I finished up the installation of the gauges yesterday (finally!). Oil pressure in psi on the left, coolant temperature in degrees F on the right:




The color match is pretty close to the MINI's LED's (the new gauges are red, rather than MINI's orange/red). I held the panel in place with velcro (you can see it along the side), I'll tuck it back a little further til it's not visible.

Here's the coolant sender:



And the oil sender:



It takes a while for coolant to warm up above 100F (the lowest reading on the gauge). Around town it got up to about 170 F, without me driving it hard. Oil pressure at startup is about 50 psi, then it drops below 30 psi once it is warmed up a bit. Cruising, oil pressure reads between 50 and 60 psi, and between 70 and 80 psi at about 4,000 rpm. I haven't done any highway driving or high rpm testing with the gauges yet.

Digital red LED gauges from http://www.summitracing.com :

SUM-G2984 2 1/16 in. diameter, black face and bezel, digital, red LED display, water temperature gauge"
$32.95

SUM-G2985 2 1/16 in. diameter, black face and bezel, digital, red LED display, oil pressure gauge"
$32.95

SUM-G2987 Replacement, oil pressure sender unit
$12.95

SUM-G2988 Replacement, water temperature sender unit
$10.95

I got the OEM MINI gauge panel from MINI of Peabody.

82-94-0-015-951 Console
List $45.31

 

Schweet! I am in the same boat as you, NAV with no gauges :evil:

I am in the research phase of adding my own temp and o/p gauges, and I think I can squeeze a third into the space, perhaps oil temp.

I plan on a boost gauge between the tach and speedo.

 

Boss,
:smile:

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Johnny Nothumbs

 

Thanks Andy, that is some terrific looking install.

And those part numbers will go straight into my
"Things to do someday" archive. THanks.

 

Oil is more important than coolant, so it is closer to me.

BTW, I know my car is dirty.

Also, here is the temporary location of my new Omori 45mm mechanical boost gauge (tapped into the vacuum line between the intake manifold and the fuel pressure regulator):


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Beautiful job,

How's that Whalen shift machine by the way?

 

Looks great Andy! :smile:
I like how the digital gauges aesthetically match the auto A/C and the radio, Nice!
Your Boost gauge placement is fun too, but does the steering wheel block the view?

Cheers,
Ryan

 

The Whalen **** is as great as ever - can't say enough good things about the design and workmanship!

The top of the boost gauge is obstructed by the top of the steering wheel. That's why I have it rotated so the useful area 20 in. Hg to 20 psi is along the bottom. I have a new location for it, just need some spare parts.

 

nice job andy!
i think it's a toss up between your guages and SMG's!
they both look great! his are in the cup holders!
you guys really make me want to sell my car and get a S!
bastards!

 

I think SMG's look great as well. Here's his and mine for comparison:

 

Do the gauges SMG used have red lighting to match the MINI? Which gauges are they?
Both installs look really great. I'm planning the Promini cluster for boost and oil press, but would like to add two more in the console for oil and coolant temp.

 

Question:
Where did you put the wires through the fire wall (the wires that go to the sending units)?

 

I ran the wires through the rubber grommet on the driver's side near the brake booster.

 

I made some labels with the Brother P-Touch:

 

You wouldn't jhappen to know where the stock oil pressure sender is would you?

 

I bet you could make 3 gauges squeeze in there. Right now it looks there is empty space. Nice clean install though!

 

Hi Andy,

Could you elaborate on where and how the senders are attached exactly?

Thanks,
Sid






>>I finished up the installation of the gauges yesterday (finally!). Oil pressure in psi on the left, coolant temperature in degrees F on the right:
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>>The color match is pretty close to the MINI's LED's (the new gauges are red, rather than MINI's orange/red). I held the panel in place with velcro (you can see it along the side), I'll tuck it back a little further til it's not visible.
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>>Here's the coolant sender:
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>>And the oil sender:
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>>It takes a while for coolant to warm up above 100F (the lowest reading on the gauge). Around town it got up to about 170 F, without me driving it hard. Oil pressure at startup is about 50 psi, then it drops below 30 psi once it is warmed up a bit. Cruising, oil pressure reads between 50 and 60 psi, and between 70 and 80 psi at about 4,000 rpm. I haven't done any highway driving or high rpm testing with the gauges yet.
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>>Digital red LED gauges from http://www.summitracing.com :
>>
>>SUM-G2984 2 1/16 in. diameter, black face and bezel, digital, red LED display, water temperature gauge"
>>$32.95
>>
>>SUM-G2985 2 1/16 in. diameter, black face and bezel, digital, red LED display, oil pressure gauge"
>>$32.95
>>
>>SUM-G2987 Replacement, oil pressure sender unit
>>$12.95
>>
>>SUM-G2988 Replacement, water temperature sender unit
>>$10.95
>>
>>I got the OEM MINI gauge panel from MINI of Peabody.
>>
>>82-94-0-015-951 Console
>>List $45.31
>>

 

The oil pressure sender is installed into a modified stock oil filter housing.

The coolant temperature sender is installed into a gauge adapter like the Inline Temperature Gauge adapter found here:

http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/pdfs/037.pdf

http://www.pegasusautoracing.com

 

I love youre shiftin ****, where did you buy it?????

 

I love youre shiftin ****, where did you buy it?????

 

I love youre shifting ****, where did you buy it?????

 

I love youre shifting ****, where did you buy it?????

 

http://www.whalenshiftmachine.com/

 

I skipped the aux gauges because the position is undesirable, and I avoid digital gauges because you have to eyeball them. Your installation has both the way-too-low-for-me gauge position and the digital gauges. Do you find that you have to look away from the road to read the gauges?

 

Neither of those gauges are ones I look at all the time. I have my boost gauge located directly in front of me (between the tach and speedo) and I don't look at that very often either:



I find digital gauges much easier to interpret than analog ones. Granted, with an analog gauge, it's easy to see if it is pegged or somewhere in the middle, but a very quick glance at the digital gauge tells me that my coolant temp is 187 F.
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