Posted By: Anonymous
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Posted By: HEMIDARTS
Re: ELECTRIC GAUGES WHAT WAS I THINKING - 04/09/10 11:13 PM
I tried to warn you about those amish people who sell gauges. 
Posted By: emarine01
Re: ELECTRIC GAUGES WHAT WAS I THINKING - 04/09/10 11:29 PM
Fred, just take the gauge panel out and wire it on your kitchen table where its simple to do, you can do a really neat job wile enjoying your favorite beverage, if your trying to wrestle it together under the dash just kill yourself now and save the head ache 
Posted By: 440Jim
Re: ELECTRIC GAUGES WHAT WAS I THINKING - 04/09/10 11:47 PM
Like I said before, certain gauges I prefer mechanical to work without power.
For the electric ones, I wire them all together in the gauge panel (on the bench), and then just run one set of wires from the gauge panel for connection to the car (positive, negative, light). Each sensor wire gets to making it a lot of wires between the gauge panel and the car. And that makes maintenance a pain.
For the electric ones, I wire them all together in the gauge panel (on the bench), and then just run one set of wires from the gauge panel for connection to the car (positive, negative, light). Each sensor wire gets to making it a lot of wires between the gauge panel and the car. And that makes maintenance a pain.
Posted By: Anonymous
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Posted By: MegaDart
Re: ELECTRIC GAUGES WHAT WAS I THINKING - 04/09/10 11:53 PM
don't forget the mechanical volt meter! 
Posted By: Anonymous
Post deleted by Defbob - 04/09/10 11:57 PM
Posted By: emarine01
Re: ELECTRIC GAUGES WHAT WAS I THINKING - 04/09/10 11:58 PM
Humm.... where did you find the mechanical volt meter 
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: ELECTRIC GAUGES WHAT WAS I THINKING - 04/10/10 12:31 AM
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don't forget the mechanical volt meter!
what's volt meter
fred, all my car has a voltmeter if your running a alternator, you need to know where your voltage is at startup to see if you need to charge more between rounds.
Posted By: MegaDart
Re: ELECTRIC GAUGES WHAT WAS I THINKING - 04/10/10 12:33 AM
yes, mechanical is best 
Posted By: blown572dart
Re: ELECTRIC GAUGES WHAT WAS I THINKING - 04/10/10 12:46 AM
I told you get one of these
Posted By: Adobedude
Re: ELECTRIC GAUGES WHAT WAS I THINKING - 04/10/10 12:59 AM
Here ya go...
Posted By: Anonymous
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Posted By: moparniac
Re: ELECTRIC GAUGES WHAT WAS I THINKING - 04/10/10 02:38 AM
I pre wired all my guages in my old ride outside the car kinda like the pic posted above and dropped it in.. aint that bad!
Posted By: hemi-itis
Re: ELECTRIC GAUGES WHAT WAS I THINKING - 04/10/10 02:51 AM
Posted By: DaytonaTurbo
Re: ELECTRIC GAUGES WHAT WAS I THINKING - 04/10/10 08:06 AM
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Id slash my wrist first
Yep give me a good old fashioned mech temp gauge and mech oil gauge(with a braided hose). Had to wire in the wideband and the egt the hard way though. 
Posted By: Adobedude
Re: ELECTRIC GAUGES WHAT WAS I THINKING - 04/10/10 01:44 PM
Front...
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Posted By: emarine01
Re: ELECTRIC GAUGES WHAT WAS I THINKING - 04/10/10 02:10 PM
Idea..... Mount 8 EGTs in the glove box slot and you will be clear for take off @ any airport Only fooling looks good 
Mount 8 EGTs in the glove box slot and you will be clear for take off @ any airport Only fooling looks good
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: ELECTRIC GAUGES WHAT WAS I THINKING - 04/10/10 02:15 PM
mine are all mechanical except for my voltmeter.clean and simple.my fuel pressure is also mechanical.
Posted By: 340Cuda
Re: ELECTRIC GAUGES WHAT WAS I THINKING - 04/10/10 02:49 PM
Well I should at least have a tie for the least number electrical gauges, how many of you have a mechanical tach?
Posted By: emarine01
Re: ELECTRIC GAUGES WHAT WAS I THINKING - 04/10/10 02:56 PM
Nice red line 
Posted By: Adobedude
Re: ELECTRIC GAUGES WHAT WAS I THINKING - 04/10/10 04:52 PM
No [Edited by Moparts - Family Friendly Site - Keep it clean]...Next time I'm doing a tach.
If I want to turn...I'll stick my arm out the window.
If I want to turn...I'll stick my arm out the window.
Posted By: HemiGreg
Re: ELECTRIC GAUGES WHAT WAS I THINKING - 04/10/10 04:53 PM
being an electrical engineer, i also would vote for 100% MECH. GAUGES, AS THE ELECTRONICS ARE ALL
+/_ 10% at best and require recalibration once a year. besides the dash would look like your basement home lighting panel!!!!
and you guys laugh about mech. volt gauge????
its called a magnetic compass next to the primary wire which shows the EMF field change as the voltage increases etc. or cell hydrometer which shows specific gravity of SO4 in the battery.
just busting your socks!!!!
+/_ 10% at best and require recalibration once a year. besides the dash would look like your basement home lighting panel!!!!
and you guys laugh about mech. volt gauge????
its called a magnetic compass next to the primary wire which shows the EMF field change as the voltage increases etc. or cell hydrometer which shows specific gravity of SO4 in the battery.
just busting your socks!!!!
Posted By: steelhead
Re: ELECTRIC GAUGES WHAT WAS I THINKING - 04/10/10 05:08 PM
WOW 
Posted By: BobR
Re: ELECTRIC GAUGES WHAT WAS I THINKING - 04/10/10 06:32 PM
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I told you get one of these
Who uses anything else. Give Roger a call. He'll send you one.
Posted By: 340Cuda
Re: ELECTRIC GAUGES WHAT WAS I THINKING - 04/11/10 01:54 PM
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Nice red line
Not normal, the tattle tale location was the result of being the first car to run after a jet car had coated the track with jet fuel as they all do. Let's say the track was pretty loose.
We try to avoid races with jet cars since then!
Bill