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Tuned
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: South central kansas
I have the Quadzilla commander in my truck. It works well, and is fairly straightfoward to install. If I remember right they were around $450. Mechaical guages would be cheaper, by $100 or so. I am satisfied with my Digital guages though. I can monitor 4 functions at the same time and it fits underneath my grab handle on A-pillar.
Tuned
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: South central kansas
Depends on what ou are doing. If you are towing I would want pyro, boost, and tranny temp for sure, and a water temp wouldn't hurt. In my experience the stock tranny temp and water temp guages do not move until it is too late. If you are just driving the truck then you really don't need anything. If you put your foot in it, and leave it in it, a pyro wouldn't hurt.
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I don't have gauges yet. I need to get them. I do like how you can set the warnings on the digitals and check several more functions.
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Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: Circle City
"Nexus" is another line of "digital" gauges.
they are relatively new on the market geared for the guy who wants the analog look.
'DashDaq' is another digital gauge gizmo which is not a "gauge" but an lcd panel like those mentioned by others here. I like this one the best out of the "panel" type info centers. It seems to have good resolution, color and can double as a GPS navigation system .
they are relatively new on the market geared for the guy who wants the analog look.
'DashDaq' is another digital gauge gizmo which is not a "gauge" but an lcd panel like those mentioned by others here. I like this one the best out of the "panel" type info centers. It seems to have good resolution, color and can double as a GPS navigation system .
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Post Fiend
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Plano TX and Brentwood TN
I like the Dashdaq that I have and the best thing is that it is a true linux based computer so you can modify how you want it to look. It has a crap load more functions then most other digital monitors on the scene now that I'm aware of. I don't know much about the Nexus one, I'll have to look into that.
You can get a EGT probe to work with the dashdaq so that gauge can be covered as well. I would look into it.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 1,708
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From: Circle City
what a cool gadget. must be a software license needed which seems odd to me for charging for it. I mean it's already a $$$ item.
Now if it could load tunes like an SCT device, that thing would spit rocks!
Now if it could load tunes like an SCT device, that thing would spit rocks!
Post Fiend
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 10,626
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From: Plano TX and Brentwood TN
Charging for the license isn't strange really despite the cost of the base unit. If you were to buy AutoEnginuity(or equilivant) they do the exact same thing.
Which is known as the Spartan Phalanx Tuner(which I'm now beta testing, that's why I have one).
