can i put a guage pod on the a pillars on the rx-8. I know the car has side curtain air bags but are they located on the a pillars.

Originally posted by eclps0
can i put a guage pod on the a pillars on the rx-8. I know the car has side curtain air bags but are they located on the a pillars. A guage pod for what? Ricing up your car on the first day? :(

i have a air fuel guage. Also to rice is when you go all show no go im going with the guage because ill like to see what the engine is doing when im racing. Im not into the fast and the furoius crap thats all go and put stickers on your car and say its fast. If i say its fast ill prove it on the track not the street anybody can go down a street and say they won but go to the a real track and see what you do. Now thats true racing.

Air/Fuel is useless without a wideband O2 sensor.

Pod gauges are not rice if they're functional?:confused:
But if you get one of those stick size fire distingueshers that won't put out a match fire, never mind an engine fire then we'll hunt you down.. :D

its a rx8 not a civic with a fart can. lol

Originally posted by daedelgt
Air/Fuel is useless without a wideband O2 sensor.

More info please? Or I guess this could be something for the tech area huh?

//ejw

Rice is the useless wings, overpriced ground effects, lighting, and flashy wheels. Gauges that are functional are not rice. I used to be so annoyed with the people that would rice up Talons. I raced mine and it looked 100% stock. I used to run 12.0's in the 1/4 mile and gauges were a must.

As far as air/fuel gauges, a regular one from the store is borderline rice. They make a nice light show but tell nothing at full throttle. Daedelgt is correct (almost) in saying the they are useless unless they are wide band. I use to use a voltmeter for better accuracy and a regular O2 sensor to make tweaks to my fuel mixture at the track. This is where I have to throw in a plug for my web site. www.gadgetseller.com I started modifying the air fuel gauges to be much more precise. .01 volt per LED instead of .05. Granted they are not as good as a wide band system but they work great for $500-$1000 less.

Mike

...very interesting. I catch the concept of measuring the O2 levels. How is a person able to ADJUST the ratios thorought the power band?

I'm new to this but it makes total sense and I'm enjoying it.

7:D + 4:( + 3:mad: -----> 7:eek: + O2

......at full throttle, of course.

BLAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHahahahahHAahAHAHAHAHahAHAHHAHAa aahahaha, but uhhh....i dont think youll be able to see them in the b-pillar dude...
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Originally posted by Quick_lude
Pod gauges are not rice if they're functional?:confused:
But if you get one of those stick size fire distingueshers that won't put out a match fire, never mind an engine fire then we'll hunt you down.. :D

ROFLOL, I have put out an engine fire at the side of the road... and saved the car..

Mind you, that was a "real" fire extinguisher from the trunk...

The car had a recirculating fuel system, and as a streight 6 the fuel simply flowed past each injector... under pressure... but each injector had 2 clips to hold on the rubber hoses, and somhow a few of them had started to leak,.,, small fire turned into big fire once the first hose burst... but by then I'd cut the power and so it wasn't being pumped... it was a melted wiring loom and a few hoses replaced and the car was running again...

The A-pilars have airbags. It will be very hard to do. Maybe in the lower part of the a-pilar. You cannot replace the upper half of it. Thats were the airbag is

maybe im a moron, but dont you want the gauges where you can SEE them?
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Originally posted by P00Man
maybe im a moron, but dont you want the gauges where you can SEE them?

Great post!

UM . . . are we confused between the A pillar and the B pillar?

B pillar would be a very poor choice for gauge location unless you plan on having a nav or ewo in the back seat.

//ejw

forgot which pillar is a or b. sorry about and thanks for correcting me.

Unless POOman's been editing your posts, you got it right the first time, and he's not looking too swift. . .

woah, didnt he say b-pillar originally? either way, you still cant see the gauges. wouldnt it be better to put tem somewhere on the dash?
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woah, nevermind lol, i thought you said b-pillar initially.
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