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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 04:32 PM
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Mounting my boost gauge need ideas

Can anyone post a pic of where there boost gauge is, I was thinking on the right side of the gauge cluster on the dash, but it blocks all of my dash lights so now rethinking.......wanna get this done before ss8 so can yall hook a a brotha up :-D. thanks

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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 08:46 PM
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I'm going to get one of the panels you can buy that goes either above or below my stereo.
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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 10:12 PM
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i can see the important idiot lights fine
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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 10:17 PM
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Boost and A/F on a-pillar mount, then add oil/water/whatever to one of the panels he mentioned (2 variations in the 2nd gen for sale section) would be my setup. Why? So I can see, IMO, the two most important ones as I'm looking ahead driving. I can then glance down as needed to check on the others.



You can see the Boost gauge and the top of the A/F on the pillar mount which I think gives you the best view of them. In the space below the stereo is where I would/will/want to put the other gauges as needed.
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Old Oct 3, 2005 | 10:32 PM
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there is a thread started the other day on guage locations, thatll give you some good ideas.
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Old Oct 4, 2005 | 12:06 AM
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Here's mine. I keep meaning to replace those ugly screws with black cap screws...
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Old Oct 4, 2005 | 03:13 AM
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My setup when I had my FC:

http://users.design.ucla.edu/~petergng/cars/sell.mov

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Old Oct 4, 2005 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Infini IV
My setup when I had my FC:

http://users.design.ucla.edu/~petergng/cars/sell.mov

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v170/Infini_IV/Fc3s/Picture_419.jpg[/IMG]
What exhaust were you running on that and was the motor ported?
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Old Oct 4, 2005 | 10:31 AM
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Ok nevermind, didnt notice the open dp
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Old Oct 4, 2005 | 10:35 AM
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AutoMeter makes single gauge pillar pods. Keeps the gauge from blocking anything else.

Personally, I can't stand gauges strewn about the dash haphazardly. ESPECIALLY when they block other things (even partially).
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Old Oct 4, 2005 | 08:29 PM
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Mindspin311 - When I first fired it up after the rebuild and streetport, it was running open downpipe. Then I went 3"dp - 3" Magnaflow - 3" y-pipe into dual 3" Magnaflows at the end. Sounded sweeeeeet

Aaron Cake - I find the A-pillar pods to looks more tacky than sitting a gauge right in front of the tach. I used to find that the A-pillars themselves obstruct my view of the road enough as it is, so I couldn't imagine mounting something else to make my view even worse. I find gauges blocking my view of the idiot lights and the useless part of the tach better than gauges that block my view of the road
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Old Oct 5, 2005 | 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Aaron Cake
Personally, I can't stand gauges strewn about the dash haphazardly. ESPECIALLY when they block other things (even partially).
Ditto. Same goes for gauge wires and hoses poking out everywhere...
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