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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 03:14 AM
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Gauges on pillar pod

I bought a triple gauge pillar pod.. I'm going to install boost and egt in the pod. I have already installed oil temp, water temp and oil press in the stereo surround.. what other gauge should i install in the pillar pod? Also anyone running the colbalt gauages? What you think of them? Thanks.. Running a TII eng..
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 01:34 PM
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i was jw where u got the piller pod at?
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 01:55 PM
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Direckfreak has the piller gauge mods down and he is allso running a TII
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by rolfs_7
i was jw where u got the piller pod at?
Ebay.. got a triple standard CF one for 39.00 shipped.. It's for a RHD car..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/UNIVE...QQcmdZViewItem
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 03:40 PM
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you should get a wideband.....should be the 1st gauge you bought...
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by 81gsl12a
you should get a wideband.....should be the 1st gauge you bought...
I already have a LM-1 wideband.. not the gauge style..
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 04:13 PM
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Intake temp,without a doubt.
Like almost all the other gauges I have,I rarely look at it anymore,but knowing your intake temp can save your engine by telling you how well your intercooler is working and how effecient the turbo is.
Back in the days of stock turbos and stock IC's,I could barely get one pass out of my car without seeing 175*+ intake temps at the throttle body.I knew I had to let the engine cool and ice down the IC before making my next run.Probably contributed to my junkyard engine lasting as long as it did.
After the turbo upgrade and my front mount Spearco,I never see intake temps above 120* or so.Thus, I dont watch the gauge that often,but without it I wouldnt have known not to worry,so it was worth the investment.
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by gonzz
I bought a triple gauge pillar pod.. I'm going to install boost and egt in the pod. I have already installed oil temp, water temp and oil press in the stereo surround.. what other gauge should i install in the pillar pod? Also anyone running the colbalt gauages? What you think of them? Thanks.. Running a TII eng..
Fuel pressure. Cobalt Gauges are AWESOME.
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 05:17 PM
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do you have a right hand drive car or you gonna fit it to the left?
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by blwfly
do you have a right hand drive car or you gonna fit it to the left?
Yah it's RHD.. see my signature on project updates..
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 05:47 PM
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thats a nice car
why no hatch? is it a race car
you would only have the passangers seat for puttin stuff
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by rxtory
Direckfreak has the piller gauge mods down and he is allso running a cosmo
there corrected
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted by blwfly
thats a nice car
why no hatch? is it a race car
you would only have the passangers seat for puttin stuff
I only drive it 3-4 times a month.. don't need the hatch area
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