upgrading driving instruments??
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Drifting
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From: New Zealand
upgrading driving instruments??
has anyone completely replaced the 928 pod and gauges with aftermarket? i am looking into doing this for several reasons, firstly cause i cant geet my speedo working and secondly cause i cant see any of the instruments with a smaller diameter wheel anyway! my question is primarily about mechanical vs electrical gauges, i think electrical ones would be easier to install as obviously this is what is existing and i might expect to re-use the existing senders. has anyone replaced these with or added mechanical gauges, especialy for oil pressure? what would the range need to be in psi?
the other question relates to the warning lights, what do the racers do about these? do you keep the fatory warning system or discard it ie toothed belt warning etc. any replies appreciated. ps. its hard to find a tach in 10cm that only reads to 7k rpm, have only found one thats 8cm diameter..
the other question relates to the warning lights, what do the racers do about these? do you keep the fatory warning system or discard it ie toothed belt warning etc. any replies appreciated. ps. its hard to find a tach in 10cm that only reads to 7k rpm, have only found one thats 8cm diameter..
Racer
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I believe the Phat 928 car had after market guages installed. The car was a silver wide body with extensive modifications. I don't remember the realtion to Devek, but they may have more information on the car & owner.
Roger
Roger
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Nick, FWIW 1 bar = ~15psi., 5 bar = ~75 psi. With replacement electrical gauges you may be able to re-use the wires, but you may have to change the senders to match the new gauges.
I have added mechanical oil & temp gauges to cars in the past, oil gauge uses a small plastic tube that can make a mess if it breaks. Temp gauges have a capillary tube that can be a PITA to work around, if you use one run the tube down along the inside edge of the cam cover so that if you need to remove the cam cover or intake in the future you can do so without removing the capillary tube. One (very)minor advantage to those mechanical temp gauges is that they will show engine temp without the key.
I think most racers ditch the central warn box to save a pound or so, and lose the idiot lights without missing them.
I have added mechanical oil & temp gauges to cars in the past, oil gauge uses a small plastic tube that can make a mess if it breaks. Temp gauges have a capillary tube that can be a PITA to work around, if you use one run the tube down along the inside edge of the cam cover so that if you need to remove the cam cover or intake in the future you can do so without removing the capillary tube. One (very)minor advantage to those mechanical temp gauges is that they will show engine temp without the key.
I think most racers ditch the central warn box to save a pound or so, and lose the idiot lights without missing them.
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Drifting
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From: New Zealand
dave, i like the mechanical gauges for the reason they seem to make better use of the space ie the needle has over 300 degrees sweep. with the temperature capillary, does it require insulation?
