95 4Runner A-Pillar Pods (dual)
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The third gauge should be Boost. It will only be a few thousand to get the SC on there and justify the gauge!! : ) Oh wait first you'll have to swap out the 3.slow for the 3.4, then you might as well throw in a solid axle while the motors out, then you should....Oh wait that third gauge just got expensive.
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Whats the point of gauges on something stock? I've never understood that. Does it look cool? Who needs water temp, you've got a factory gauge. Why do you need oil pressure? You've got a light that would come on if it where to ever drop too low. Why do you need fuel pressure guage? Is your pump going out? Test it once and be done. And what good would a blinky AFR guage do if your running stock ECU?
Dude, don't rice your truck out....for Heavan's sake
Dude, don't rice your truck out....for Heavan's sake
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I put vacuum, A/F ratio and fuel/air pressure in mine:
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...es/index.shtml
I find all the gauges useful additions for both every day driving and for troubleshooting problems.
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...es/index.shtml
I find all the gauges useful additions for both every day driving and for troubleshooting problems.
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Whats the point of gauges on something stock? I've never understood that. Does it look cool? Who needs water temp, you've got a factory gauge. Why do you need oil pressure? You've got a light that would come on if it where to ever drop too low. Why do you need fuel pressure guage? Is your pump going out? Test it once and be done. And what good would a blinky AFR guage do if your running stock ECU?
Dude, don't rice your truck out....for Heavan's sake
Dude, don't rice your truck out....for Heavan's sake
Here are some examples of why a stock vehicle could benefit from gauges:
Knowing your fuel pressure is not just to see if the pump is going out.
When the oil light comes on, there has been a problem for a while, while when oil pressure drops a problem is beginning.
An A/F ratio gauge (especially wideband) can help to diagnose many problems starting such as: problems with the fuel delivery system, problems with electronic sensors, problems with vacuum lines, etc.
So don't attack the guy just because he wants a little more assurance when ho drives his vehicle. After all it's not like his post is about mounting an aluminum wing on the roof, or how to apply carbon fiber fender vents properly.
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Looks great, never had a chance to install it yet tho, havnt got any gauges.
Only thing I didnt like is how the pod ends at the top of the windsheild and doesnt continue to the back of the door like the stock SR5 trim.
I got a spare stock a-pillar that im gonna cut up and bond the end to the gauge pillar and then paint the sob.
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Whats the point of gauges on something stock? I've never understood that. Does it look cool? Who needs water temp, you've got a factory gauge. Why do you need oil pressure? You've got a light that would come on if it where to ever drop too low. Why do you need fuel pressure guage? Is your pump going out? Test it once and be done. And what good would a blinky AFR guage do if your running stock ECU?
Dude, don't rice your truck out....for Heavan's sake
Dude, don't rice your truck out....for Heavan's sake
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It'd be nice to have a tach, voltmetre, and oil pressure gauge... Heck, I'd settle for a tach if I only had to pick one gauge, tach and oil pressure if I had to pick two. Hmmm, fuel/air mixture would be nice too, but I'm not sure how that'd work for me. Great, now you guys have me thinking about even MORE stuff to buy and put on my truck! Can't you let me get my axle together first!? Sheesh!
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