Racing Beat Gauge Pod Update
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RB does. I swung by there and bought JUST the pod without any hassles.
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Olddragger and I will be replacing my analog gauges with digital this Saturday. I just can't decide which digitals to purchase. I will stop by Summit Racing on the way down to Macon.
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I like the idea of this gauge pod... I was even thinking about trying to fabricate something like this myself for a while.
Just out of curiosity, am I the only person that has reservations about plumbing hot pressurized oil and water into the cockpit?
On a related note, does anybody know of any good looking gauges with remote sending units that would fit in this pod?
Edit: Just found Jedi's DIY: RB Gauge Pod + Nordskog thread... don't know how I missed it.
Looks very nice, although I do prefer analog style gauges.
Just out of curiosity, am I the only person that has reservations about plumbing hot pressurized oil and water into the cockpit?
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Edit: Just found Jedi's DIY: RB Gauge Pod + Nordskog thread... don't know how I missed it.
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Last edited by rotary.enthusiast; 05-16-2008 at 05:48 PM. Reason: Because I'm stupid
#409
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...o-20/ref=nosim
Above is the link to what I used. Compliments of EXPO
Above is the link to what I used. Compliments of EXPO
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I was not crazy about the mechanical gauges so I went with Autometer Cobalt which are electric. See the attached images. The main reason I went with the Cobalt gauges is that I have the identical set installed in my RX-7 and I didn't want to have to make an adjustment each time I went from one car to the other.
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check out my sticky thread in the electronics section: (NO hot fluids in the cabin)
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if you are tracking your car, it is almost useless even if you only move your head and look at them on a long straight, especially if you are wearing a close-face helment & a neck collar.
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About the hot oil inside the car. I used the braided stainless line and never had a problem with oil but I did replace the analog oil pressure gauge with an electronic one and got rid of the oil inside the car. I didn't do it because of possible oil but because the gauge would never stop rattling and fluctuating all the time. It was noisy and a pain in the *** to see.
I'm VERY pleased with the electronic version of the oil pressure but the water & oil temp is still the analog.
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i may have looked over it when reading through this, arnt the guages that come from RACING BEAT in the pod smaller then a normal gauge. like say im cheap and go to autozone and buy the autometer guage they have on shelf. will it fit? or are they bigger? what im saying is i want just the pod, then buy my own guages to go in it.
#420
Need advise on gauges !!
I been looking for gauges for ages now, I really don't find any gauges I want.
I want 3, Oil temp, Oil Pressure, Water temp.
Its have to be a 270 degree gauge with clear lens with red nidle in size 52mm (2 1/16)
Some thing like this one:
![](http://www.rallysportdirect.com/shop/images/Omori/OmoriPODGauge.JPG)
Any advise?
I want 3, Oil temp, Oil Pressure, Water temp.
Its have to be a 270 degree gauge with clear lens with red nidle in size 52mm (2 1/16)
Some thing like this one:
Any advise?
#424
I been thinking of those, but the lens are smoked.
Same with DEFI gauges, and they are really expensive too.
Omori gagues would be perfect, but I heard that they are out of business.
But arent there any other gauges with black face and red nidle and not smoked?
Same with DEFI gauges, and they are really expensive too.
Omori gagues would be perfect, but I heard that they are out of business.
But arent there any other gauges with black face and red nidle and not smoked?