critique custom dashboard setup - F-Body Road Racing and Autocross Forums

Hi,

I'm ripping the whole dashboard and putting a custom made one...
Here is what I'm thinking... please critique anything you want on it. (sorry for white edge thing around each gauge... not an graphic artist)

dash.png ( 630.04K ) Number of downloads: 63

Here are some information on why the given setup on the dash.

Note that all gauges are upto scale (large = 4", small = 2-1/16")
background will be black metal... only light will be a red light in the middle = check engine
speedo is in km/h... not mph
put the water temp right in the middle for fast access
oil pressure also closest to tach for fast eye access (imho, oil-pressure + water-temp = 2 most critical ones to keep a close eye)
the rest just followed based by grouping
least important ones, but practical are in the a-pillar 3-pod
the A/F is actually a wide-band.

QUESTIONS:

Would you place them any differently ?
if so, where/why (ie what changes) ?
given that it's a turbo setup (in case the boost gauge didn't give it away), which is more practical to have out of these 2 gauges:
- oil temperature
- intake temperature

Thanks for your feedback.

Crazy Canuck View Member Profile	Feb 7 2014, 09:57 PM Post #1
North of the border Group: Admin Posts: 2,307 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Montreal, CANADA Member No.: 177	Hi, I'm ripping the whole dashboard and putting a custom made one... Here is what I'm thinking... please critique anything you want on it. (sorry for white edge thing around each gauge... not an graphic artist) dash.png ( 630.04K ) Number of downloads: 63 Here are some information on why the given setup on the dash. Note that all gauges are upto scale (large = 4", small = 2-1/16") background will be black metal... only light will be a red light in the middle = check engine speedo is in km/h... not mph put the water temp right in the middle for fast access oil pressure also closest to tach for fast eye access (imho, oil-pressure + water-temp = 2 most critical ones to keep a close eye) the rest just followed based by grouping least important ones, but practical are in the a-pillar 3-pod the A/F is actually a wide-band. QUESTIONS: Would you place them any differently ? if so, where/why (ie what changes) ? given that it's a turbo setup (in case the boost gauge didn't give it away), which is more practical to have out of these 2 gauges: oil temperature intake temperature Thanks for your feedback.

StanIROCZ View Member Profile	Feb 10 2014, 03:52 AM Post #2
Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3,323 Joined: 30-March 06 From: Detroit Suburbs Member No.: 1,144	Id put the tach on the right and speedo on the left, since you are more often looking down the center of the car than the side. Close to the tach id put oil press, AF, and boost pressure since those are the guages youll want to 'try' to monitor when you have your foot into it. The rest of the gauges you can glance at when your not saying oh mercy so they can be placed in areas out of your primary line of sight.