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I need to get with the program on this because there are no local tuners and when I do single shots and t4 the I'm going to need to be able to use this type of software. I have everything just not good at using it lol .
I have a background in computer controls and monitoring strategies, and these are a few of my thoughts on the displays - but ultimately whatever works best for you overrides anything I say here:
K.I.S.S. - the less-crowded task-oriented displays are easier to absorb. When looking away from the windshield, you want to keep that time to a minimum - so big and bold gauges with obvious indicators are helpful. Something else I find helpful is to avoid artsy-fartsy backgrounds and bezels - I'm more of the "just the facts, ma'am" variety. Besides, driving at night means I lower the display brightness and the clean background and bezels really pay off here.
I have one screen for monitoring the engine performance, one screen for monitoring the transmission performance, and one for "special projects" - like I'm dialing in the formula for MFD with Stage II sticks on a custom tune right now. Flipping between screens is nothing more than a flick, with the placement of my 7" tablet at the end of my armrest (easy and relaxed reach). Here is an example of some of my earlier screens:
By setting up multiple screens, I'm able to adhere to my suggestion of bigger and bolder gauges without making things crowded. One other piece that some might find being OCD: Consistent size and format between each virtual gauge and my analog gauges. Every gauge has a 270-degree sweep, same color as the factory dash, and the virtual gauges look identical in size in relation to the analog gauges from the perspective of the driver's eye. This was not an accident - it took careful planning and a lot of experimentation to get it there. When I glimpse at a gauge of my choosing - I get it quick and my eyes are back on the road.
Now... the big rule one would ignore at their peril: You have very little time to look at your gauge or gauges while driving. There is no way in hell you're going to absorb more than a few gauges at a time... at least not without endangering other vehicles, yourself, pedestrians, pets, trees, houses... you get the idea. I have logging on by default, plus I have alarms set for critical gauges (like engine oil and transmission temps) - so I don't feel compelled to watch stuff. I do monitor a few things here and there - typically when the driving conditions make me wonder about something like boost, EGTs, or torque converter slip. If anything were to ever go wrong, I have the logs to review at a later time - when it's safe to focus on numbers instead of the road.
In my first stock-ish truck video, I was on the highway with a rolling start up a hill - maybe from 50 MPH up to 80 MPH. That was in the days of mashing the throttle to the floor and waiting for things to happen. The second video was from a stop, but I can't remember more details other than it was before custom tuning.
Here is a video on a hill about as steep as the first night video - but with the bigger sticks, bigger turbo, custom tunes, and rolling into it to be careful not to downshift from 4th gear. This is about the same speed spread - 50-80MPH:
I have a I background in computer controls and monitoring strategies, and these are a few of my thoughts on the displays - but ultimately whatever works best for you overrides anything I say here:
K.I.S.S. - the less-crowded task-oriented displays are easier to absorb. When looking away from the windshield, you want to keep that time to a minimum - so big and bold gauges with obvious indicators are helpful. Something else I find helpful is to avoid artsy-fartsy backgrounds and bezels - I'm more of the "just the facts, ma'am" variety. Besides, driving at night means I lower the display brightness and the clean background and bezels really pay off here.
I have one screen for monitoring the engine performance, one screen for monitoring the transmission performance, and one for "special projects" - like I'm dialing in the formula for MFD with Stage II sticks on a custom tune right now. Flipping between screens is nothing more than a flick, with the placement of my 7" tablet at the end of my armrest (easy and relaxed reach). Here is an example of some of my earlier screens:
By setting up multiple screens, I'm able to adhere to my suggestion of bigger and bolder gauges without making things crowded. One other piece that some might find being OCD: Consistent size and format between each virtual gauge and my analog gauges. Every gauge has a 270-degree sweep, same color as the factory dash, and the virtual gauges look identical in size in relation to the analog gauges from the perspective of the driver's eye. This was not an accident - it took careful planning and a lot of experimentation to get it there. When I glimpse at a gauge of my choosing - I get it quick and my eyes are back on the road.
Now... the big rule one would ignore at their peril: You have very little time to look at your gauge or gauges while driving. There is no way in hell you're going to absorb more than a few gauges at a time... at least not without endangering other vehicles, yourself, pedestrians, pets, trees, houses... you get the idea. I have logging on by default, plus I have alarms set for critical gauges (like engine oil and transmission temps) - so I don't feel compelled to watch stuff. I do monitor a few things here and there - typically when the driving conditions make me wonder about something like boost, EGTs, or torque converter slip. If anything were to ever go wrong, I have the logs to review at a later time - when it's safe to focus on numbers instead of the road.
In my first stock-ish truck video, I was on the highway with a rolling start up a hill - maybe from 50 MPH up to 80 MPH. That was in the days of mashing the throttle to the floor and waiting for things to happen. The second video was from a stop, but I can't remember more details other than it was before custom tuning.
Here is a video on a hill about as steep as the first night video - but with the bigger sticks, bigger turbo, custom tunes, and rolling into it to be careful not to downshift from 4th gear. This is about the same speed spread - 50-80MPH:
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