Steering wheel boost guage

[honestabe]

I found my boost guage today hiding in my glove compartment, so I needed to find a place to mount the guage. It dawned on me that my Sparco steering wheel doesn't have a center cap and is just the right size for my boost guage. I wrapped a ring of electrical tape around it to make it fit snug and set it in place As a bonus, the guage glows indiglo green (same as my guage cluster faces). Anyways, I want to know what you guys and gals think of my brilliant idea.

Without the boost guage

With the boost guage

 

[MassSupra89]

That's very clever, I didn't even see it at first. But eww for Faze

Only problem I could see is it's alittle low for a quick glance while driving, but looks much better than the wheel without a center piece.

 

[EvoLuTioN]

That's very clever, I didn't even see it at first. But eww for Faze

Only problem I could see is it's alittle low for a quick glance while driving, but looks much better than the wheel without a center piece.

haha exactally what I just told him on AIM

 

[TurboStreetCar]

How are you going to run the vac line without it getting tangled round the shaft? if electric, the wires?

 

[honestabe]

I'd use the hole in the steering wheel that's for the horn and run the vacuum line and wires through that. If I make the wires and vacuum line long enough the tangling shouldn't be an issue, but I'll have to run a test fit first.

As for using the Faze guage, it's only temporary. I plan on getting a set of Prosport guages and mounting them in the guage cluster, along with more that will be mounted in a guage pillar.

Adam

 

[willfish]

wow,

impressive,
most impressive.


Will

 

[Fletch124]

Clever idea but I honestly don't like it. Do you already have a pillar pod?

 

[honestabe]

If I had a pillar pod, that's where the guage would be going. I'll buy one eventually, but not yet.

Adam

 

[empera]

get an electronic gauge so u dun hafta use a vac hose and most electronic gauges come with peak hold function...

 

[SupraDreamPDR]

Interesting idea... I didn't see it at first either. Not where I would put it, but go for it.

 

[thebuddrik]

love the ingenuity, the only thing is if u r not going straight forward it will get hard to read at a glance.
i have a guy at work that wants to sell me some faze gauges, i thought they were a good buy for the money.

 

[fiyota]

That won't work... With the wheel rotating the vac line and wires will become twisted and get pulled off the gauge... thats why we have a slip ring for the wires for the horn...

And with the gauge being rotated, kinda hard to read boost...

 

[honestabe]

It may work, I just need extra long wires and vac tube. I won't be looking at my boost guage while turning anyways. I'll test this weekend.

Adam

 

[annoyingrob]

do it.

I've only ever seen one other car with that.

 

[jsnowman76]

it is a nice idea

but for functionality..... it's gonna hard to read when your car is going sideways. : P

 

[7Mboost]

That's pretty crazy, I dig it though but may be hard to read when your taking a fast turn.

 

[supraman7mgte]

have fun making it work

 

[honestabe]

I'll test it this weekend sometime with some spare wire. Wish me luck.

Adam

 

[EvoLuTioN]

That's pretty crazy, I dig it though but may be hard to read when your taking a fast turn.

lol why would you be boosting on turns anyways

 

[got_boosted]

Bad idea because it will be difficult to quickly glance at and may be confusing while turning. However, mounting it in a cup on top of the steering coloumn is a time honored favorite. That or get a pillar pod. They really don't cost much.

Collin