# New and improved gauge pod **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [June 9, 2012, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-and-improved-gauge-pod/264039 "2012-06-09T14:06:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![offroadzj](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/offroadzj/32/6428_2.png) [@offroadzj](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/offroadzj)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2012, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-and-improved-gauge-pod/264039/1 "2012-06-09T14:06:23Z")
After messing around a bit with my ‘caterpillar’ gauge pod for a bit, I finally came to the conclusion that no matter what I did, I wouldn’t be able to get it to look like I wanted… so I ditched the idea and started on a new design. This one already looks 100x better and will still be just as functional. I still have the caterpillar pod in the car until this one is finished, but hopefully I’l have it far enough by tomorrow to be able to put it in (even if it is not 100% finished). The pod itself will stick up no higher than a standard clock pod yet will still hold all 6 gauges that I want it to. 3 of them will be sunken into the dash and 3 will be where the normal clock pod gauges would sit. Pics: The new pod: ![http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/offroadzj/2004%20Subaru%20STI/551259_10151026024300786_1936532219_n.jpg](http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/offroadzj/2004%20Subaru%20STI/551259_10151026024300786_1936532219_n.jpg) Factory clock bezel next to the new pod ![http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/offroadzj/2004%20Subaru%20STI/560695_10151026025905786_737189863_n.jpg](http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/offroadzj/2004%20Subaru%20STI/560695_10151026025905786_737189863_n.jpg) ![http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/offroadzj/2004%20Subaru%20STI/185055_10151026025185786_473763910_n.jpg](http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/offroadzj/2004%20Subaru%20STI/185055_10151026025185786_473763910_n.jpg) I also was able to finally get my EWG recirculated this morning so no more loud obnoxiousness when boosting. Just the beautiful sounds of the turbo spool, BOV, and exhaust. Now I can finally get the tune finished, leave her be for a while, and enjoy her. ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-and-improved-gauge-pod/264039/2 "2012-06-09T17:05:32Z")
I’ll take “What you should have done since the beginning” for $1000, Alex. ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-and-improved-gauge-pod/264039/3 "2012-06-09T17:18:44Z")
Why do you need so many gauges? ---
**Author:** ![offroadzj](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/offroadzj/32/6428_2.png) [@offroadzj](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/offroadzj)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-and-improved-gauge-pod/264039/4 "2012-06-10T07:53:38Z")
YES… it is officially benny approved…lol. It was one of the ideas in the beginning, but I didn’t think I’d have enough room to have the 3 sunken gauges. 1. Aquamist failsafe (makes sure I have a good flow of water/meth 2. Boost 3. AFR 4. Oil Temp - most subaru failures (from what I’ve heard) are caused by oil temp or pressure issues. 5. Oil Pressure - Want to know if my pressure has an issue before the motor blows and then my dummy light comes on. 6. EGT ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-and-improved-gauge-pod/264039/5 "2012-06-10T09:49:41Z")
> [@Is anyone a 2 stroke / Mower mechanic?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-anyone-a-2-stroke-mower-mechanic/49856/10): > > 1. Aquamist failsafe (makes sure I have a good flow of water/meth > 2. Boost > 3. AFR > 4. Oil Temp - most subaru failures (from what I’ve heard) are caused by oil temp or pressure issues. > 5. Oil Pressure - Want to know if my pressure has an issue before the motor blows and then my dummy light comes on. > 6. EGT ![http://cdn.overclock.net/7/7a/7a1898ce_mother-of-god-super-troopers.jpeg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/a/a/aa80ee3651c1ac69bbc43f123d069b1b7d4285aa.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![offroadzj](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/offroadzj/32/6428_2.png) [@offroadzj](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/offroadzj)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 9:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-and-improved-gauge-pod/264039/6 "2012-06-10T09:55:55Z")
I know its not all needed, but its all stuff that I want to keep an eye on… call it paranoia, call it what you want, but I can’t afford to replace the engine if it decides to let loose so I would prefer to be able to monitor what I can to hopefully get some sort of warning on a problem that comes up before damage occurs. ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-and-improved-gauge-pod/264039/7 "2012-06-10T10:06:38Z")
> [@Who here knows how SYNCHROS work?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-here-knows-how-synchros-work/49859/13): > > I already bought all this crap and want to put it somewhere Fixed If you were that worried you could just run it all to something to datalog with with preset values/triggers/alarms. ---
**Author:** ![offroadzj](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/offroadzj/32/6428_2.png) [@offroadzj](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/offroadzj)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2012, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-and-improved-gauge-pod/264039/8 "2012-06-10T10:10:38Z")
I haven’t bought all of it yet. I only have the AFR, Tru-boost, Aquamist, and oil pressure. So I could have just stuck with what was there before if I wanted to. I would love to do a CarPC setup with real-time datalogging / triggers / alarms. But thats a hell of a lot more than I have to throw at it right now. It would be different if I couldn’t do the fiberglassing myself and had to pay someone. The resin and mat is relatively cheap so I’m not really wasting much by making a pod. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_FULLBLOWN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_fullblown/32/6411_2.png) [@imported\_FULLBLOWN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_FULLBLOWN)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-and-improved-gauge-pod/264039/9 "2012-06-11T14:55:48Z")
Just a thought, may not be to your liking but have you considered one of these? [http://www.aeroforcetech.com/products\_order\_subaru.html](http://www.aeroforcetech.com/products_order_subaru.html) ---
**Author:** ![offroadzj](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/offroadzj/32/6428_2.png) [@offroadzj](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/offroadzj)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-and-improved-gauge-pod/264039/10 "2012-06-11T18:00:10Z")
That’s actually the first time I’ve seen that. I may end up eventually replacing the EGT with that (with the added EGT Sensor). The others are something I want to have a peak / warning that will alert me if something isn’t going right. ---
**Author:** ![offroadzj](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/offroadzj/32/6428_2.png) [@offroadzj](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/offroadzj)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-and-improved-gauge-pod/264039/11 "2012-06-11T18:03:26Z")
Made a little more progress today… until my compressor decided to completely shit the bed. It either blew out a seal or blew a hole in the ‘block’ because there is no compression and I can feel air coming out of the side of the ‘block’. But I was able to at least get enough done to get it in the car to start ‘testing’ it. So far I am much happier with the look… even though there is a lot to go yet. ![http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/offroadzj/2004%20Subaru%20STI/601685_10151030671690786_713885311_n.jpg](http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/offroadzj/2004%20Subaru%20STI/601685_10151030671690786_713885311_n.jpg) Drivers prospective: ![http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/offroadzj/2004%20Subaru%20STI/246516_10151030670485786_154249363_n.jpg](http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/offroadzj/2004%20Subaru%20STI/246516_10151030670485786_154249363_n.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![bennyfizzle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bennyfizzle/32/6291_2.png) [@bennyfizzle](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bennyfizzle)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-and-improved-gauge-pod/264039/12 "2012-06-11T18:19:20Z")
hmmm ---
**Author:** ![offroadzj](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/offroadzj/32/6428_2.png) [@offroadzj](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/offroadzj)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-and-improved-gauge-pod/264039/13 "2012-06-11T18:33:21Z")
it won’t be as ‘blocky’ when finished. The top will taper down to the edges. A lot better aesthetically than the other one… lol. ---
**Author:** ![6SPD\_S4](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/6spd_s4/32/6326_2.png) [@6SPD\_S4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/6SPD_S4)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-and-improved-gauge-pod/264039/14 "2012-06-11T18:41:48Z")
Way to many gauges to actually look at. I feel like I would be better off with none at all. Solid work tho man! ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-and-improved-gauge-pod/264039/15 "2012-06-11T18:46:16Z")
> [@Callout: Mindless or any 11sec or better cars. slight\_smile](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/callout-mindless-or-any-11sec-or-better-cars/48316/291): > > Drivers prospective: ![http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/IySPC.gif](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/8/4/84e3204910f902bb281bc075d9e72c3a9e9f3556.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Murrdog9000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/murrdog9000/32/6391_2.png) [@Murrdog9000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Murrdog9000)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-and-improved-gauge-pod/264039/16 "2012-06-11T18:49:08Z")
ehh ---
**Author:** ![AVB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avb/32/6751_2.png) [@AVB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AVB)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-and-improved-gauge-pod/264039/17 "2012-06-11T18:54:22Z")
> [@Callout: Mindless or any 11sec or better cars. slight\_smile](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/callout-mindless-or-any-11sec-or-better-cars/48316/294): > > ![http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/IySPC.gif](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/8/4/84e3204910f902bb281bc075d9e72c3a9e9f3556.gif) Classic ---
**Author:** ![offroadzj](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/offroadzj/32/6428_2.png) [@offroadzj](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/offroadzj)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-and-improved-gauge-pod/264039/18 "2012-06-11T18:55:05Z")
Its not so much the actual numbers / levels I want to have visible…but more about the warnings / alarms if anything starts going wrong. ---
**Author:** ![AVB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avb/32/6751_2.png) [@AVB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AVB)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 7:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-and-improved-gauge-pod/264039/19 "2012-06-11T19:04:44Z")
I seriously tried looking for a funny picture of a car with too many gauges. Could not find a decent one. You officially have too many gauges. But to each his own. ---
**Author:** ![offroadzj](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/offroadzj/32/6428_2.png) [@offroadzj](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/offroadzj)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2012, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-and-improved-gauge-pod/264039/20 "2012-06-11T19:19:29Z")
I know I do, but its what I want to keep an eye on. Call it what you want… I just prefer being over careful since i can’t afford to be rebuilding this engine if something goes wrong. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-and-improved-gauge-pod/264039.md?page=2)