Who all has gauge pods?

mopar4life · Post by **mopar4life** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 9:09 pm

Im lookin at gettin a 3 gauge pod with the SRT oil, water and volt gauges. However, Id like to see some pics of how it looks in the car by what you guys have installed and are their any short comings with havin pillar pods?

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 10:44 pm

I have one, with three gauges, and my AEM wideband and boost gauge installed next to one another also. No downfalls whatsoever except a blind spot to get used to.

Older shot, no wideband:

Also before the WB:

Gauges are:
Prosport Blue LED:
Fuel Pressure
Oil Pressure
EGT
VEI Digital LED Boost Gauge
AEM UEGO Wideband

mopar4life · Post by **mopar4life** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 10:50 pm

Thanks for the pics, nice interior BTW. I figure I will go for some pillar pods now. Just have to get some more cash together. Id like to get a AFR gauge but thats alotta cash on one gauge.

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:38 am

The blindspot is terrible as it is. I want more info about how the car is running, but shit! I can't see when I'm cornering.

60trim · Post by **60trim** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 5:21 am

I personally like th Stri gauges. They are pretty close to stock color and blend in really well with the interior. http://www.stri-racing.com/club-sport-w ... led-4.html

Graphite SRT · Post by **Graphite SRT** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:09 am

Triple stock srt-4 gauge pods. It looks like it belongs there

i need more gauges though so I'm getting a triple pillar too.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:56 am

LilSparkPlug wrote:No downfalls whatsoever except a larger blind spot to get used to.

Fixed it for ya

I'm with Swordfish2Cowboy...the blind spot is bad enough on a Neon without making it worse. If you never really noticed it before, take your car to a road course and try driving ahead on a left hand sweeper. Then you will know that blind spot intimately

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:09 am

I bought my wideband used, and couldn't refuse it for the price I paid ($150). But yes it is alot of money for one gauge, though its one of the most important gauges you could buy for a turbo car. Along with EGT and a scangauge. I plan on buying a scangauge and a greddy TT with voltmeter, and I'll be done with gauges (I think.....lol)

Oops sorry Dante! Thats what I meant. Then again I'm blind in my left eye anyways so thats a huge blind spot for me!

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:34 pm

maybe its jjust me but the triple gauge pod doesnt seem to act as a blind spot to me.
but maybe tahts cause ive gotten used to it being there.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:55 pm

It really depends on your driving style. Around town, not as big a deal. But if you drive like me, it sucks. I drive with the same methods as I do at the track, which means tracking a line ahead of my position. Really hard to do to the left for me.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:58 pm

Its tough to see people crossing the street if they are right in that exact spot where the pod is. But no crosswalk - fair game.

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:03 pm

good points.

teamliviD · Post by **teamliviD** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 3:58 pm

Heres mine.

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 4:24 pm

Air gauges on the left. Volts on the right. The two gauges on the right are no longer there. I molded in a pod into my dash. Which is in the second pic. Looking now I don't have any good pics of it in my car. Looks great though.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:02 pm

You know what that means?! You need to go take some!!!!!!

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:20 am

Danteneon wrote:It really depends on your driving style. Around town, not as big a deal. But if you drive like me, it sucks. I drive with the same methods as I do at the track, which means tracking a line ahead of my position. Damn near impossible to do to the left for me.

Fixed.

If I can't see it, I'm not going to assume it's there, even if I just saw that spot a half-second ago, and I can see what's in front of it and behind it.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:43 am

Agreed

wiggyx · Post by **wiggyx** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:40 pm

I also rock the triple stock pod setup. The A pillar pods are too much of an eyesore for me, not to mention the blind spot they create, especially at night.

I still need to add my wideband. I'll add it in yet another stock pod, just on the opposite side of the dash.

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:53 pm

no real blind spot in a cobalt

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 3:27 pm

Plus the squirrel helps with accident avoidance as well as 10 more HP

Post by **occasional demons** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 11:26 pm

Danteneon wrote:Plus the squirrel helps with accident avoidance as well as 10 more HP

Shit! I thought it was a spare cylinder for the motor!

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:20 am

Opi wrote:

no real blind spot in a cobalt

bwahahaha!

lilnicko11 · Post by **lilnicko11** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:16 am

the squirrel is awesome!!