Engine Temp/ Ultragauge
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I dont have the cluster - have a BS nav system instead. I am hoping that my temp gauge might be slightly useful. Perhaps I am overly demanding?
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For those interested in this topic, check out this thread from a few months ago.
The Folly of the Temperature Gauge
Our resident electronics wizard, WhiteXKR, has a well-designed and reasonably-priced upgrade coming. Worth waiting for.
The Folly of the Temperature Gauge
Our resident electronics wizard, WhiteXKR, has a well-designed and reasonably-priced upgrade coming. Worth waiting for.
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Mexk8 (04-26-2012)
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As some of you might have surmised, The Coupe is kindly testing out a pre-production model while I get production of these ramped up.
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Please tell us more about what it will do dif from the stock? I assume it will sweep all the way?
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The factory gauges are small stepper motors controlled by a computer chip in the instrument cluster electronics.
With my mod, I give straighforward instructions on disconnecting the factory coolant (and optionally the oil pressure) gauges from the instrument cluster board and plugging them into a tiny custom microcomputer board I designed.
For the coolant temperature, no additional sensors are needed...the actual temperature is available digitally at the instrument cluster for my computer to read and display on the gauge.
For the oil pressure option, I include an oil pressure sensor and adapter that mounts near the oil filter, since our cars only have a low pressure switch, not a true oil pressure sensor.
Last edited by WhiteXKR; 04-26-2012 at 09:42 PM.
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Well that sounds like perfection.
Yes, it simply displays the true coolant temperature, instead of the temperature as 'censored' by the factory computer.
The factory gauges are small stepper motors controlled by a computer chip in the instrument cluster electronics.
With my mod, I give straighforward instructions on disconnecting the factory coolant (and optionally the oil pressure) gauges from the instrument cluster board and plugging them into a tiny custom microcomputer board I designed.
For the coolant temperature, no additional sensors are needed...the actual temperature is available digitally at the instrument cluster for my computer to read and display on the gauge.
For the oil pressure option, I include an oil pressure sensor and adapter that mounts near the oil filter, since our cars only have a low pressure switch, not a true oil pressure sensor.
The factory gauges are small stepper motors controlled by a computer chip in the instrument cluster electronics.
With my mod, I give straighforward instructions on disconnecting the factory coolant (and optionally the oil pressure) gauges from the instrument cluster board and plugging them into a tiny custom microcomputer board I designed.
For the coolant temperature, no additional sensors are needed...the actual temperature is available digitally at the instrument cluster for my computer to read and display on the gauge.
For the oil pressure option, I include an oil pressure sensor and adapter that mounts near the oil filter, since our cars only have a low pressure switch, not a true oil pressure sensor.
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