New Gauge Setup in the Evo!
New Gauge Setup in the Evo!
Hughes always makes fun of me for it, but I like to keep a semi low-profile in the evo. I bought the car after having my 2G, and the less looks I get from the po-po or ricers, the better. I tried keeping it low-pro since I got it by skipping the a-pillar gauges everyone else has and doing the steering column mounted gauge pod. I thought this was great until people told me they could see it from the outside.
Well I just lived with it until I got my Aquamist alky kit, the DDS gauge needed to go somewhere. After talking it over with rosey (Rose0529) we figured out a cool gaugepod solution that not many others are doing, and requires minimal modification of....anything!
Old setup: Decent, but it blocked my CEL (sucks for me having KnockCEL mod), and the other two-gauge pod version of this unit would block my gas gauge. This setup blocks the odometer. Just blocking too many stock gauges IMHO!
New setup: Rosey machined a block of 1/2" aluminum into this neato pod setup. Yes 1/2" is a bit thick, but I got it for cheap and we are just kinda prototyping these things, trying them out to see what works. Mine turned out good, but the next one will be even better!
It seems a tad low, but a few things to consider. I have a 3bar (evo X) map sensor in my car now, so I can log boost. I don't need to keep an eye on the boost gauge hardly at all anymore. The Aquamist DDS gauge manages all of the failsafes for the alky kit. If there is a problem, it deals with it. I do not have to. If I want to make sure everything is all good, I just look down and it is right there
Plus, the on/off button is right in front of my hand now for quick access to high/low boost thanks to my mapswitching tephra v5 setup!
Well I just lived with it until I got my Aquamist alky kit, the DDS gauge needed to go somewhere. After talking it over with rosey (Rose0529) we figured out a cool gaugepod solution that not many others are doing, and requires minimal modification of....anything!
Old setup: Decent, but it blocked my CEL (sucks for me having KnockCEL mod), and the other two-gauge pod version of this unit would block my gas gauge. This setup blocks the odometer. Just blocking too many stock gauges IMHO!
New setup: Rosey machined a block of 1/2" aluminum into this neato pod setup. Yes 1/2" is a bit thick, but I got it for cheap and we are just kinda prototyping these things, trying them out to see what works. Mine turned out good, but the next one will be even better!
It seems a tad low, but a few things to consider. I have a 3bar (evo X) map sensor in my car now, so I can log boost. I don't need to keep an eye on the boost gauge hardly at all anymore. The Aquamist DDS gauge manages all of the failsafes for the alky kit. If there is a problem, it deals with it. I do not have to. If I want to make sure everything is all good, I just look down and it is right there
Plus, the on/off button is right in front of my hand now for quick access to high/low boost thanks to my mapswitching tephra v5 setup!
I put my DEFi gauges in that spot over 2 years ago, nothing new. I liked them there because you don't need to stare at your gauges while you're driving.
The pod looks good btw.
The pod looks good btw.
Hell no, I like to look at my deck man! Flipping stations, picking a song on ipod, etc. Realistically I look at the radio more than I do my other gauges! My car runs 26psi rock steady, and has for the last year. If something goes wrong, the DDS will drop me down to pump-boost tune (23psi), I'll notice the lack of power, look down, and that will be that.
