Interior/Exterior Stewart Warner Gauges/ALTA Pods installed
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My temp readings are spot on, then. I was under the impression from ALTA's gauges and other info around here that temps would be around 190-200. The scangauge guys are all saying what you are saying --- 220-225 --- which is exactly what my gauge is reading.
Here are the nightime photos. The sylvania amber bulbs I put in were getting way too hot so I took an orange marker to the Stewart Warner white bulbs and got a perfect match. I may still look for a lower wattage amber, but these are great. Even better in person than the photos:
Here are the nightime photos. The sylvania amber bulbs I put in were getting way too hot so I took an orange marker to the Stewart Warner white bulbs and got a perfect match. I may still look for a lower wattage amber, but these are great. Even better in person than the photos:
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I don't know if the competition series have a chrome option. You can look here: http://www.sw-performance.com/ Under "Products" you can look at all of their various gauge styles. Mine are the Competition gauges.
The gauges I purchased:
http://www.sw-performance.com/index....tails&p=114273
http://www.sw-performance.com/index....tails&p=114380
They have other styles for you to consider, but I am not seeing much in chrome that would work or that have the proper temperature range (for water). I bought mine much cheaper on Ebay from Summit Racing, but when I had any questions the Stewart Warner staff was quick to respond to e-mails. Summit's Ebay listings typically include everything you need except for the 18-gauge wire and wire tapping hardware. I tapped the coolant tank like they suggest on the ALTA gauges, so the trick is grounding the sensor near the threads. I wrapped the sensor in 18-gauge wire and tightly secured it with a wrap of electrical tape.
The gauges I purchased:
http://www.sw-performance.com/index....tails&p=114273
http://www.sw-performance.com/index....tails&p=114380
They have other styles for you to consider, but I am not seeing much in chrome that would work or that have the proper temperature range (for water). I bought mine much cheaper on Ebay from Summit Racing, but when I had any questions the Stewart Warner staff was quick to respond to e-mails. Summit's Ebay listings typically include everything you need except for the 18-gauge wire and wire tapping hardware. I tapped the coolant tank like they suggest on the ALTA gauges, so the trick is grounding the sensor near the threads. I wrapped the sensor in 18-gauge wire and tightly secured it with a wrap of electrical tape.
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The bulbs that come with the gauges are white. I went with Sylvania amber bulbs but they ran far too hot. I couldn't find a lower wattage locally so I decided to color the white bulbs with orange permanent marker. Worked like a charm. So, I did not go with led's. I would go for amber if I were you because the stock lighting is more amber than orange.
The instll was about a 3 out of 5 for difficulty. 5 being the most difficult. Depends on your patience and basic wiring skills. The only trick was grounding the threads of the water temp sensor because I was tapping into a plastic tank instead of the engine block/manifold.
The instll was about a 3 out of 5 for difficulty. 5 being the most difficult. Depends on your patience and basic wiring skills. The only trick was grounding the threads of the water temp sensor because I was tapping into a plastic tank instead of the engine block/manifold.
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MiniHJayhawk, I'm getting ready to purchase these guages and would like to know what mounting hardware, brackets, gauge pods, etc you used and from where? A direct link if possible would be awesome!
Also, what instructions did you follow when doing this installing and if you could provide the instructions it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Also, what instructions did you follow when doing this installing and if you could provide the instructions it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.