What gauges are needed?
03-09-2010, 09:27 AM
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What gauges are needed? I'm getting a HSW 78mm plate kit for my cammed and bolt on LS1 and I want to know what gauges I'll need or should have and what kind of switches I should roll with? I've seen some in the console, cupholder, and on the dash but not sure which way to go.
03-09-2010, 09:52 AM
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the importent gauge u need for the spray the nitrous pressure gauge , its a good choice if u installed AEM wideband A/F , www.emblempros.com offer nasty custom switches and in good prices
03-09-2010, 12:29 PM
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As for the gauges...the 3 I generally recommend are nitrous pressure (the one on the bottle is nice but 90% of the time that you're wondering what bottle pressure is, its all the way in the back), fuel pressure, and a good wideband. If you're using the MicroEDGE in conjunction with your nitrous system and a wideband, you can have the microedge display the a/f and set the shut down values to kill the system if it ever goes too lean or rich. That would at least free up some space in the gauge pod.
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03-09-2010, 03:14 PM
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**** you can't beat that Microedge from what it says it does. Here's my list of what I need. What do you think?
- 78mm plate kit
- 3 port purge kit
- Microedge
- Wideband gauge (not sure where to buy)
- Nitrous pressure gauge (not sure where to buy)
- switch plate
- Gauge pod (not sure where to buy)
- 78mm plate kit
- 3 port purge kit
- Microedge
- Wideband gauge (not sure where to buy)
- Nitrous pressure gauge (not sure where to buy)
- switch plate
- Gauge pod (not sure where to buy)
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03-10-2010, 09:59 AM
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Good recommendations here. You can get by without such an elaborate setup, however I wanted to cover all of my bases with a convenient "push button" setup.
Went with N2O pressure, fuel pressure and wideband O2 gauges (AutoMeter Cobalt was my preference) in a 3 gauge pod. Bought the pod on ebay -- dirt cheap and it works great.
As for the switches, I went with a "BEER" panel sold by Nitrous Outlet. Fit's up nicely under the radio and it has switches for Arming, Bottle Heater, Open/Close (remote opener) and Purge. I coupled those options with a FJO mini progressive controller (with window and WOT switch), so all I have to do is open the bottle with the remote opener, arm the system and slam it to the floor.
The setup is dummy-proof....just what I was looking for!
Went with N2O pressure, fuel pressure and wideband O2 gauges (AutoMeter Cobalt was my preference) in a 3 gauge pod. Bought the pod on ebay -- dirt cheap and it works great.
As for the switches, I went with a "BEER" panel sold by Nitrous Outlet. Fit's up nicely under the radio and it has switches for Arming, Bottle Heater, Open/Close (remote opener) and Purge. I coupled those options with a FJO mini progressive controller (with window and WOT switch), so all I have to do is open the bottle with the remote opener, arm the system and slam it to the floor.
The setup is dummy-proof....just what I was looking for!
03-10-2010, 10:07 AM
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**** you can't beat that Microedge from what it says it does. Here's my list of what I need. What do you think?
- 78mm plate kit
- 3 port purge kit
- Microedge
- Wideband gauge (not sure where to buy)
- Nitrous pressure gauge (not sure where to buy)
- switch plate
- Gauge pod (not sure where to buy)
- 78mm plate kit
- 3 port purge kit
- Microedge
- Wideband gauge (not sure where to buy)
- Nitrous pressure gauge (not sure where to buy)
- switch plate
- Gauge pod (not sure where to buy)
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03-10-2010, 12:46 PM
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