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turbovanmanČ
02-12-2006, 07:27 PM
Buy a Sunpro Universal guage pod, use the internet to find one, if in Canada, Canadian Tire has them as thats where I bought mine. Grab a spare trim piece so as not to wreck your original. Mark where you want it, grab the heat gun and start heating, took me about 1/2 hour, 6 screws and its magic.

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3Bar_Mopar
02-19-2006, 12:24 PM
Do you like your EGT gauge upside-down?:confused:

turbovanmanČ
02-19-2006, 04:17 PM
Do you like your EGT gauge upside-down?:confused:


Wow, if I had a dollar for everyone that asked that. I have it set so 1600 f is straight up, now when I glance at my guages, if I see the needle at 12 oclock, its time to back off, or becareful, :nod:

Dave
02-19-2006, 04:20 PM
Wow, if I had a dollar for everyone that asked that. I have it set so 1600 f is straight up, now when I glance at my guages, if I see the needle at 12 oclock, its time to back off, or becareful, :nod:

You a smart boy, Simon!

3Bar_Mopar
02-19-2006, 10:43 PM
Wow, if I had a dollar for everyone that asked that. I have it set so 1600 f is straight up, now when I glance at my guages, if I see the needle at 12 oclock, its time to back off, or becareful, :nod:


Pretty smart....just looked crazy to the untrained eye, ya know?

wallace
02-20-2006, 12:24 PM
Does that fit 2 5/8" guages?

turbovanmanČ
02-20-2006, 01:11 PM
If thats the smaller ones, yes, if not, no, :nod:

Stevien1
02-21-2006, 12:44 AM
It different seeing 180 on a minivan speedometer! ;)

-Chuck James

Jayar
02-24-2006, 12:28 AM
I think the smaller guages are 2 1/16, for what it's worth. Nice install, Simon!

myplasticegg
03-02-2006, 06:10 PM
how is the angle when driving? how tall are you, seat whole way back?

turbovanmanČ
03-02-2006, 07:49 PM
how is the angle when driving? how tall are you, seat whole way back?

Easily seen, I am 5'10", seat all the way back. :thumb:

TheGinMill
03-14-2006, 05:05 PM
Wow, if I had a dollar for everyone that asked that. I have it set so 1600 f is straight up,

Reading and lookin at your pics, I was betting that would be the first question asked, in the first post after yours.

Ooooold drag racer thing there, my guages look so flarked up in my old tubbed firebird, people would make me nuts 'fixing them for me' Only for me to abort the next run thinking my nitrous pressure is up at 2400 or that the EGTs are either 1900 or 250, both of which we know wouldnt run. But, as you are pulling 2.35 Gs, and hitting almost 150-155 at half track, you aint 'looking' at the guages, you check em real quick, anything but almost straight up, you bail the throttle, or loose another $1200 on slugs, and $900 on valve springs, and pray she stays together.


Man, I got to put the ol 85 Firebird back together, got almost all the parts needed for more 8 sec passes. :D

Reeves
01-17-2007, 02:34 PM
Looks pretty good! I have my OMNI pod installed in my van right now, but I may get the kind you got....I like the better coverage!