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| chad newton |
 Aug 23 2013, 10:24 PM
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I am thinking of running oil temp, oil pressure, maybe volt meter, and a tach. Can the sensors be hooked up like any other vehicle or do I need special adapters? I don't like to run electric gauges but for the 914 I'm not sure if I am going to be forced to just because of the location of the engine. Help me out.
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| Mike Bellis |
Aug 23 2013, 10:26 PM
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Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,345 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None 
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QUOTE(chad newton @ Aug 23 2013, 09:24 PM)  I am thinking of running oil temp, oil pressure, maybe volt meter, and a tach. Can the sensors be hooked up like any other vehicle or do I need special adapters? I don't like to run electric gauges but for the 914 I'm not sure if I am going to be forced to just because of the location of the engine. Help me out. A metric voltage adapter is really hard to find so you may have to read the SAE voltage... |
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| Mark Henry |
Aug 24 2013, 06:03 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
QUOTE(kg6dxn @ Aug 24 2013, 12:26 AM) QUOTE(chad newton @ Aug 23 2013, 09:24 PM) I am thinking of running oil temp, oil pressure, maybe volt meter, and a tach. Can the sensors be hooked up like any other vehicle or do I need special adapters? I don't like to run electric gauges but for the 914 I'm not sure if I am going to be forced to just because of the location of the engine. Help me out. A metric voltage adapter is really hard to find so you may have to read the SAE voltage... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) In other words...mounting and the fact you lose certain indicators, like the high-beam light in the tach are the only real issues. An Autometer monster tach fits perfectly in the stock tach hole. I don't mind the plain Jane monster tach in my cluster but the rest of my gauges will remain VDO. Really the most important things are your oil and alternator idiot lights (and tach). Forget the autometer crap (get the tach if you like) and make super bright idiot lights. VDO is good enough for the rest. |
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| chad newton |
Aug 24 2013, 11:07 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 110 Joined: 26-August 11 From: behind the red curtain Member No.: 13,491 Region Association: None |
Awesome, that makes since. Oil light and temp were probably most imprtaint. When I used to drag I just felt and heard rpm. I can't even recall when I ever looked at a tach. Maybe a shift light could help just so I am reminded of potential catastrophic engine failure.
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| Mark Henry |
Aug 24 2013, 01:41 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
An idiot light tells you immediately if you lose oil pressure or break a fan belt.
nice to know if you have good temps, pressure, etc, but if something pops nothing is faster than a light. (chad is doing a /6 IIRC) Over reving the engine there is more of a worry of a mechanical over rev by blowing a shift and down-shifting from 5th to 2nd. |
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