Anybody have any feedback or recommendations for this type of gauge setup? I’m needing a gauge setup for my Fiesta, and all decent electronic or gps speedos are close to $400 for just the speedo, then I’d still need a tach, and a water temp and oil pressure gauge at least. After adding all those up, a Racepak doesn’t seem like that bad of a deal. These are the 2 I’m looking at, but if anybody had any other suggestions... I’d like to hear them!
What about the Holley digital dashes?
Here are some cheap UTV/SxS-oriented ones:
In reply to MrChaos :
I’d like one with signal/warning lights for normal stuff.
In reply to GameboyRMH :
How do you use those in a car?
In reply to Floating Doc :
It would replace your stock dash/cluster.
In my project, I went from a mechanical speedo to a trans with an electric sender.
In reply to Saron81 :
Makes sense. That seems like the easy part, getting the signal from automotive sensors to an ATV dash seems like it could be complicated.
In reply to Floating Doc :
I agree... and those atv ones use a magnetic sender on the wheel/axle to read speed. I do not want that setup. They also use a conductive pickup for a tach signal... again... do not want. That’s why I’m looking more towards the racepak brand ones. They seem to offer the most features for the money. I like the looks of the Holley ones, but they’re not really designed for a street car.
What about a wireless OBDII reader, and an android tablet? I have that for my iPhone and get pretty much everything that I wanted, not sure if it is real time enough for your application however.
In reply to LifeIsStout :
The tablet guage cluster bit is what I've been looking around for. Haven't found anything that doesn't look goofy, some good telemetry, track based apps though.
In reply to SLGGR :
If the car is OBDII you should check out Torque Pro for an Android tablet. You can set up what is displayed including a tach and speedo(based on ECU signal or GPS) and many other parameters. There are several different types of display. On what I have set up I also set limits that when reached cause the gauge to flash just like the "idiot lights".
AceWell has an interesting looking option for $309. Complete with turn signals. Unfortunately, it looks like they don't have a GPS speedo option for it. I found another <$500 digi dash w/GPS speedo recently. Time to go looking again.
https://www.viperraceproducts.com/store/Acewell-7859-Digital-Dash-p93834462
Also, someone's selling one on LocostUSA (NMNA) LInky
Raspberry Pi running TunerStudio with a 7” display in a 3D printed gauge housing.
Here’s another PI dash.
In because this is the direction I eventually want to go. I particularly like some of the DiY tablet and Pi solutions.
If you don't need a full dash, but want the ability to display a variety of ECU info another option is Perfect Tuning's gauge, which works with MS and a variety of other platforms, as well as analog inputs:
https://perfecttuning.net/en/22-gauge
Demo video:
I just installed one of these in my track car, and I really like it so far... multiple display options, 6 programmable warnings, etc. If you don't need a full dash, but want some of the features, it's a decent option.
I always wondered if the motorcycle options would work in a car. Something similar to what vapor makes maybe?
and if you don't have MegaSquirt or similar ECU supported by TunerStudio, you can still use a Raspberry PI single board computer to interface with OBD2:
http://www.instructables.com/id/OBD-Pi/
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=191517
or instead on an LCD, you could use an OLED display:
https://www.reddit.com/r/raspberry_pi/comments/4pt4j9/raspberry_pi_obdii_carputer_obdpi_finished/
Or you could use a cheap Android/Apple tablet with an app like RealDash and connect via bluetooth/WiFi OBD2 adapter:
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