|
Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting What these cars were built for! |
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
03-08-2017, 10:55 PM | #15 |
chicken tonight
Join Date: Sep 2014
Drives: a 13 e8h frs
Location: vantucky, wa
Posts: 31,954
Thanks: 52,314
Thanked 36,621 Times in 18,984 Posts
Mentioned: 1109 Post(s)
Tagged: 9 Thread(s)
|
Right? Takes discipline and practice to work a regular sweep of the gauges into one's routine. Those stupid little lights are worthless.
__________________
|
03-08-2017, 11:31 PM | #16 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Drives: Legacy GT
Location: compton
Posts: 534
Thanks: 9
Thanked 365 Times in 204 Posts
Mentioned: 11 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
Many gauges have a warning function that you can set to whatever pressure you want. It's really worth paying a little extra to have that. For it to be useful it might need to be set where it is going off at idle though.
The older pressure switch came on at like 2.1 psi, which is essentially useless. The BRZ appears to also just use a warning switch and does not monitor actual pressure, for the dash warning light anyway. Seems like there may be an avcs/avls related oil pressure reading? So yeah, pull that out and use the plug for the sensor. Keep in mind that a lot of gauges that use PSI for units use an NPT fitting while the stock sender is BSPT/PT. Prosport and Killer B make galley plug adapters that are NPT. |
The Following User Says Thank You to jamal For This Useful Post: | Ultramaroon (03-08-2017) |
03-08-2017, 11:51 PM | #17 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
Drives: Fr-s
Location: MN
Posts: 741
Thanks: 128
Thanked 502 Times in 270 Posts
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
Quote:
The longacher (accutech) SMI gauge has 3 stage alert plus wiring for an external light. Seems like it might be win-win
__________________
|
|
03-09-2017, 12:04 AM | #18 | |
chicken tonight
Join Date: Sep 2014
Drives: a 13 e8h frs
Location: vantucky, wa
Posts: 31,954
Thanks: 52,314
Thanked 36,621 Times in 18,984 Posts
Mentioned: 1109 Post(s)
Tagged: 9 Thread(s)
|
Quote:
__________________
|
|
03-09-2017, 10:10 AM | #19 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Drives: 2015 Raven FRS
Location: Indio, CA. Just an Old Fart in a Automatic!.
Posts: 1,614
Thanks: 7
Thanked 1,057 Times in 488 Posts
Mentioned: 40 Post(s)
Tagged: 2 Thread(s)
|
It's hard to check gauges when on the track. I had a gauge but also the 2" led light that would light up the sky if it came on.
|
The Following User Says Thank You to Lunatic For This Useful Post: | redlined600 (03-09-2017) |
03-09-2017, 01:15 PM | #20 |
-
Join Date: Nov 2012
Drives: '13 FRS - STX
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 10,368
Thanks: 13,745
Thanked 9,487 Times in 5,001 Posts
Mentioned: 94 Post(s)
Tagged: 3 Thread(s)
|
iirc the OE sensor does read an actual number, wouldn't it be possible to get that number via OBD2 port, display it on a phone/tablet/AIM laptimer and write a warning light calculation/threshold having to do with psi/rpm? (20 psi at idle is cool, 20 psi at 6k rpm no bueno)
Best of all worlds, no tampering with OE sensors, a real gauge and logging actual numbers, and a dummy light that's actually useful so you're not distracting yourself on track. |
03-09-2017, 01:17 PM | #21 |
chicken tonight
Join Date: Sep 2014
Drives: a 13 e8h frs
Location: vantucky, wa
Posts: 31,954
Thanks: 52,314
Thanked 36,621 Times in 18,984 Posts
Mentioned: 1109 Post(s)
Tagged: 9 Thread(s)
|
Nope. It's just a switch.
__________________
|
The Following User Says Thank You to Ultramaroon For This Useful Post: | strat61caster (03-09-2017) |
03-09-2017, 01:20 PM | #22 |
-
Join Date: Nov 2012
Drives: '13 FRS - STX
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 10,368
Thanks: 13,745
Thanked 9,487 Times in 5,001 Posts
Mentioned: 94 Post(s)
Tagged: 3 Thread(s)
|
Was thinking of oil temp being readable via OBD port, my mistake. But, still possible to write a dummy light if you're running data logging capable of it. |
The Following User Says Thank You to strat61caster For This Useful Post: | Ultramaroon (03-09-2017) |
03-09-2017, 01:24 PM | #23 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Drives: 2016 Halo FRS
Location: US
Posts: 414
Thanks: 290
Thanked 162 Times in 106 Posts
Mentioned: 8 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
Defi gauges have a buzzer when water/oil temp too high or oil pressure too low. You can set when it goes off
|
03-09-2017, 02:05 PM | #24 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Drives: Legacy GT
Location: compton
Posts: 534
Thanks: 9
Thanked 365 Times in 204 Posts
Mentioned: 11 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
The defi standalone racer gauges do not have a warning- you need the advance link system for that. Aem X-series, prosport premium, and the upcoming greddy gauges have warnings off the top of my head.
AEM's failsafe wbo2 does a cool thing where it develops a safe curve of RPM, boost, and AFR, and then if the readings fall out of that range it cuts boost or switches maps or whatever. Having something similar that was oil pressure vs rpm based, possibly with a temp compensation would be handy. A few ECUs will do something like that actually. |
The Following User Says Thank You to jamal For This Useful Post: | Ultramaroon (03-09-2017) |
03-09-2017, 02:21 PM | #25 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Drives: 2016 Halo FRS
Location: US
Posts: 414
Thanks: 290
Thanked 162 Times in 106 Posts
Mentioned: 8 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
Yea the advance BF series it what I was referring to. They also record up to 3 minutes and can view peak hi/low. The buzzer is decently loud too, unless you mount the box somewhere where it will be hard it hear. Only downfall is the box, it's not that big though.
|
|
|
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Amp Location? | FNCrazy | Electronics | Audio | NAV | Infotainment | 10 | 07-09-2016 09:54 AM |
BOV location? | teddydoggy | Forced Induction | 2 | 09-17-2015 08:09 AM |
best tire pressure gauge (tire pressure question) | steveholt | Wheels | Tires | Spacers | Hub -- Sponsored by The Tire Rack | 19 | 03-21-2015 10:27 PM |
Stock clutch+flywheel+pressure plate+ ACT lightweight flywheel & pressure plate | PineappleFriedRice | Transmission and Driveline | 0 | 11-08-2013 04:54 PM |
ECU box location?? | RehabJeff86 | Electronics | Audio | NAV | Infotainment | 2 | 09-18-2013 02:34 PM |