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Old Nov 2, 2013 | 05:34 AM
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Default C5 Corvette Gauges Accurate?

Maybe not the right word... Are they like our FBodies where they just sit at a predetermined "range" so to speak, or are the Vette gauges in the dash actually accurate?

I'm going to install a dual pillar pod, one AEM wideband, and the other not determined yet.

If the gauges are accurate I won't have to mess with separate oil pressure and water temp gauges, which would be nice.

The Vette is a 2004 of that makes any difference.
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Maybe not the right word... Are they like our FBodies where they just sit at a predetermined "range" so to speak, or are the Vette gauges in the dash actually accurate?

I'm going to install a dual pillar pod, one AEM wideband, and the other not determined yet.

If the gauges are accurate I won't have to mess with separate oil pressure and water temp gauges, which would be nice.

The Vette is a 2004 of that makes any difference.
Yes, they're accurate. The only 2 that might you trouble, is the fuel gauge, and oil pressure Gauge. The fuel level float goes out, and the oil pressure sending unit goes out, but that's a hit or miss deal, and you'll know it immediately. The "Check Gauges" dummy light will come on, and the gauge will be reading 0.
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Yes, they're accurate. The only 2 that might you trouble, is the fuel gauge, and oil pressure Gauge. The fuel level float goes out, and the oil pressure sending unit goes out, but that's a hit or miss deal, and you'll know it immediately. The "Check Gauges" dummy light will come on, and the gauge will be reading 0.
Awesome news. I wonder why the F-Bodies got screwed? As in, if the senders are the same or what the difference is to make them dummies, but the Vettes "real" so to speak.

So, AEM wideband in one pod... What to put in the other? Decisions decisions...
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