Interior/Exterior Gauge Help
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Gauge Help
Edit - I spelled GAUGE wrong. If you're an ***, you'll probably comment. If not, please stick to the substance of the question. Gauge will remain incorrectly spelled for reasons of principle. Or is it principal. The infinitely smart of this board should share.
I searched through the guage threads and have made some decisions but also have some questions.
I'm going to buy Alta's guage pod and autometer guages to go in it.
I want boost and oil temp. Should both of those be "mechanical"? Also, what range should I get for oil temp - up to 280 deg. F or 340?
My car is used both on the street and track.
Thanks!
mb
I searched through the guage threads and have made some decisions but also have some questions.
I'm going to buy Alta's guage pod and autometer guages to go in it.
I want boost and oil temp. Should both of those be "mechanical"? Also, what range should I get for oil temp - up to 280 deg. F or 340?
My car is used both on the street and track.
Thanks!
mb
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I searched through the guage threads and have made some decisions but also have some questions.
I'm going to buy Alta's guage pod and autometer guages to go in it.
I want boost and oil temp. Should both of those be "mechanical"? Also, what range should I get for oil temp - up to 280 deg. F or 340?
My car is used both on the street and track.
Thanks!
mb
I'm going to buy Alta's guage pod and autometer guages to go in it.
I want boost and oil temp. Should both of those be "mechanical"? Also, what range should I get for oil temp - up to 280 deg. F or 340?
My car is used both on the street and track.
Thanks!
mb
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As for your questions...
Mechanical off the top of my head is the easiest to work with...
Boost gauge - If you're not planning on running extreme amounts of boost, you might find that a lower PSI gauge will be easier to read (20 PSI over a 25 PSI gauge). When you get those larger # crammed in such a small space, 17 PSI might end up looking like 15 PSI. Just some food for thought.
Oil gauge, I have no clue....
I hope this helps you out, and you don't have to put up with criticism over something small but still understandable...
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Mechanical gauges are usually easier to read since they typically have a wider sweep (like 270 degrees). Many of the electrical gauges are limited to about 90-100 degrees of sweep, so the numbers/hash marks get a little crowded.
Scot
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Autometer makes both sizes in just about all of their gauge lines. You were looking at the Pro-Comp Ultralite gauges, right? Those seem to be the best match for the Mini stock gauges.
Go to jegs.com or summitracing.com - they carry the entire Autometer line, and their websites may be a little more logically-arranged.
Here's the Autometer Pro-Comp Ultralite page from Jeg's:
http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/store...tegoryId=14371
Scott
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In case anybody was wondering, my pod will sit directly in front of the driver on top of the dash, almost to the windshield. The back of the pod is pretty close to the slant of the glass.
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While searching someone said that 60mm will fit in the alta pod, but 52, which autometer sells now, will not. Anyone have an alta pod and put the current 52mm ultralites in?
Full sweep electrical is the way to go according to you all. Do I need to purchase the sending unit, too?
Thanks!
mb
Full sweep electrical is the way to go according to you all. Do I need to purchase the sending unit, too?
Thanks!
mb
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While searching someone said that 60mm will fit in the alta pod, but 52, which autometer sells now, will not. Anyone have an alta pod and put the current 52mm ultralites in?
Full sweep electrical is the way to go according to you all. Do I need to purchase the sending unit, too?
Thanks!
mb
Full sweep electrical is the way to go according to you all. Do I need to purchase the sending unit, too?
Thanks!
mb
As for the senders, most gauges come with the required senders, especially the boost and oil temp gauges.
Scott
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According to the ALTA site, any gauges from 52mm to 60mm will fit, so I don't know why the 52mm Ultralites wouldn't work, unless there was some problem with the depth of the gauges.
As for the senders, most gauges come with the required senders, especially the boost and oil temp gauges.
Scott
As for the senders, most gauges come with the required senders, especially the boost and oil temp gauges.
Scott
mb
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Do you know what size gauge you will be using?
Scott answered this in post #17. The AutoMeter gauges should come with the correct senders, mine did.
Originally Posted by mbcoops
Also - if I get electric gauges - do I need sending units or controllers as in the DEFI case?
mb
mb
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The Alta gauge pod will take 52mm gauges, with that said Alta provides a rubber boot for each 52mm gauge. I had the ALTA and it looked like crap. I took it out and installed one from Cravenspeed.
As far as mechanical or electrical, the mechanical gauge for oil puts the oil right at the drivers face. I went electrical for the oil pressure and it installed easy and works well.
As far as mechanical or electrical, the mechanical gauge for oil puts the oil right at the drivers face. I went electrical for the oil pressure and it installed easy and works well.
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http://outmotoring.com/mini_cooper_a...gauge_kit.html
It replaces the two air vents on either side of the center-mounted speedometer (or Chrono Pack) with nice big 2-5/8" gauges.
The item description says it includes oil pressure and boost gauges, but the picture shows oil temperature and a vacuum-only gauge. They're standard Autometer gauges, so I bet you can order the kit with any two gauges you'd like (price will vary, of course). I already have the oil temp and pressure in the Chrono Pack, so I'd probably order Boost/vacuum and voltage.
The steering wheel will partially block the view of the left gauge, so I'd probably put the voltage gauge there.
Scott