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gauge pod ideas

Old Oct 3, 2008 | 11:11 AM
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gauge pod ideas

I am looking at adding the aeroforce gauge, but would like to keep my current factory boost gauge. Has anyone found a gauge pod that will fit above the factory pod, or a steering wheel mount, or any other location that looks good?

Any ideas?
Old Oct 3, 2008 | 11:45 AM
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i thought about making something that can mount in the top storage box.
Old Oct 3, 2008 | 12:28 PM
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I would really like to have a 3 pod A-Pillar one if anyone knows where to find one.
Old Oct 3, 2008 | 12:46 PM
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look on ebay or google A-PILLAR gauge pods

http://www.google.com/search?q=A-pil...x=&startPage=1
Old Oct 3, 2008 | 12:51 PM
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I know there are universal ones out there, but has anyone actually mounted one on the HHR? Are there any that match the light grey plastic?

I figure there are some picky HHR owners who have been through this that may have already done some of the legwork and come up with a solution.
Old Oct 3, 2008 | 12:54 PM
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I doubt since they are so new...but All you need is this 1 gauge it does all you need....When you get your's you'll see....
Old Oct 3, 2008 | 01:00 PM
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I want an oil Pressure gauge. And I dunno what id put in the third spot.... A clock... HAHA
Old Oct 3, 2008 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by havanetalking
I want an oil Pressure gauge. And I dunno what id put in the third spot.... A clock... HAHA
Why do you want all this when its all in 1 gauge. maybe this will help you...It can scan thru all these functions:
http://www.aeroforcetech.com/GMtech.html
RPM
MPH
Intake Air Temperature
Mass Air Flow Sensor Frequency
Mass Air Flow Sensor (lb/min.)
Engine Coolant Temperature
Injector Pulse Width (bank 1 and 2 if supported)
Long Term Fuel Trim (bank 1 and 2 if supported)
Short Term Fuel Trim (bank 1 and 2 if supported)
O2 Sensor Voltage (bank 1 and 2 if supported)
Manifold Pressure in PSI (Boost pressure for factory
turbo/supercharger applications)
Ignition Advance
Knock Retard
Engine Run Time
Misfire information
Battery Voltage
Transmission Temperature
Transmission slip speed
Remaining fuel
Throttle Position Percentage
Throttle Position Voltage
Oil temperature
Oil pressure (some 8 cylinder engines)
Fuel economy (vehicle must have a MAF
Horsepower sensor for these 2 items)
Two user configurable analog inputs
Fueling status (open or closed loop)
AND:
1. INTAKE AIR- Intake Air Temperature
2. COOLANT TEMP- Engine Coolant Temperature
3. TRANS TEMP 1- Transmission Temperature for automatic vehicles
4. RPM- engine Revolutions Per Minute
5. MAF SENSOR LB/M- Mass Air Flow (lbs/min)
6. MAF FREQUENCY- raw Mass Air Flow sensor output (frequency)
7. DI FUEL PRESSURE – Direct injection fuel pressure (vehicle must have direct injection)
8. MAP SENSOR- Manifold Air Pressure (kPa)
9. BOOST – Intake vacuum/boost displayed in inHg/PSI. Corrected by altitude entry or barometer
10. THROTTLE POS. PCT- Throttle Position percentage - actual
11. ABSOLUTE THROTTLE POSITION – will read throttle position from 0-100%
12. MILES PER HOUR- Miles Per Hour
13. KNOCK RETARD- Knock Retard (degrees) for most GM vehicles
14. IGNITION ADVANCE- ignition timing advance
15. PULSE WIDTH- injector #1 pulse width
16. SHORT TRIM B1-short term fuel trim bank#1
17. SHORT TRIM B2-short term fuel trim bank#2
18. LONG TRIM B1-long term fuel trim bank#1
19. LONG TRIM B2-long term fuel trim bank#2
20. O2 SENSOR B1S1-O2 bank 1 sensor1 in millivolts
21. O2 SENSOR B2S1-O2 bank 2 sensor1 in millivolts
22. O2 SENSOR B1S2-O2 bank 1 sensor 2 in millivolts
23. O2 SENSOR B2S2-O2 bank 2 sensor 2 in millivolts
24. RUN TIME MINS- engine run time is tenths of seconds since last engine start
25. BATTERY VOLTAGE- Alternator/battery output voltage
26. CURRENT GEAR- The current gear of an automatic transmission.
27. PULSE WIDTH B1-injector Pulse Width for bank 1 (8 cylinder engines)
28. PULSE WIDTH B2-injector Pulse Width for bank 2 (8 cylinder engines)
29. INJECTOR DUTY CYCLE- 0-100%
30. ENGINE LOAD- calculated Engine Load (0-100%)
31. ENGINE OIL PRESSURE (not supported by all vehicles)
32. ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE – Engine oil temp.
33. INTAKE AIR 2 – Intake Air Temp. downstream of intercooler (some supercharged applications such
as the Cobalt SS, Solice GTP, Saturn Sky).
34. TOTAL MISFIRES- Total misfires of all cylinders. Resets every minute
35. Miles Per Gallon 1- instantaneous fuel economy for gas vehicles
36. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE- Displays atmospheric pressure. All vehicles may not support this.
37. HP - Calculated net horsepower
38. TRQ RDCT RTRD – Spark retard due to torque management ( automatics trans)
39. DELIVERED TORQUE – Calculated torque delivered from engine to transmission (automatic trans)
40. TRQ TRAC CNTL - Desired torque from traction control system (auto trans)
41. TC SLP SPD RPM – Torque converter slip (RPM) (auto trans)
42. TRANS IN RPM – RPM of input shaft to transmission (auto trans)
43. TRANS OUT RPM – RPM of transmission output shaft (auto trans)
44. NON DRV SPEED – Speed of non-driven wheel (mph)
45. TCC STATUS – Indicates “UL” or “L” (unlocked /locked) depending on the state of the Torque
Converter Clutch
46. FUEL STATUS – Displays “Open” or “Closed” to indicate open or closed loop fueling.
47. FUEL LEVEL – Gallons of fuel remaining in tank.
48. Cat Temp1 – Calculated catalytic converter #1 temperature (calc’ed by the car’s PCM)
49. Cat Temp2 – Calculated catalytic converter #2 temperature (calc’ed by the car’s PCM)
48. Analog 1 – analog input #1.
49. Analog 2 – analog input #2
50. COMMANDED A/F – Commanded air/fuel ratio by PCM.
51. COMMANDED LAMBDA – Commanded Lambda (a different way of measuring A/F ratio. Lambda
= 14.7/actual A/F ratio. Therefore a value greater than 1 is “rich”, less is “lean”.
52. LAMBDA – Actual Lambda (only available on vehicles with factory wideband sensor)
53. A/F RATIO – Actual A/F ratio (only available on vehicles with factory wideband sensor)
54. SENSOR CURRENT – Current draw of wideband O2 sensor (only available on vehicles with factory
wideband sensor)
Bi-directional controls:
1. Fan 1-3 control
2. PCM (fuel trim) reset
3. CASE (Crank Angle Sensor Error) Re- Lear

NEED I SAY MORE ITS ALL THERE FOR YOU. IN BLACK AND WHITE
Old Oct 3, 2008 | 01:39 PM
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The reason I want to keep my factory gauge is to show boost AND 2 other functions. The Aeroforce website shows 2 of their gauges installed to show 4 functions at once.
Why throw away an additional function? I was toying with the idea of getting the 3 gauge pod and 2 aeroforces to be able to display 5 functions
Old Oct 4, 2008 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by esmarkey
The reason I want to keep my factory gauge is to show boost AND 2 other functions. The Aeroforce website shows 2 of their gauges installed to show 4 functions at once.
Why throw away an additional function? I was toying with the idea of getting the 3 gauge pod and 2 aeroforces to be able to display 5 functions
I agree - as nice as the Aeroforce sounds, it's also nice to have some information on a fixed display, avaialble at all times. Give me a 3 gauge pod and I'll incorporate the Aeroforce into one of the pods

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