"Real" oil gauge on the MX5 Transferrable to the RX8
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"Real" oil gauge on the MX5 Transferrable to the RX8
Ok now that the 2006 MX-5 (I still like to call it a MIATA) has a "real" Oil preasure gauge is there any chance (or way) to transfer that to our cars? I'd love to have a real oil gauge but would like to have it on the original place not on a gauge pod.
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only if you reprogram the ecu, put in a real oil pressure sender unit, cross your fingers, hop on one foot counter clockwise for 15 minutes, and pray to the gods of mazda. :p
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Did you know the normal operating range is between 9psi at idle to 90+ psi at higher revs? Put a "real" gauge there and you'll be busy watching the needle dance around all over the place.
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Aw, you don't like our "all is well" indicator?
When found that out (about the oil and temp guages basically being idiot lights with needles) I was a little disappointed in the beautiful minds at Mazda for phoning that one in.
When found that out (about the oil and temp guages basically being idiot lights with needles) I was a little disappointed in the beautiful minds at Mazda for phoning that one in.
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This oil pressure gauge is for sissies!
I still love and miss the early Miata fuel pressure gauge. BTW, I was not busy looking at it all the time but it was a good way of knowing your engine was healthy and if there was oil in the engine especially in track days.
Our current gauge will tell you that you are "good" whether you have 20 or 90 psi...which sometimes is not enough.
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I still love and miss the early Miata fuel pressure gauge. BTW, I was not busy looking at it all the time but it was a good way of knowing your engine was healthy and if there was oil in the engine especially in track days.
Our current gauge will tell you that you are "good" whether you have 20 or 90 psi...which sometimes is not enough.
My 2 cents,
Carlos
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You had a very unique early Miata.
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Originally Posted by PUR NRG
Did you know the normal operating range is between 9psi at idle to 90+ psi at higher revs? Put a "real" gauge there and you'll be busy watching the needle dance around all over the place.
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While we're on the topic of gauges...I think it would have been nice if Mazda actually used the wasted space below the useless oil temp gauge in our manual RX-8s. It's just blank and looks stupid. That's nothing but laziness.
On the automatic RX-8s, they use that space to show you if you have the car in P-N-R-D and if you put it in tiptronic mode a number (1 - 4) lights up depending on what gear you are in.
The pathetic part is that I bet you they're probably not changing it at all for the 2006 RX-8s.
On the automatic RX-8s, they use that space to show you if you have the car in P-N-R-D and if you put it in tiptronic mode a number (1 - 4) lights up depending on what gear you are in.
The pathetic part is that I bet you they're probably not changing it at all for the 2006 RX-8s.
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Originally Posted by JeRKy 8 Owner
While we're on the topic of gauges...I think it would have been nice if Mazda actually used the wasted space below the useless oil temp gauge in our manual RX-8s. It's just blank and looks stupid. That's nothing but laziness.
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Originally Posted by JeRKy 8 Owner
While we're on the topic of gauges...I think it would have been nice if Mazda actually used the wasted space below the useless oil temp gauge in our manual RX-8s. It's just blank and looks stupid. That's nothing but laziness.
On the automatic RX-8s, they use that space to show you if you have the car in P-N-R-D and if you put it in tiptronic mode a number (1 - 4) lights up depending on what gear you are in.
The pathetic part is that I bet you they're probably not changing it at all for the 2006 RX-8s.
On the automatic RX-8s, they use that space to show you if you have the car in P-N-R-D and if you put it in tiptronic mode a number (1 - 4) lights up depending on what gear you are in.
The pathetic part is that I bet you they're probably not changing it at all for the 2006 RX-8s.
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Originally Posted by Nubo
You quickly get used to the normal ranges based on RPM and the difference in pressure due to temperature/viscocity is readily apparent.
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Originally Posted by JeRKy 8 Owner
I think it would have been nice if Mazda actually used the wasted space below the useless oil temp gauge in our manual RX-8s. It's just blank and looks stupid. That's nothing but laziness.
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Originally Posted by JeRKy 8 Owner
While we're on the topic of gauges...I think it would have been nice if Mazda actually used the wasted space below the useless oil temp gauge in our manual RX-8s. It's just blank and looks stupid. That's nothing but laziness.
On the automatic RX-8s, they use that space to show you if you have the car in P-N-R-D and if you put it in tiptronic mode a number (1 - 4) lights up depending on what gear you are in.
The pathetic part is that I bet you they're probably not changing it at all for the 2006 RX-8s.
On the automatic RX-8s, they use that space to show you if you have the car in P-N-R-D and if you put it in tiptronic mode a number (1 - 4) lights up depending on what gear you are in.
The pathetic part is that I bet you they're probably not changing it at all for the 2006 RX-8s.
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