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Old 05-31-2016, 04:51 AM
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With me going to use the Holley and can't use stock gauges I am curious what you guys are running? The Holley dash, racepack or a custom setup. I was thinking of doing a custom autometer setup. So I am looking for some ideas!
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Originally Posted by SCott5
With me going to use the Holley and can't use stock gauges I am curious what you guys are running? The Holley dash, racepack or a custom setup. I was thinking of doing a custom autometer setup. So I am looking for some ideas!
I thought about going with the Holley Digital Dash but ended up doing a custom Autometer Gauge setup. Haven't mounted anything yet otherwise I would post some pics for you.
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What made you go with the autometer
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What made you go with the autometer
I already had Autometer Gauges for boost and fuel pressure so I decided to keep the same C2 Gauges for everything else.
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If I autometer that's the gauges I wanna use as well
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Though I had some recent pics but can't seem to find them. But here is a couple of how we did them when we were first building the car.
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Where you get that shifter console?!
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Its a stock auto console. Just cut the stock auto shifter cover, around the cover for the pro ratchet shifter. I was pretty happy with how good it fit in there.
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The only gauge I care about. The rest is all data logged.




I do have a small oil pressure gauge in the a pillar as that is most important. The other gauges in the a pillar are pointless. Boost gauge that only goes to 20 psi (******* weak), and fuel pressure gauge that I don't need. I'm doing a custom plug n play fuel press gauge as it is really only used during initial setup and some diagnostics if there are issues. I aint got time to look at the a pillar during the run, probably cause I don't have enough time behind the wheel. Still, at the speeds I'm approaching, probably best to keep any eye out front.

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Here's my setup
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Originally Posted by xXLindquistXx
Here's my setup
very nice. are you running a aftermarket pcm or still on the stock computer?
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still stock computer
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Speedhut here, with alarm setting features.....Less $ than AM.
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Originally Posted by xXLindquistXx
Here's my setup
What size gauges are in the vents?
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I'm not done with mine yet but here is what I'm doing. I did the Holley screen where the stereo used to be and I installed an Autometer Cobalt tach and speedo with 2 holley specific gauges (can display whatever parameter I want) where the old gauges used to be.




I may throw some 2 1/16 gauges in the center vents for fun but we'll see. Speed Inc sells some adapters to fit them in the vents.
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They are 2 1/16

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What size gauges are in the vents?
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Any pics with Racepak's?
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Originally Posted by 98_WS6_M6
I'm not done with mine yet but here is what I'm doing. I did the Holley screen where the stereo used to be and I installed an Autometer Cobalt tach and speedo with 2 holley specific gauges (can display whatever parameter I want) where the old gauges used to be.




I may throw some 2 1/16 gauges in the center vents for fun but we'll see. Speed Inc sells some adapters to fit them in the vents.
That's going to look awesome


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