engine monitoring system/dash display
Discussion
I'm sticking with the 14CUX for the moment, and this doesn't provide any useful warning of faults. I'd like to be able to monitor various temps and pressures, and have alarms go off when these go out of range. I don't need the extra info on display all the time, just to be able to monitor charge temp, fuel pressure, EGT and so on and get a warning when anything goes out of range.
Now after intensive research, OK my Demon Tweeks catalogue fell open at that page, I see that Sparco do an eight channel digital display with threshold alarms for £500 or so. I know that SPA and Stack also do electronic dash systems with these features but even the cheapest of these is well outside my budget.
Anybody recommend any good alternatives?
Now after intensive research, OK my Demon Tweeks catalogue fell open at that page, I see that Sparco do an eight channel digital display with threshold alarms for £500 or so. I know that SPA and Stack also do electronic dash systems with these features but even the cheapest of these is well outside my budget.
Anybody recommend any good alternatives?
atom290 said:
But I think it will come down to money, I think after toolings for sensor bosses, and wiring looms, Ive probably spent about £5k.
I don't have that sort of budget to play with! Luckily, most of the sensors I want to monitor will be completely new so no need to double up the ones used by the ECU.Haven't found the answer so far, any other suggestions?
The GDash and DTA systems look as if they're primarily intended to be used as a complete dashboard. I already have a full instrument panel and I'm looking for something unobtrusive that can either be added to the existing dashboard, or hidden away out of sight until needed.
One option is to get an aftermarket ECU system with lots of inputs and the ability to drive alarms off them. An advantage of this is that it would give me the ability to run mapped water injection, which I'm currently missing. But it still seems a bit of a waste of money because it's unlikely that I would ever use the main engine management features. The cheapest of these is still well in excess of £500.
I just begrudge paying all that money for something when all I really need is a couple of analogue thresholds and an A-to-D converter, component cost about £5. I don't want to take the 'home made' approach though because I've already got enough on my plate.
The GDash and DTA systems look as if they're primarily intended to be used as a complete dashboard. I already have a full instrument panel and I'm looking for something unobtrusive that can either be added to the existing dashboard, or hidden away out of sight until needed.
One option is to get an aftermarket ECU system with lots of inputs and the ability to drive alarms off them. An advantage of this is that it would give me the ability to run mapped water injection, which I'm currently missing. But it still seems a bit of a waste of money because it's unlikely that I would ever use the main engine management features. The cheapest of these is still well in excess of £500.
I just begrudge paying all that money for something when all I really need is a couple of analogue thresholds and an A-to-D converter, component cost about £5. I don't want to take the 'home made' approach though because I've already got enough on my plate.
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