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Old Dec 9, 2006 | 10:58 PM
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Default Pillar gauges...what do you use and why?

I'm thinking of getting a triple pillar pod gauge set-up and was curious what everyone had in their XB's and why?

I was looking at the regular Volts, oil pressure, Water Temp

but was just curious if anyone had better recommendations and their thoughts on it

I'm not running NOS and do not have a turbo or supercharged engine.
Old Dec 10, 2006 | 12:05 AM
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That's really all you need.
Old Dec 10, 2006 | 12:36 AM
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i put my gages in my dash left of spedo
Old Dec 10, 2006 | 01:09 AM
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Are you dead set on having pillar gauges? The ScanGauge gives you oh so much more information, including lots of stuff that gauges out there cannot or do not display.
Old Dec 10, 2006 | 05:05 PM
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http://robearracing.com/pd_ati_epod.cfm

theres this option
Old Dec 10, 2006 | 07:56 PM
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I want a triple pillar pod as well, but I plan to use it for switches instead of guages I might put a volt guage in one pod
Old Dec 11, 2006 | 01:46 AM
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I'd like to run a nice outside tempature gauge in one...
Old Dec 11, 2006 | 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Max
Are you dead set on having pillar gauges? The ScanGauge gives you oh so much more information, including lots of stuff that gauges out there cannot or do not display.
if I was running NOS or a turbo or super charger then I'd be into the electronic one...but I really like the look of the pillar gauges...
Old Dec 19, 2006 | 08:45 PM
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here is another option http://www.perrinperformance.com/pro...=17&category=9
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https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...393&highlight=

here you go i did a write up on putting in volt, water and oil gauge so when you are ready this should help i also wanted toi go the apiller way but desided i like this better

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hey Romeo, thanks for answering my questions before. I forgotten to post the pix here, but here it is.
thanks,


I ended up with water temp only, thats what I only need, don't like those blue and red light.
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holy cow that looks great looks better then mine atleast if i only had one gauge mad props

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hey Romeo, thanks for answering my questions before. I forgotten to post the pix here, but here it is.
thanks,


I ended up with water temp only, thats what I only need, don't like those blue and red light.
Old Dec 20, 2006 | 05:04 AM
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^^that set up is sick!

but as of right now, i just have the voltage gauge, will be getting oil temp soon and havent decided on the last one.

on a n/a box, you *do not* need water temp or oil pressure, go with oil temp, way more uselful on a n/a
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sorry im a noob but why would you need the oil temp gauge?
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If I can get my pic on this post here is my set up on the piller I have boost,egt and volt, On the panel nest to speedo. Water temp, oil temp, oil pressure , Hell I can't figure out the pic thing lol a pic of the guage is on the zpiracing.net go to gallery my name is the 2nd to last 1 on the gallery page on the 2nd page are 2 pics of my gauges.
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I just need to know where to get a tripple pillar pod, and price I want one that fits up factory
Old Dec 22, 2006 | 05:08 AM
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here is where I got mine from glowshiftdirect.com[/img]
Old Feb 12, 2007 | 09:18 PM
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doesn't the glow shift bolt on with dumb little push pins? I think he is looking for a pillar replacement with pods. As I am also.
Old Feb 13, 2007 | 05:24 AM
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Actually the glowshift screws into the factory pillar cover but mine was put in place of the factory one by ZPI
Old Feb 13, 2007 | 05:38 AM
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here ya go enuf





Love the uniformity of your gauges. (<< is that a word)



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