Im going to buy the Racing Beat Gauge pod this week. But im still not sure which gauges I want. I ordered prosport gagues, but I send it back. It wouldn't melt in with my interior. But I found some Defi gauges. But I just want to be sure that they will fit 100% in the pod. For those who have the RB Gauge pod will these gauges fit? (they are 52mm) thanks.

The two first ones are DEFI

 

Im going to buy the Racing Beat Gauge pod this week. But im still not sure which gauges I want. I ordered prosport gagues, but I send it back. It wouldn't melt in with my interior. But I found some Defi gauges. But I just want to be sure that they will fit 100% in the pod. For those who have the RB Gauge pod will these gauges fit? (they are 52mm) thanks.

The two first ones are DEFI

 

52mm should fit but mounting them might present a few challenges as chatty's gauges did.
Nothing a bit of time and some creativity can't fix.


chatty: can't believe I never posted in this thread; sorry. What was the end result?

 

Yeah I know, but I was more thinking of the frame. Isnt it too big? I must be able to spin the frame as its a setup for the warning values.

 

so spin them to set them up, THEN drop them into the pod. Problem solved.

Give yourself plenty of extra slack on the wires and when you're putting the pod into the car, do not have the gauges fasted down all the way. You can pop one out at a time, start the car and set up the gauges. Once each gauge is set, pop it back in the pod, shut down the car, tighten everything down and install the pod.

 

yeah, any 52mm gauge should fit. The spacing between the gauges is tight so you need to either rotate the gauge or make a custom mounting bracket to secure them.

 

wonderful: Please stop posting the SAME thing in multiple threads. It's a big no-no.

 

he's about to go Jedi on your ***; assume the fetal position

 

Any chance someone can scan and email me the instructions from RB?

Thanks in advance.

I ordered all the parts and I am replicating his gauge set-up, storm trooper style

 

replicating whose style?

 

YOur RB Gauge Pod + Nordskog Digital Gauges DIY.

 

Why am I always so late to the party? I'm only now considering installing RB's gauge pod.

It looks as tho' everyone likes it.

 

Huey: this is a great mod!
you can either buy the whole kit or do what a few of us have done and purchase JUST the pod and throw in your favorite gauges.

 

Thanks Jedi. Just as soon as I install my RB intake and oil cooler screens I think I'll be going the way of the pod. Modding sure is addictive, ain't it.

 

aint that the truth!
When I first bought this car, I never imagined I'd have so much fun modding it...and how ADDICTING it could be.
I have some mods sitting in the garage that I haven't yet installed and I'm ALREADY shopping around for more.

Hi, my name is Jedi and I'm an addict.

 

Can someone please post or pm the PDF/instructions from racing beat to install there gauges. Im about to wire my own gauges and was planning on routing them through the firewall some where but i would like to see were this transmission spot is located.

Thanks

 

Just PM'd You.

 

I was trying to post them but the file size is too big.

 

Great tip on the stainless line from Summit Expo1; I'll be sure to order that to substitute for the OEM plastic oil pressure line.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ATM-3236/

btw: now having read the entire thread I see way back folks were concerned about analog vs. digital gauges. From my pre-fly by wire aviation days I can tell you that analog gauges still have value. Most of the time when you scan gauges (flying or driving) you're looking for an atypical display, that is, something that's out of place. Our brains can much more readily discern the change in a pictoral setting (analog) then having to actually decipher the relative meaning of the values (digital). There is certainly a place for a digital readout, but again for at a glance scanning of normal vs. abnormal conditions analog is preferred.

The same rationale holds true for analog vs. digital watches. Most of the time we just glance at an analog watch to see how much time remains before we have to be somewhere or do something. It's easier to see a display of the big hand at say the 9 o'clock position and note that we have "that much" time until the top of the hour, versus looking at a digital display and having to mentally 'calculate' the relative values.

Expo also made a good observation that gauges should really be oriented such that when in normal operation the needles are all pointing in the same direction - up. Again as an aide to rapid scan for abnormal conditions. Of course in this case aesthetics plays more of a role.

 

Bringing this thread back up for a particular question; does the electric provide close enough accuracy to that of the mechanical based? I'm not looking for bias answers here that sway one way because it's what you bought but rather someone who's got experience with both. I'm quite particular about this as my gut feeling says mechanical in theory would be.

 

do you really want to run oil lines inside your car?

 

Considering I came from a racing background where our oil pressure gauges are inside the cockpit alike to this design with circumstances far more dangerous, faster and robust testing on parts than a street car, I'm not worried about it. Now, sticking to my question let's see some answers!

 

I have since 11/2006 without any issues. I did however use a SS line instead of the plastic one RB gives you.

 

Hey Vlaze, I'll chime in if you dont' mind.
I too wondered how accurate the electrical gauges are and having compared the readouts on my gauges with the AccessPORT, I can tell you that at most the electrical gauges are 2-3° off. Typically they're either dead on or just slightly off.
This also could be from the fact that the PCM is reading temps at a different location then the electricals.

You can't go wrong with Mechanical or Electric, Expo has had great experiences with mechanical and my electric gauges have performed very well.
Just comes down to preference.

 

Properly setup they both should work well

Mechanical you have to worry about leaks...esp with fuel pressure ....

Electrical they have to be wired correctly....

I have a preference for electrical...they can be used to input into data devices for logging.

Right now I have oil pressure and temp, coolant temp, fuel pressure, WB02, Boost/vac, 2 Air temp sensors, EGT and I can log any of them