jhanksevo

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Loving the idea of that gauge setup. I will be going to lowes tonight and getting some plastic cut for a custom solution also will post pics of it with the DDS3

jhanksevo

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Did u get the pm dubbleugly01

dubbleugly01

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yes, you can by the Lucite in varying sizes, and you'll want to cut it yourself since the ashtray isn't really a perfect rectangle, it bows a bit.

You can get a 2'x2' square of Lucite for about $10 if I recall correctly.

EVO8LTW

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FYI, I mounted mine right under the center of the STB behind the intake manifold and it turned out to be too hot, so that location was actually not a good place on my car. EvoTio, did you run your car on any road courses?

dubbleugly01

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I mounted mine about 1/2 way down the firewall. A good 1' from the STB, if not more. So far so good. The lower the better from a cooling standpoint.

EvoTio

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No, I have not run any road courses yet. I've just not have had any issues with my HSV for over 3 years of weekly drag races and hard daily driving. The same HSV was used on my Talon previously for another couple of years. I know that running the road courses can generate some serious heat, but I believe that the engine compartment is a hostile environment in general. If the heat issue seems to be a problem, I would mount your HSV in the passenger compartment. In my previous V-8 cars, I used to have frequent ignition failures with my MSD boxes in the engine compartment. Once I relocated the MSD box in the passenger compartment, I never had a problem again.

EVO8LTW

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Mine was fine on the street. It was only at the track that I had problems, and even then, only when I started running 10/10ths in competition. In an HPDE/practice environment it was fine.

EvoTio

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So what was actually happening with your HSV? Was it not working properly when it you were running your road events due to the heat? Just curious.

EVO8LTW

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It started working intermittently and then stopped altogether. Afterward I found that the rubber-like sealant had partially melted off as well. I am sending it back to Richard, who will take a look at it as well.

EvoTio

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Well, I see why you're concerned about the heat. It will be interesting to see if Richard feels that it's failure was caused by excessive heat. I would definitely mount your new HSV in the passenger compartment if the heat caused it's failure. When I had my pressure switch mounted in a very hot area of my Talon's engine compartment, I used to get inconsistant water injection turn on points. I relocated the switch inside the passenger compartment and the problem was solved.