well if you're racing you'll probably want this:


http://www.aimsports.com/images/prod...mxl_strada.jpg


http://www.aimsports.com/images/auto...orsche-gt3.jpg


http://www.aimsports.com/products/mxl-chooser.html

That may be nice, but it's too small to see at a glance.

But then really you should listen and feel your car....... so it's practical.

So you think real racers look down and stare at it during competition? FWIW, that's a Porsche GT3 that it's installed in for the pic above ....

let's just approx. $250 - $350 for the Derwankel pod plus $500 - $650 for three decent gauges and all you end up with are three gauges. The capability of the AIM display greatly exceeds this. The MXL Strada retails for $999 and all you have to do is tap several wires into the OBD2 plug wiring

Any new word on the RB guage pod?

Maybe you could mount this somewhere else? would the normal tacho and speedo still work with that connected?
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Very nice, though a bit more than I want/need for the forseeable future. Right now all I want is the 3 gauges (Oil-P, Oil-T, H2O-T). Putting them in the ash tray is out - looking down is a bad idea at 100+ mph. I have a Nav, so the Der pod is out too, so I'll have to go A-pillar. If I don't find a 3-gauge mount for the 8 by next season, it'll just have to be 3 gauges mounted individually on the A-pillar.

wow what does this have to do wirh racing beats guage pod in the tray?
this is worthless to me, and to anyone not racing.

How difficult is that thing to install/remove? Can you quickly "plug it in" when you get to the track, then remove it before driving home?

and from what I read if you get the Pista you also get datalogging capablies.

Well, RB's guage pod is out.
Under:select category,oil system,RX8 guage panel kit.

direct link: http://www.racingbeat.com/resultset....rtNumber=11816

Price 449

So I'm going to assume we'll be able to get it for just under 400 plus shipping.

Kind of nice that it comes with everything you need to make it simpler, but I sort of wish they had the panel available without the gauges. I liked this but had other gauges in mind that I felt matched the rx8 stock gauges much better.

I'd pick one up.

function before form

I got to see it out at RB a couple of days ago. It's a nice piece. It looks really good in the car. I know some people want them higher up so just go buy something different. It isn't bad that low and if you absolutely must be able to see your gauges placed up high then without them with a stock setup everyone must be just sweating bullets. It looks good and ashtrays have no other use anyways.

Can we relocate the lighter for power access to say the passenger air bag light plug next to the glovebox? Or does this kit use that as the power source? I think I saw this somewhere, and even posted in the thread.

I'd like 1 but I first wanna know about the outlet. I need a place for my cell and radar to plug into... I've never tried the plug for the air pump. Would that work as a power outlet also?

yes. That's where I plug my ipod into

I use both sockets for my radar and ipod

Saw this in person at SS9 and it looked really sharp! For someone whose non-turbo'd and just wants something cool in their car (that somewhat serves a small function) this isn't a bad option.

$450, I think that's a pretty good deal since it comes with everything including gauges. I'll be getting this during the upcoming winter.

+1

lets get the Dosdog in here since he is currently the one and only owner in the world:) he picked up the first one on the shelf at Racing Beat on sunday. moving the socket tot he airbag light position should be no problem

the dosdog is a modaholic for sure :)

what about the lights dimming??

it looks really nice in person totally blended in with the interior