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Old 09-12-2004, 08:29 PM
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Since my new 2 pod piller should be coming real soon, I need to decide what to put in it. I've already got a A/F gauge in the car (hidden for the time being). What else, voltmeter or tranny temp? In my current situation, either the tranny or the batt/alt could leave me stranded. I've got go fast mods, but just the stock tranny cooler. And I've got loud mods, a cap, stock rebuilt alt, and an Optima yellow top which is probably straining my alternator.

What to do?
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Your dic although a pita has a volt meter, I would go with the trans temp myself?
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I'd say tranny temp gauge.
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trans temp mate. tranny is more expensive, and will leave you stranded longer.. alt you can jump the car to get you home.. I thought all full cluster bonnies had a voltmeter, but I guess I was wrong.


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I agree with the others here on the tranny temp gauge.
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Originally Posted by opensourceguy
trans temp mate. tranny is more expensive, and will leave you stranded longer.. alt you can jump the car to get you home.. I thought all full cluster bonnies had a voltmeter, but I guess I was wrong.


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the SSE SC and SSEI recieved a BOOST gague instead of the voltmeter
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Originally Posted by 1993 SLE
Originally Posted by opensourceguy
trans temp mate. tranny is more expensive, and will leave you stranded longer.. alt you can jump the car to get you home.. I thought all full cluster bonnies had a voltmeter, but I guess I was wrong.


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the SSE SC and SSEI recieved a BOOST gague instead of the voltmeter
A fair trade I'd say!
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oh yea
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ah, duh. Forgot about that. I think it'd be more important to have a voltmeter, however if I did have an */C'd car, i'd rather have a boost gage. Oh well, one less gage for me to put on my pillar pod


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Most scantools won't do that will they? Most cars don't even have a sensor????

We have the same scantool, Don. WTF?

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