R50/53 Feel naked without my Scangauge II

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Sep 28, 2010 | 07:19 PM

#26

MCS Fever

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Originally Posted by BamaCooperS

Looks great. Where did you find the dash pod? Is it vehicle specific or a generic one that could be modified?

That's an Edge product.......

http://www.autoanything.com/gauges/61A5160A0A0.aspx

Sep 29, 2010 | 04:48 PM

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Some Guy

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From: CT

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Originally Posted by Fatherdeth

So it seems a lot of us are running about the same water temp. That's good to know. I honestly agree with Thulchatt. Having the real time data just seems right. Now that I know that the idiot OEM temp gauge is unreliable (at 233 degrees, it didn't even move past the middle), I will always have that thing in my MINI.

According to the Bentely manual the high speed fan doesnt turn on until 234f, so no reason for the needle to move at that point.

Sep 29, 2010 | 06:22 PM

#28

Fatherdeth

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From: Navarre, FL

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Originally Posted by Some Guy

According to the Bentely manual the high speed fan doesnt turn on until 234f, so no reason for the needle to move at that point.

Really? That's interesting to know. So let me get this. The high speed fan doesn't kick on until 234 degrees.......unless you turn the air-conditioning on, which makes the high speed fan come on automatically. Just trying to figure out how the system works.

Sep 30, 2010 | 08:35 PM

#29

OCKOLBY

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My 04 low speed fan is out. My Mini S scangauge shows 198 all the time and in traffic raises to 210 or so. If I run the AC all the time it runs at about 198 because the AC fan comes on around 204. Once calibrated to the right atmospheric pressure my boost reads -8 at idle and tops out at 10 psi WOT. Intake temp runs at about 30 degrees above outside temp.