl Prochilo
>> > Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 4:40 PM
>> > To: shotimes@autox.team.net
>> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] What are your favorite 3 add-on gauges?
>> >
>> >
>> > I had a similar thought Ron.  Rather than ask that outright was
> soliciting
>> > input with as little information as possible.  These gauges are
>> pricey,
>> > but 3 should fit there okay, and I can use an A-pillar pod for
> additional
>> > gauges if I wanted to go to town with this stuff.
>> >
>> > Does anyone know where to get a DIN formfactor bezel that can be used
> for
>> > these gauges?  The Autometer catalog doesn't seem to list such a part
>> > number.
>> > --
>> > Cheers,
>> > Carl Prochilo
>> > 92 Ultra Red Crimson
>> >
>> > On Sun, August 15, 2004 2:35 pm, Ron Nottingham said:
>> >> I would prefer oil pressure, oil temperature and water temperature.
>> If
>> >> you
>> >> were wanting to keep the radio, move it to the space now occupied by
> the
>> >> coin/cup holder, and place the gauges in the space that was occupied
>> by
>> >> the
>> >> radio.
>> >>
>> >> Ron Nottingham - Dalton, GA
>> >> 89 325i
>> >> 90 SHO
>> >>
>> >> "It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile"
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Carl Prochilo" <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> Going to have some Autometer gauges added to my SHO in place of the
>> >>> coin/cupholder.
>> >>>
>> >>> First question is, is that an acceptable location for 3 gauges?
>> >>>
>> >>> Second, what gauge combo do you prefer?
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