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hey anyone ever heard of these gauges?
http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/00-06...e-package.aspx
im thinking of getting a 3 gauge piller mainly to watch my trans temps when i pull a trailer. also what would be the best other 2 gauges to run and why? thanks for the info guys!
i've never heard of them, not a bad price though.
if it were me, i would get a fuel pressure gauge. that might just be me though, i've gone through about 3 fuel pump in the last 3 years though. could be handy
ya im not gunna run more than a cam and bolt on;s just wondering what else would be good, like a air pressure or a wide band or something or if id even need wide band? hell idk? haha
a buddy of mine has a wideband on his terminator cobra. he's running close to 600 rwhp though. and to be honest, i don't even know what he uses it for. i mean that and the fuel pressure and most of the others aren't going to do a whole lot except confirm that something is wrong, if and when something does go wrong. ya know?Quote:
Originally Posted by darnie1987
he runs a wideband because his termi is supercharged. Monitors air/fuel so it wont go kaboom.Quote:
Originally Posted by NAREJEPP
Glowshift is junk. I run a wideband, fuel pressure and nitrous pressure.
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Originally Posted by ducky
my though with wide band is i always here guys on here using it as a tuning reference? my question is would i even need it with bolt'ons and a cam? i do wanna run a 3 gauge piller but idk what other 2 gauges besides a trans temp?
the answer is YES you need one. You CAN NOT TUNE at WOT a truck to its most potential without a wide band. When at a certain percent throttle the SD tables are referenced since the O2 and MAF cant make the small changes to the motor fast enough. So they go into just small changes. So dependent on tuner if they tried to lean it out a lil for more power or richen it up a little for safety how will you know if you got the most out of your tune? Its is a neccesity if you want the most out of your truck. .... This is my understanding of the subject. Moreover. You needed two more gauges. Thats oneQuote:
Originally Posted by darnie1987
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Originally Posted by Show&Go
KK so wideband, and trans temp. what other one? and thanks for the help dude
My nitrous pressure one is nice. My fuel pressure one broke. Hit or miss I guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frenchy
i bought a glowshift couldnt get it to work....just get the better one which will cost more but will save you a headache, ive never heard good things about them, lots of ricers use them guess cus glowshift go with the underglows.
haha ya i sapose? what guage's u all running? i see alot of automeater's being ran?Quote:
Originally Posted by LamboDoNoMo
Was yours like mine, like 3 strand aluminum wiring? And not nearly enough of it?Quote:
Originally Posted by pl4yboy
My wideband and fuel pressure are Autometer C2's. My nitrous is glowshift, and I only bought it because when it's off you can't tell what it is. Wideband and fp in the pillar, np beside the HVAC in a pod like oleshifty is selling on here.
i like the autometer..kinda pricey but def worth it in long run. I have the autometer cobalt series, wideband, trans temp and oil temp
When the wiring is only for signal, it doesnt really matter. I automatically assumed I'd have to add wire to anything. My issue was my super human strength tightening the screws on the sending unit broke it off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frenchy
you get what you pay for with gauges
i run all autometer phantom series
fuel pressure
wideband
boost
oil temp
trans temp
EGT
some gauges arent going to help you unless you have a way to do something about it like a wideband. One of the best gauges but unless youre the tuner then it doesnt help you much, EGT has came in handy knowing how timing and fueling effects, i like my boost gauge to use as a diagnosis tool to measure vaccum [it also helps you determine idle timing based off vaccum]
fuel pressure is nice to determine if pump or pumps can keep up with said power level
well yea, but it's not like you look down at it while you're dd-ing. and if it goes funny halfway through a WOT pull, then you've got problems i would venture to say you would feel/notice before you ever looked at the gauge. like some others have said, i always took as more of a tuning tool rather than being a permenantly installed gauge.Quote:
Originally Posted by ducky
You cant feel a motor starting to lean out. And when you feel it when your spraying.. you may feel it with a rod coming out ya blockQuote:
Originally Posted by NAREJEPP
That does make sense, its definitely a tuning tool for sure. But as for being boosted and having it on my vehicle to determine what could be going wrong under a half WOT, full WOT, or even just cruising its good to know what is going on. If I am accelerating from a stop and it just keeps dropping in the 10s, then something could be wrong. I don't personally own HP Tuners, or any logging software, so I rely on that information while I am driving to make sure everything is correct while driving.Quote:
Originally Posted by NAREJEPP
And the people with logging/tuning software dont drive around with it hooked up all the time.
noted
thanks guys
whats the diff between wide band and narrow band??? just wondering?
Narrow band sensors are what your truck has in it right now. They'll only read within a point or so above or below stoich (14.7:1). A wideband measures a much broader range. I believe mine is anywhere 8:1 to 18:1
so more or less, a narrow band gauge would monitor my/ur current set up, and a wide band broadens the band and also is more detailed?Quote:
Originally Posted by Frenchy
The narrow band wouldn't read enough to give you any details you need. The wideband lets you measure WOT. Your truck doesn't actually measure WOT A/F ratio. It has a set fuel level to send as soon as it goes WOT.Quote:
Originally Posted by darnie1987
i got mine, on justin's advice, and LOVE EM.. i got the 7 color ones..
so out right you think it would be worth it for me 2 get a wide band hook up or no? im gunna get a trans temp, maybe wide band, and sumthing else?
If I were you I'd run a wideband and an Interceptor scan gauge.
Thats what I've got and I love them both.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frenchy