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i started to make my dash and i can;t make my mind up on the placement of every thing what do you guys think?
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Old 10-27-2011, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Keith Atlanta
How do you have an even number of small gauges? Shouldnt one be 'fuel' making it an odd number?
tach, mph, fuel, fuel psi, water temp, water psi, volts, oil temp, oil psi, boost

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How do you have an even number of small gauges? Shouldnt one be 'fuel' making it an odd number?
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You want to be able to quickly focus on the tach and mph. I would center them at the top and then put 4 small gauges on each side.
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Originally Posted by ridefast77
tach, mph, fuel, fuel psi, water temp, water psi, volts, oil temp, oil psi, boost
...my bad - thought it was twins
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Originally Posted by Plum_Crazy
You want to be able to quickly focus on the tach and mph. I would center them at the top and then put 4 small gauges on each side.

Yes, the way I look at it is put speed & tach in top middle. Then, by order of relative importance - oil temp and oil psi at the top of the small gauges so they are easily read they are critical. I lost oil pressure one time due to a faulty line. Pumped my engine dry - guess what, I watch oil pressure like a hawk now.

I know its a daunting process - been there.
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Picture 4 with the bigger gauges in the middle with the two smaller ones in between. Make those two smaller ones the most important ones to watch ( water and oil )
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Originally Posted by 45sonic
Picture 4 with the bigger gauges in the middle with the two smaller ones in between. Make those two smaller ones the most important ones to watch ( water and oil )
thats what i was thinging..make the two small ones the oil psi and water temp
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ok im trying to get every thing going but running out of time but heres what i have , i have alittle more to do on it but what do you guys think?
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