That looks great. Couldn't help but notice your speedo, what happens to your Jeep at 100 mph? Here's mine...
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That looks great. Couldn't help but notice your speedo, what happens to your Jeep at 100 mph? Here's mine...
Talyn
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Nothing.. it keeps going until it hits the speed limiter around 130 iirc. Which I have done only twice. The fun happens at 88 mph.
streetxj
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The wind must get LOUD going that fast in a vehicle that has the same aerodynamics as a brick. lol
I realised that US spec cars used to have speedos that went to 85 mph (my old '82 DeLorean had one), but I thought by 1997 or later xjs they would be the same in all countries that used mph. Obviously not. Out of interest, do current 2011 cars in the US still have low reading speedos?
More like a retaining wall
Milford Cubicle II
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You can buy an ultragauge for $60, they're pretty cool.
http://www.ultra-gauge.com/ultragauge/index.htm
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Talyn
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Not that I remember. But I was also paying more attention to driving, so I probably may have missed it.
That is completely different. That just pulls OBD II data, which isn't anything special, relies on the stock sensors and what the PCM is telling you. You have no redundant oil pressure gauge, no tranny temp, and no oil temp.
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But for 60 bucks it does the same thing is all I'm saying, for those who don't want to build their own or those who don't want to worry about more places to leak fluids :laugh:
Milford Cubicle II
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I must be missing something... enlighten me.
Talyn
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No it doesn't do the same thing, not even close. Mine works off after market sensors, not some might-be-in-range stock sensor, two of which the PCM doesn't even have (let me know when you find transmission temp sensor and oil temp sensor in the PCM's data). The data I see isn't filtered through the PCM nor slowed down by it. My curves are custom calibrated so I know it is 100% accurate. I can also change nearly anything in my system and add features. I can replace an individual failing component instead of the whole system. My display is smaller and more discreet, with the computer section hidden away.
So, mine gives a highly accurate customizable and upgradable display of sensor data, where that one might be in the ball park.
Talyn
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Thanx.
Milford Cubicle II
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OEM sensor are just as accurate if not more so than aftermarket sensors but ok
Customizable and upgradable? In order to "customize" or "upgrade" yours, you would have to either add new "redundant" (in this case, a better sounding word for superfluous) sensors or backprobe existing OEM sensors and reprogram your arduino board to display them. OR, with something like the ultragauge, you could push a button. Lol you tell me which is more customizable and upgradable :roflmao:
And if being "small and discrete" is your thing, which it sounds like it is
, then get a scangauge 
And just for the record, I didn't decide to be a dick until AFTER you got all butthurt because you ASSumed that I was pooping on your little project. When in reality, I was offering guidance to where someone could buy something that they were interested in but would probably never actually build. I'm sorry that I hurt your feelings though, here's a bird.
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hubs97xj
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The SG can't do trans temp, oil temp, or oil pressure, incidentally.
Talyn
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NO, they aren't.OEM sensor are just as accurate if not more so than aftermarket sensors but ok
The only redundant one is the oil pressure, which is the single most important variable to engine life, and if you actually compared it to a good sensor you would realize how off the stock gauge is in both reaction time and readings. As far as programing, it might be a difficult thing for you, but its easy for me.. oh and its enjoyable to make something that has a function. Do a search and let me know how many low oil pressure or high oil pressure false alerts have been attributed to the stock sending unit. Again, find me the transmission temp and oil temp sensor in the PCM. OBD II can't just make stuff up. Oh.. and while you are at it.. let me know how that scangauge or ultra gauge fuel economy displays do when you change fuel injectors. Since you know so much about OBD II you should then know the more data (sensors) you tried to read from it the slower the output is. So by the time either of those two gauges or the stock gauge alerts you to a loss of oil pressure and you react your engine is already damaged. And again, you have to rely on data that is filtered through the PCM and only what the PCM has access to. And if I did want to add on OBD II data, it would be as simple as adding the module and writing the code. As far as other upgrades: Data logging? Sure. G-force meter? Sure. Wideband o2 sensor integration? Sure. Lock the doors after the vehicle is moving? Sure. Second display? Sure. Larger/graphic display? Sure. I don't think any of those other gauges can do that.
again... where are the stock transmission temp and oil temp sensors on XJ? And mine is still smaller. 3.42"x1.6x1"And if being "small and discrete" is your thing, which it sounds like it is
Again, you are wrong (which you are good at, perhaps you could find a position as a weather man in your area). I informed you of the difference between the two units.. thenAnd just for the record, I didn't decide to be a dick until AFTER you got all butthurt because you ASSumed that I was pooping on your little project. When in reality, I was offering guidance to where someone could buy something that they were interested in but would probably never actually build. I'm sorry that I hurt your feelings though, here's a bird.
you feigned ignorance, are just plain ignorant, or simply can't read very well.
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bigdaddyjlove
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Do you happen to have a part number for the oriface? I have been looking at Mccmaster's website and I can't seem to find it.
My stroker has started eating Distributor gears :wierd:
Talyn
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I used this male x female one:
2822T167 Npt Threaded Ss Flow Control Orifice, Male X Female, 1/8 Npt, 0.016" Orifice Diameter
There is also a male x male:
2822T101 Npt Threaded Ss Flow Control Orifice, Male X Male, 1/8 Npt, 0.016" Orifice Diameter
Even though its only .016" it sprays a whole lot of oil on the gear. I previously had a copper tube that I necked down and the used a compression fitting to the block, but I wasn't comfortable with that in the long run as it could get brittle. This solution works well although I might go braided in the future. The AN fittings are pretty necessary as there isn't that much room by the side of the block to spin on a 90* NPT fitting.
How many miles does it take for your gear to go out?
2822T167 Npt Threaded Ss Flow Control Orifice, Male X Female, 1/8 Npt, 0.016" Orifice Diameter
There is also a male x male:
2822T101 Npt Threaded Ss Flow Control Orifice, Male X Male, 1/8 Npt, 0.016" Orifice Diameter
Even though its only .016" it sprays a whole lot of oil on the gear. I previously had a copper tube that I necked down and the used a compression fitting to the block, but I wasn't comfortable with that in the long run as it could get brittle. This solution works well although I might go braided in the future. The AN fittings are pretty necessary as there isn't that much room by the side of the block to spin on a 90* NPT fitting.
How many miles does it take for your gear to go out?