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I have 3 gauges (Trans, boost , egt) underdash console pod.
I want to add 2 more gauges EOT and Fuel pressure and move
boost and EGT beside the pillar on top of dash, just to the right of it. Is there a pod for this ?
I would like to avoid a pillar set-up.. I have a grab handle and would like to keep it..
This is the route I went, only available as a 3 pod setup though I think. I will look for the part number, it's an automated pod though.
Quite a bit farther right then you were hoping, but it falls to sight easily and blocks absolutely none of my view.
I don't like any distracting light in my field of vision at night, which is why I chose the set up above. I have my boost and EGT in it and find a quick downward glance is all I need to check status, even when towing in the mountains.
Below is the link to the original manufacturer. You "can find" them for sale at lots of different places... too many to list. But they more than likely take your order first, and then have Autometer drip ship it directly to you.
A small company called Gaugeworks (a subsidiary of Autometer) came up with this design about 16 years ago. Then, by the time it caught on 15 years ago, Ford changed the design of the instrument cluster (in calendar year 2001, for model year 2002).
The new instrument cluster split the former cluster of four small gauges on the left hand side up into two pairs of two, with each couplet on either side of the tach and speedo, which themselves were centered and made the same size as one another. The other change was the voltmeter was replaced with a severely damped TFT gauge.
This 2002 model year change is something to think about, especially if you are considering the Autometer 15003 two gauge instrument cluster gaugepod. The add on piece, once loaded with gauges, will partially block the view of the two lower factory gauges (or glorified idiot lights) on either side.
Some may find this objectionable. Some do not, as the factory gauges that are partially blocked can still be seen by leaning forward... and the info on the Ford TFT gauge leaves much to be desired anyway.
Below is the link to the original manufacturer. You "can find" them for sale at lots of different places... too many to list. But they more than likely take your order first, and then have Autometer drip ship it directly to you.
A small company called Gaugeworks (a subsidiary of Autometer) came up with this design about 16 years ago. Then, by the time it caught on 15 years ago, Ford changed the design of the instrument cluster (in calendar year 2001, for model year 2002).
The new instrument cluster split the former cluster of four small gauges on the left hand side up into two pairs of two, with each couplet on either side of the tach and speedo, which themselves were centered and made the same size as one another. The other change was the voltmeter was replaced with a severely damped TFT gauge.
This 2002 model year change is something to think about, especially if you are considering the Autometer 15003 two gauge instrument cluster gaugepod. The add on piece, once loaded with gauges, will partially block the view of the two lower factory gauges (or glorified idiot lights) on either side.
Some may find this objectionable. Some do not, as the factory gauges that are partially blocked can still be seen by leaning forward... and the info on the Ford TFT gauge leaves much to be desired anyway.
Do you know if this would be designed more in line with my type of truck? (E99) my main gauges I am concerned with are the Fuel, tach and speedo, which are the main three on it, and I think it has a "temp gauge" but thats all it really has, I plan to put dual Pyros, and a couple others that I can't think of at the moment...
Do you know if this would be designed more in line with my type of truck? (E99) my main gauges I am concerned with are the Fuel, tach and speedo, which are the main three on it, and I think it has a "temp gauge" but thats all it really has, I plan to put dual Pyros, and a couple others that I can't think of at the moment...
You alone can make that determination best. See member Binuya's photo posted above, earlier in this thread. His 2001 instrument cluster is exactly the same arrangement as the one in your Early 1999. The Wait to Start lamp will be blocked from view in your application, if that is of any interest to you.
You alone can make that determination best. See member Binuya's photo posted above, earlier in this thread. His 2001 instrument cluster is exactly the same arrangement as the one in your Early 1999. The Wait to Start lamp will be blocked from view in your application, if that is of any interest to you.
as far as I am concerned that is just an idiot light, I let the plugs heat up no matter what...
Boost is on the OBDII port. Transmission is on the OBDII port. Engine Oil Temperature is on the OBDII port. I opted to get all that information and much, much more from the OBDII port with Torque Pro for daily driving and FORScan for troubleshooting. I also installed twin EGT gauges (left and right manifolds) and a fuel pressure gauge because those sensors don't exist on the truck. I don't "watch" my gauges, I just scan them when appropriate - and let the alarms/logging on Torque Pro take care of the "babysitting" of the engine.
Boost is on the OBDII port. Transmission is on the OBDII port. Engine Oil Temperature is on the OBDII port. I opted to get all that information and much, much more from the OBDII port with Torque Pro for daily driving and FORScan for troubleshooting. I also installed twin EGT gauges (left and right manifolds) and a fuel pressure gauge because those sensors don't exist on the truck. I don't "watch" my gauges, I just scan them when appropriate - and let the alarms/logging on Torque Pro take care of the "babysitting" of the engine.
Do you tow much ?
I have the same pod below and find when towing mountains the EGTS should be more in my line of sight.. I tow north moose hunting every year about 26 hours each way where we are switching drivers.. Maybe I just need a Kids tune for a certain guy
Kyle... you'll have to forgive Tugly. He lies in wait just looking for any opportunity he can to post (yet again) a photo of his dashboard with his 7" tablet and his spiffy new wood and leather steering wheel to bludgeon us back for the hazing we gave him a couple of years ago with his old dirty original steering wheel. I see this same picture at least once a week on a surprising variety of threads... always well placed in appropriate context, and always gleaming with that spiffy new steering wheel.
He tows. He bought the truck to tow his boat, but ended up towing his big Buck$Zooka cannon instead, which is fairly light in weight, because it is always empty of rounds. He just can't seem to store enough ammo before firing off another one... so while there may be one in the chamber, there is usually nothing left in the ammo crate. There's a motor in that crate instead. Actually, a couple of motors. And a lot of hard knock experience.
I have my EGT gauge at eye level on the A pillar, but if my truck came with a handle on the A pillar, I'd probably prefer to keep the handle too, and would need to find a place for the EGT gauge (or gauges plural, in Tugly's case). It makes sense to want to monitor the gauge at eye level, but to my mind, it makes even MORE sense to have a programmable alarm that beeps or lights up when a predetermined thermal threshold is reached. And I think Tugly's Isspro EV2 gauges have some type of programmable warning light like that.
If I were to buy a new EGT gauge, I'd be sure and get one that offered the ability to preset an audible or visual light warning. That way, if I was enjoying the mountain scenery, or engaged in a heated election debate, or, heaven forbid, actually paying attention to the road, I wouldn't have to keep one eye on the gauge all the time... even though it sometimes is kind of fun to do, especially when on grades and trying to work just the right gear/rpm to keep momentum up and EGT's at bay.
