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Scangauge: what are your 4 "always watch" x-gauges?

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Old 05-26-2015, 04:02 PM
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Scangauge: what are your 4 "always watch" x-gauges?

I have a Scangauge 2 with all the 6.0L x-gauges programmed.
What would you say are the 4 gauges to have as the default day-to-day display?
What do you watch most of the time?
 
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main power voltage, FICM voltage, ECT and ICP
 
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ECT, EOT, MPH, and voltage
 
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I kinda like having that MPH up there too. I know it's redundant but having the digits just feels right.

Most of the time:
EOT
ECT
Bat
Whatever (mph)

When towing:
EOT
ECT
Trans temp
Fan speed

Watching HPO system:
ICP
IPR
ECT
Whatever (rpm)

Watching turbo:
Map
Baro
EBP
Whatever (rpm)

Watching electrical system:
Bat
Vref
FICM supply
FICM output
 
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Scangauge: what are your 4 "always watch" x-gauges?

Only 4 gauges at a time? How quaint!
 
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Daily driving: ECT, EOT, TFT, FMP and sometimes check the battery voltage
 
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ECT, EOT, fuel level and FICM voltage,
 
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Originally Posted by MisterCMK
Only 4 gauges at a time? How quaint!
I could easily get by with 3, it ain't the space shuttle 2 would be a little cramped tho.. I'd have to push a button who knows how many times to see the rest. Kinda like getting out my phone,,and logging into it,, and establishing a bluetooth connection,, and firing up an app,,every time I crank the truck.
 
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Originally Posted by Rusty Axlerod
I could easily get by with 3, it ain't the space shuttle 2 would be a little cramped tho.. I'd have to push a button who knows how many times to see the rest. Kinda like getting out my phone,,and logging into it,, and establishing a bluetooth connection,, and firing up an app,,every time I crank the truck.
I can't fathom how anybody would want to horse around with using a phone app either....
 
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Normal everyday no issues
Eot. Ficm
Ect. Volt

Having issues/trouble shooting I use torque pro on my tablet. 6 gauges per page.
 
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ECT EOT Ficm voltage and Battery voltage
 
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Nobody watches egt???

Egt. Ect
Volts. Ficm volts
 
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I watch the Road, But when I do Morning cold start FICM mp , ALT, BATT, on the road again ICP, IPR, EOT ,ECT and Boost
 
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Originally Posted by silverbullet6oh
Daily driving: ECT, EOT, TFT, FMP and sometimes check the battery voltage
this, plus I monitor my EGT with my SCT X4 tuner (with the EGT kit) as well. I tend to use the SCT more often, as you can monitor up to 8 different things at once. There a few things that the scanguage can watch that the SCT cannot though, such as IPR %.

For some reason, I also have more faith in the accuracy for the scanguage. I'll just call it a gut feeling for now. My SCT guages have been a little sketchy occasionally. I got a "no signal" reading a few times that lasted about 10 seconds each time it's occurred.
 


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