Chavy

lol maybe i got a bad one?
idk when i get some decent cash flow coming back in i'll prolly trade up to the rb

alz0rz

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honestly i'd have gotten the rb, but they only have 1 1/8" fitting, the other is 3/8" .. i need 2 1/8" for the oil pressure and oil temp senders.

Chavy

a couple people on the forums got little converter things (i forgot what they were called) so i'll prolly do that when the time comes

alz0rz

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this oil leak sucks, so i have to do something quick.

i'm going to shoot glowshift an e-mail right now and see what they say.

HockeyRX-8

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now we get to see what their customer service is like haha

Chavy

hah i told you
well keep us updated

laythor

since a lot of things on my car are modified it got to the point I want to be able to catch anything before it becomes and issue. Knowing your avg water temp, oil temp, and pressure are all things that can change if something starts to go sideways.

I've seen gauges in basically bone stock 8's and even then it's not a waste of money, why mazda didn't think people wanted to know these parameters on a sports car are beyond me. For them to have put areas for sensors to be installed at the factory and made a gauge cluster an option would have been minimal cost to them.

NYC Drift King

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AL The RBsenders and sandwich plate all work perfectly with the glow shift gauges. The RB coolant sender(is the only one which you have to take out the rb 1/8 connector and replace it with the Glow Shift 1/8 positive/negitive connector)--

alz0rz

iTrader: (41)

so you got it all working? did you find a 3/8" -> 1/8" reducer?

pics!

HockeyRX-8

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^+1

JessiahC

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Could you go into a bit more detail about the modifications that you had to make? I'm strongly considering doing this exact same mod with the RB gauge pod.

alz0rz

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It's sort of half-assed but it holds perfectly in the position I want them to be.
Sorry for the crappy picture but I don't want want to completely take it apart.
At the ends with no screws (holes) are the sides of the bracket I trimmed down.

JessiahC

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Functionality over form my friend. Looks great, that's exactly what I was looking for.

faith&firepower

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Wouldn't a little epoxy work wonders if you don't plan on replacing them???

alz0rz

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It would, sure.
But in this case, function over form as the guy above said.
I may end up replacing them sometime too!

JessiahC

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I'm getting the peices together for my own kit now. Bump for oil leak fix?

alz0rz

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Glowshift sent me a replacement gasket but I never got to try it out because I had already gotten my hands on a Prosport from a friend of mine and I didn't want to take it all apart again. No leaks with the Prosport.
Are you doing all Glowshift also?

JessiahC

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I'm still looking at different gauges, but I am a fan of the Glowshift. Do you know if the RB Oil Sandwich plate will work with Glowshift? I do like the digital output, and I know the red will match the rest of the lighting. On the other hand I also like the analog look personally. I'll be getting the peices together as soon as I get paid. So hopefully I make a gauge decision by then. You have any tips or have had any second thoughts since you had it?

Edit: I'm really loving the AEM Gauges, but they're CRAZY expensive compared to the Glowshift. $514 compared to $165! Might be worth it, I heard AEM is good quality stuff. Would have to go with the black face though.

alz0rz

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You have to verify that the RB has 1/8" NPT holes, I know according to their site they have one 1/8" and one 3/8".....

JessiahC

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I'm in the process right now in trying to find out what size the AEM sensors are. Frustrating trying to get unlisted information, lol.

JessiahC

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He wrote back yesterday...

He also attached the PDF's for installing the gauges. Extremely helpful, just wish they would've gotten back to me sooner. I'm definitely going ahead with this build. I wish I could post up pics, hopefully my friend/mechanic Mike is going to do a good job with it.

Thanks for the inspiration Al.

alz0rz

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Yikes those are pretty pricey but very cool nonetheless. GL with the install, I know I had my inspirations also.

HiFlite999

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Cool. Summit also has inexpensive digital gauges and i'm using their op gauge. for some odd reason though, they don't offer a matching oil temp gauge.

Rotary101

AL ITS MARC(xerxes)!!! Dude i cant find the gauge pod anywhere can you help me find them!! =/

HiFlite999

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Absolutely yes! In particular, I keep close tabs on the oil temp to make sure it's up to at least 160-170 deg F and oil pressure is "down" at 3-4k rpm, before exceeding 4k rpm or going heavy on the throttle. Depending on outside temperatures and traffic, this can take as long as 20-25 minutes. I check water temps when there's a traffic jam in the summer - once switching off the AC, opening the window and turning on the heat to keep it from running into never-never land.