mikeyh Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 ill just start with sorry for all the questions:innocent: im a newbie to this and havn't a clue but willing to learn;) is everybody that has them happy with them? do they do everything you want them to do, and can you easily read everything it is displaying or are you flicking back and forth from screen to screen? im thinking of purchasing one i will need one to monitor boost, egt, oil temp/pressure, water etc as all i have fitted at the minuite is afr gauge and i want to keep a closer eye on things so i have a chance of noticing things next time my car has a problem:rolleyes: what extras will i need to purchase for the dash to display everything i need i will be using the syvecs ive already got a egt probe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Dash2 fitted here I never need to flick between screens, you can set certain parameters up so if things are not right it will flash them up along with a warning light on the main screen. You can have what ever sensors you need, just wire them into the ECU and that will send all the info to the Dash2 via a CAN bus lead (which you will need to get aswell). With it going to the ECU that can always shut things down quicker than you will notice any problems, just needs setting up in the Syvecs which Ryan can sort for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I'm so tempted to get one for the new little car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 If you have a good grand to spend then it is certainly worth getting - plus the setup costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Love mine, does everything i want, i flick betwwen two screens so i can monitor everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyh Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 Dash2 fitted here I never need to flick between screens, you can set certain parameters up so if things are not right it will flash them up along with a warning light on the main screen. You can have what ever sensors you need, just wire them into the ECU and that will send all the info to the Dash2 via a CAN bus lead (which you will need to get aswell). With it going to the ECU that can always shut things down quicker than you will notice any problems, just needs setting up in the Syvecs which Ryan can sort for you. so i take it when setting the dash 2 up you can choose what readings you want displayed permently for example id like egt,afr,boost on the main screen any idea of costs for these sensors and where to purchase them from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 If you have a good grand to spend then it is certainly worth getting - plus the setup costs. Why a grand dude, mine wasn't that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyh Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 If you have a good grand to spend then it is certainly worth getting - plus the setup costs. is that realy what is needed for one of these think i need to save some more pennys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Why a grand dude, mine wasn't that much. no trade prices for me and despite getting a bit of a discount I ended paying that much for the the unit, cam cable, AFR sensor, oil temp and oil pressure / Sandwich plate (reused my old EGT probe else this needs to be factored in too). then the cost of getting it setup, sensors installed and also mounting on the dash, but thats additional to the money spent on parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Isn't the actual unit £500 + VAT? (or thereabouts) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 no trade prices for me and despite getting a bit of a discount I ended paying that much for the the unit, cam cable, AFR sensor, oil temp and oil pressure / Sandwich plate (reused my old EGT probe else this needs to be factored in too). then the cost of getting it setup, sensors installed and also mounting on the dash, but thats additional to the money spent on parts. They can be configured to the stock sensors apparently. If we can get that working it really makes financial sense if you wanted a TRD 10,000 rpm Tach and all the guages the Dash will work out a lot cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyh Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 Isn't the actual unit £500 + VAT? (or thereabouts) yes the unit is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Isn't the actual unit £500 + VAT? (or thereabouts) Yeah, £600 with the vat but as imi said there is other costs, the AFR sensor alone is about £150 iirc. http://www.race-technology.com/dash2_2_31.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyh Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 They can be configured to the stock sensors apparently. If we can get that working it really makes financial sense if you wanted a TRD 10,000 rpm Tach and all the guages the Dash will work out a lot cheaper. are the standard sensors up to the job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Yeah, £600 with the vat but as imi said there is other costs, the AFR sensor alone is about £150 iirc. http://www.race-technology.com/dash2_2_31.html Would it not take the AFR feed from the Syvecs (using an AEM sensor)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 are the standard sensors up to the job? I would prob trust a sensor designed by MrT more than one made cheaply in China!!!! Im not sure what we are doing with mine yet, Luke was on about 1 thing and Matt another and Ryan is popping in tuesday so that may change things again. I can do the dash 2 a bit cheaper than that aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Would it not take the AFR feed from the Syvecs (using an AEM sensor)? Yes it does take the feed from the syvecs, but as this replaces all gauges you are better off selling the aem wideband, there was cheaper options on the arf sensors, cant remember the reason for this one being more money now. The dash2 does also use the stock sensors from the ecu reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 The AEM sensor is pretty crap as O2 sensors go so its prob just a better quality sensor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyh Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 (edited) so idealy ill be looking at dash £600 cable to ecu £100 afr sensor £150 at the worst rate plus oil pressure sensor } need an idea of price plus having it fitted and having some kind of dash made Edited February 20, 2011 by mikeyh (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 so idealy ill be looking at dash £600 cable to ecu £100 afr sensor £150 at the worst rate plus oil temp sensor }need an idea of price oil pressure sensor } need an idea of price plus having it fitted and having some kind of dash made You will also want to measure water temp and EGT temp and if your sensible fuel pressure, im hoping I can monitor intake temps too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 You will also want to measure water temp and EGT temp and if your sensible fuel pressure, im hoping I can monitor intake temps too. It takes water temp and intake temp from the stock sensors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 It takes water temp and intake temp from the stock sensors. I know but Mikey still seems to think he needs to buy other sensors !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyh Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 You will also want to measure water temp and EGT temp and if your sensible fuel pressure, im hoping I can monitor intake temps too. ive just purchased a egt probe off of chris wilson so thats one sorted;)just need all the other bits now:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyh Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 I know but Mikey still seems to think he needs to buy other sensors !!!!! i dont know what is needed thats why i started this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideexitsupra Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Take a look on Whifbitz web site. Just over £500 Inc vat. Paul has a lot of experience with this as he runs them on his and Steve's race cars. I was looking into extra gauges for my new toy and have decided that this is by far the cheapest option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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