Nexus Gauges

[usafimj]

Are these gauges really worth it considering the price?

 

[94tbird]

YES, at least IMHO. The ONLY reason i was able to shut down my engine after the oil pump died is the oil pressure gauge was flashing red at me. A regular gauge would not have caught my eye like that and i could have blown the motor. They have already paid for themselves on that one pump failure many times over.

Not to mention they are electric, no messing with fluids or kinked lines, ect.

 

[usafimj]

Thanks. Thinking of getting Nexus gauges (Boost/Vac, Fuel Psi, WB A/F), gauges controller, and SOS pillar pod from JPC on the deal he has going. Granted I'll have to pay a bit more but its about $240 cheaper going through him

 

[gijosh28]

Thanks. Thinking of getting Nexus gauges (Boost/Vac, Fuel Psi, WB A/F), gauges controller, and SOS pillar pod from JPC on the deal he has going. Granted I'll have to pay a bit more but its about $240 cheaper going through him

deal?

 

[usafimj]

http://s197forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27667

 

[bigray327]

Yes, well worth the price. I too had a loss of oil pressure and saved my engine because of the flashing red. Datalogging, maximum and minimum reporting, cool startup and shutdown sequences, etc. And being able to change the color to match the rest of the cockpit is awesome.

One thing I don't like is that with five of them on one daisy chain, it seems to hiccup on initialization occasionally. Not a lot, just once in a while.

Note the A/F hiding in the vent pod on the left...

 

[gijosh28]

Yes, well worth the price. I too had a loss of oil pressure and saved my engine because of the flashing red. Datalogging, maximum and minimum reporting, cool startup and shutdown sequences, etc. And being able to change the color to match the rest of the cockpit is awesome.

One thing I don't like is that with five of them on one daisy chain, it seems to hiccup on initialization occasionally. Not a lot, just once in a while.

Note the A/F hiding in the vent pod on the left...

can you post a bigger picture or email me one? Who did you center dash mod?

 

[94tbird]

skip the nexus A/F too many problems with it. Stick with an AEM one and your all set.

 

[gijosh28]

skip the nexus A/F too many problems with it. Stick with an AEM one and your all set.

problems?

 

[bigray327]

can you post a bigger picture or email me one?

How about a video?

Who did you center dash mod?

Homemade. Remove the piece, measure everything, drill the holes with a 2" hole drill bit, sand a little, reinstall.

 

[usafimj]

skip the nexus A/F too many problems with it. Stick with an AEM one and your all set.

Whats wrong with the WB A/F gauges

How about a video?

Good song

 

[94tbird]

you can see the gauges 1 min in

 

[usafimj]

^SICK

 

[gijosh28]

I know the nexus gauges come with a little controller thing. Can you turn the displays off with the controller?

 

[94tbird]

you can never turn them off unless you pull the power plug on the control box or shut the car off, but if you make the color red, and them dim them all the way down they are so dim you cant see them

 

[Vapour Trails]

Whats wrong with the WB A/F gauges

They are inaccurate, I know this first hand. Just $450 dollars worth of fancy lights, a full point off the acutal ratio.

 

[gijosh28]

They are inaccurate, I know this first hand. Just $450 dollars worth of fancy lights, a full point off the acutal ratio.

Wow. How did you find this?

 

[94tbird]

testing them on the dyno lol. forget the A/F gauge from autometer. the AEM works, but its a bit off too, but its the closest thing you can get without going nuts for one off a dyno lol

 

[gijosh28]

Ok. How about non-nexus Autometer AF gauges. I currently use this one. http://www.egauges.com/vdo_mult3.asp?Type=ATM_Air_Fuel_Wide&Series=GS&Units=E. Think it has the same problems as the nexus?

I really like the needle style AF gauges. Does anyone make a needle style WB AF gauge that goes blackout when its off, and is pretty accurate?

 

[dagamore]

dont forget that if you are running cats, you will/can have a different AF ratio before and then after the cats.