Might fit in your current gauge pod area-with minimal modificationNow I'm onto the "negative repercussion" phase.
The throttle blades need to be cracked significantly to get the engine enough air to breathe at idle. In its stock configuration, there was a significant hole in each throttle body below the throttle blade that allowed in air controlled by an external IAC motor. I am now using that hole as a vacuum source to feed the external vacuum reservoir, so that my PB's will work, and hopefully have some inkling of a prayer that there'll be some consistent vacuum signal to give the MAP sensor some indication of load, and lastly to tell my vacuum modulator in my 4R70w that the transmission is in high gear.
So,....that means either I keep opening up the throttle blades until enough air gets by to allow the engine to idle, or, I close them back down,...remove the blades, and drill a small hole in each them to act as an air bleed. That process will purely be trial and error.
On a carbureted car, you sometimes have to do this because opening the idle screw too far exposes the idle air transition slot, and the carb starts to add fuel because its thinking the throttle is starting to open past the point of idle...On my throttle bodies, I got no such idle air transition slot, but I am rotating the TPS sensor. Am I decreasing it's range?
I now know I can recalibrate the thing to read 0 even with the throttle cracked that far open, And commensurately tell the new WOT to recalibrate to 100%. but on the TPS sensor,........... is it truly seeing the full range of operation now that Ive eaten up probably 10-15* of TPS read-able shaft rotation?
You just should know right now that if I remove those throttle blades from those mounted throttle bodies, I'm gonna drop a throttle shaft screw into the open engine just as sure as sht.
Oh the Humanity......And they thought the Hindenburg was a spectacle.....If I drop a shaft screw into the open engine, the mental meltdown that will ensue will make the Hindenburg look like a camp fire at a girl scout weinie roast.
Maybe I'm just making a big deal over nothing,......Maybe I can just keep opening the throttle blades till I get the engine to idle....Maybe it JUST DOESNT MATTER!.....
I looked at new gauges this morning....I hate the thought of spending this much money to replace them with something else,...especially when that means I have to change out so much of what is Original Monster to do it. I aint spending stupid money on a new gauge set. The speedo has to be electronic, and that is the primary choke point in choosing something. The Black 3-3/8" units from VDO cost 180.00, and that's the cheap one. There were speedos from Autometer and a couple of other venders that were 300-400.00...for just the freaking speedo. I do not want to spend 1200.00 like I did on the red car.
Ive always loved Sonic Blue. I like that GLX green for accents, but think the car would look a little too "different" if you were to shoot the whole thing in that color. How about Laser Red? Youve always said you love fresh red paint?
Might fit in your current gauge pod area-with minimal modification
Mike I think you should consider doing the LCD dash display.... it's cheap and effective
You could do that computer screen thing all of us mspnp guys want to do. Seems inexpensive and you wouldn't have to hook a laptop to it. Could tune through the cluster.
Plus, at start up, you could have a rotating picture of a gila monster attacking its prey.
Forget what they thing id's called.... but I'm sure Steve knows. Can't even remember the thread title or the POs name.... but ... i knows you know....
Edit.... the Rasberry thing....i think....
You could do that computer screen thing all of us mspnp guys want to do. Seems inexpensive and you wouldn't have to hook a laptop to it. Could tune through the cluster.
Plus, at start up, you could have a rotating picture of a gila monster attacking its prey.
Forget what they thing id's called.... but I'm sure Steve knows. Can't even remember the thread title or the POs name.... but ... i knows you know....
Edit.... the Rasberry thing....i think....
That would make me beholding to another guy that is the only one that would know the answer to my question(s).Thanks I see how much of an impression that I make around here.
I have put numerous hours into making the digital dash, and once done the nice thing about computers is you can clone it. No need to have to go through all the work I did to build it. All you would have to do is just copy over your project file and install the power supply.
The only thing left that I am working on is the power supply, which I have all the parts for except one and the shutdown process script. Then it is ready to run full time.
That is no problem as I just wanted to make sure you didn't discount any of your options.That would make me beholding to another guy that is the only one that would know the answer to my question(s).
I bug Steve enough already.
I do think everything you’re doing is mega cool, and I’m all about the future capabilities of that system, I just cannot blend a rectangular display into any part of my curved dash, and it would have to sit more or less right where the existing housing is to be able to cover the holes already cut there for the wires.
Besides....I’ve already solved my problem....see below.
Believe me when I tell you I know how happy you are about it. The gauges have always been a thorn in your side. It’s gonna be a challenge trying to incorporate the analog gauges into the existing gauge pod, and putting the tach and speedo on top piggyback style will add a significant obstruction to my line of sight. But I’m up to it.I was going to say, your purchase history should have helped. That was single handedly why I moved from American Muscle to LMR. I had spent thousands there, done many hassle free returns, etc, but when I asked to return the catalytic convertors that I never used on my 2011, they refused due to being more than 6 months after the purchase date. Like you, I bought them with a plan, and didnt get around to actually using them. Now they are on my current car, and LMR gets my business. I dont deal with retailers that wont give a little here or there.
Back to your car, Im starting to think you dont actually want a finished running car! I mean, then what would you do with your time??? Drive it?
You should know how happy it makes me that you are switching gauges. You should have trashed those damned things when you took them out of the red car.