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Old Sep 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.

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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 08:47 PM
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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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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 08:48 PM
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I'd say tranny temp gauge.
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 09:29 PM
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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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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 09:32 PM
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I agree with the others here on the tranny temp gauge.
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Old Sep 12, 2004 | 10:06 PM
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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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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 04:01 AM
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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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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 03:11 PM
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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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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 04:07 PM
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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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