will my stock gauges work with the LS1?
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will my stock gauges work with the LS1? I was just wondering if it is possible to make my 1982 corvette gauges work with the LS1. I'll probably buy new gauges later anyway but If I could use the stock gauges for a while without having to spend a lot of money that would help out a lot with this swap I'm planning.
Some will and some will not.
Speedometer - No, unless you convert the trans to have a mechanical speedo output, or you buy an adapter that takes the electric output and converts it to drive a mechanical speedo.
Tach - No. The tach output from the computer operates on a lower voltage and frequency than yours. It requires a 4 cylinder tach.
Oil Pressure - Yes. On your engine there is a small plate just above the oil filter. On the corvettes this was used for oil temp and on the F-bodies this was just a blocking plate. You can take the camaro one and drill and tap it for 1/8" pipe thread and run a sensing line to your oil pressure.
Fuel gauge - Yes. As long as you are still using the 82 vette tank and sender.
Water temp - Yes and No. You can buy a sending unit from autometer for their electric water temp. (Don't know the part #) Place it in the passenger's head right near the aft plug. There is a little plug there now that is 12x1.5 threads. You can buy an adapter or drill and tap the plug to 1/8 pipe to make your own adapter. The water temp will be a little off, but it will track and show trends which is what you really care about.
Voltmeter - Yes. I have an ammeter in mine and it did not work correctly, but a voltmeter is a voltmeter.
Clock - Probably not. It is a corvette.
hope this helps.
Speedometer - No, unless you convert the trans to have a mechanical speedo output, or you buy an adapter that takes the electric output and converts it to drive a mechanical speedo.
Tach - No. The tach output from the computer operates on a lower voltage and frequency than yours. It requires a 4 cylinder tach.
Oil Pressure - Yes. On your engine there is a small plate just above the oil filter. On the corvettes this was used for oil temp and on the F-bodies this was just a blocking plate. You can take the camaro one and drill and tap it for 1/8" pipe thread and run a sensing line to your oil pressure.
Fuel gauge - Yes. As long as you are still using the 82 vette tank and sender.
Water temp - Yes and No. You can buy a sending unit from autometer for their electric water temp. (Don't know the part #) Place it in the passenger's head right near the aft plug. There is a little plug there now that is 12x1.5 threads. You can buy an adapter or drill and tap the plug to 1/8 pipe to make your own adapter. The water temp will be a little off, but it will track and show trends which is what you really care about.
Voltmeter - Yes. I have an ammeter in mine and it did not work correctly, but a voltmeter is a voltmeter.
Clock - Probably not. It is a corvette.
hope this helps.
Originally Posted by 70 LS1
Clock - Probably not. It is a corvette.
I know my clock has never worked as long as I've owned the car (10+ years). Then again, neither has the speedo.... or odometer..... or tach..... owning an old car is fun! Will my Autometer 3" column mounted tach work?
Originally Posted by Scooter70
I know my clock has never worked as long as I've owned the car (10+ years). Then again, neither has the speedo.... or odometer..... or tach..... owning an old car is fun! Will my Autometer 3" column mounted tach work?
My clock has never worked either. In fact, the only gauges I have working are fuel, water temp and oil pressure. I am saving up for a complete set of autometer phantoms, but I also want to wait until I redo the interior. I really don't want to rip my dash apart more than once. And I can live, temporarily, without the others. I guess I coiuld just use the rev-limiter as a tach.
As far as your autometer tach, as long as you can select 4-cylinder on the back it should work. This link tells you how to make it work.LS1 Autometer Tach.
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Oil Pressure - Yes. On your engine there is a small plate just above the oil filter. On the corvettes this was used for oil temp and on the F-bodies this was just a blocking plate. You can take the camaro one and drill and tap it for 1/8" pipe thread and run a sensing line to your oil pressure.
