Guage install help..af and voltmeter

OptionalStang · October 24th, 2011, 11:08 AM

i want to hook up my airfuel ratio guage and my volt meter guage..i got them for free when i bought my typhoon so why not use em? do i hook the af guage up to my front o2 sensor? and if so what color wires..and wtf do i hook the voltmeter upto? that i need considering i have a new battery and stuff and my car doesnt have a stock voltemeter..help me out guys!!!!!!

darkmajesty · October 24th, 2011, 06:04 PM

I've always heard the best place too hook the voltmeter into is the alternator. When i bought my old bronco it had those auto zone gauges in and the voltmeter ran over to the alt. I dunno if that's how everyone else does it.. but that's at least my .02c

OptionalStang · October 24th, 2011, 06:09 PM

i was hoping i could be lazy and run it off my lighter wires under my cd player..in the cougar there is a compartment and a lighter there, perfect size to fit 3 gauges..i was playing with them today seeing where id like to mount them..i just feel that up by the windsheild is more ricey than just having them..

darkmajesty · October 24th, 2011, 06:40 PM

Lol, I dunno. I was told that having the voltmeter hooked into the alternator will help you know when the alt is starting to give less volts and therefore going bad. I guess its up to you... wouldn't hooking it into an accessory in the car just give you the battery volts? I dunno.. maybe im not the best to help.

I can tell ya, i dont think its ricey to have the gauges up in the windshield. I have a 3 gauge pillar that holds my volt, water temp and oil pressure. I use them and therefore their not ricey.. i had a friend once that had a boost gauge some how hooked into his vacuum line.. i think its stupid to have a huge 5'' tach hooked into an automatic honda civic.. your cars bad dood, gauges will look okay in my book in the windshield.

sharkbait · October 24th, 2011, 07:36 PM

Lol i mean you might be able to plug it there. I would hook it to the alternator output

AF if its a narrow band hook it to one of the wires on the stock 02. If its a wideband you have to weld in your own bung and install your own sensor

sharkbait · October 24th, 2011, 07:37 PM

If its a narrow band though you'll have 2 completely usless gauges. One to tell you your batterys dead in the morning...which turning the key will tell you that and the other will just flash alot of light

OptionalStang · October 24th, 2011, 09:49 PM

wont it keep an eye on my alternators output, which can be usefull as i usually have subs and stuff..and i know the AF gauge is more of a light show than anything but i got it for free so why not..plus to noobs they make the car look better..hahaha my dad coppied me cuz he bought a 2008 mercedes 350..he was gona put mercedes in the back window lol but i didnt let him do it..he liked my cougar thing in the window..but i pinstiped it and detailed it for him..looked nice.i shoulda taken a pic..

LoveStangs88 · October 24th, 2011, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by sharkbait

If its a narrow band though you'll have 2 completely usless gauges. One to tell you your batterys dead in the morning...which turning the key will tell you that and the other will just flash alot of light

now thats the ricey part!

And a honda just wouldnt be a complete ricecake if it didnt have the 5" tachmeter. A guy i know has a manual civic SI with one of those 5" autozone tachs and the funny part is it doesnt even read correct and the one in his dash works perfectly fine. His 5" tach is like 2 seconds behind his normal tach and about 300 rpms slower lol

OptionalStang · October 24th, 2011, 10:24 PM

fart cannons are cool..

darkmajesty · October 25th, 2011, 12:25 AM

....i mean sure.. on like a 2jzgte supra or a skyline.. but not on a na 4 cylinder civic.. lol. Not on a v6 mustang.. they sound horrible.

OptionalStang · October 25th, 2011, 11:02 AM

hahah we have a riced out v6 mustang around here with the crystal tailights, bigbig spolier, and stickers all over it...its also owned by a chic..lol one day her boyfreind was driving it and he had the nerve to try and get me to race and when i didnt he gauked at my car...ahahahah i love when people think its a cougar so its either a v6 or a big slow v8..ya its heavy but its still a mustang engine and drivetrain..it just takes a bit more work to make up for the weight..

Tang Stang · October 25th, 2011, 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by OptionalStang

..and i know the AF gauge is more of a light show than anything but i got it for free so why not...

Step 1: Sell it on eBay.
Step 2: Use profit towards buying a WBO2 if you want to keep track of your AFR.

I agree with you on the gauge location. I have three 2 1/16" Autometer gauges in that same spot on my XR7.

OptionalStang · October 25th, 2011, 03:26 PM

now thats a cougar....what steering wheel is that?

Tang Stang · October 25th, 2011, 03:33 PM

That's the stock steering wheel ('90 XR7). The majority of the rest of the interior (dash, console, door panels, sail panels, etc.) are '97 pieces.

OptionalStang · October 25th, 2011, 06:39 PM

that makes sense...i think ille hunt down one of them steering wheels? does it have the cruise controll and stuff on it? if so im getting one....

Tang Stang · October 26th, 2011, 09:03 AM

It won't be legal to install it in your '97, as you would be removing the airbag (the 89-93's did not have airbags). Also, it isn't exactly a bolt on affair. It takes some rewiring and a custom bracket for the horn/cc contacts in order to install it on a '97 column. It'll also look a little out of place, unless you're sticking a blower on the car.

OptionalStang · October 26th, 2011, 10:07 AM

add it to the list of things on my car that are illegal..

October 24th, 2011, 11:08 AM	#1
OptionalStang Banned 1997 cougar 4.6 1/2PI TooFast4theFUZZ Join Date: May 2011 Location: se wi Posts: 991 iTrader: 1 reviews	Guage install help..af and voltmeter i want to hook up my airfuel ratio guage and my volt meter guage..i got them for free when i bought my typhoon so why not use em? do i hook the af guage up to my front o2 sensor? and if so what color wires..and wtf do i hook the voltmeter upto? that i need considering i have a new battery and stuff and my car doesnt have a stock voltemeter..help me out guys!!!!!! Last edited by OptionalStang; October 24th, 2011 at 11:21 AM.

October 24th, 2011, 06:04 PM	#2
darkmajesty Regular 1996 Mustang GT 14.92@ 86 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Calico Rock, AR Posts: 298 iTrader: 3 reviews	I've always heard the best place too hook the voltmeter into is the alternator. When i bought my old bronco it had those auto zone gauges in and the voltmeter ran over to the alt. I dunno if that's how everyone else does it.. but that's at least my .02c __________________ PP 75MM TB/PP Upper Plenum/Mac Prochamber/ Mac Flowpath Catback/JLT RAI/BBK UDP/SCT Race Tune/FRPP 4.10's/ 1/2 PI Swap/AM Short Shifter

October 24th, 2011, 06:40 PM	#4
darkmajesty Regular 1996 Mustang GT 14.92@ 86 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Calico Rock, AR Posts: 298 iTrader: 3 reviews	Lol, I dunno. I was told that having the voltmeter hooked into the alternator will help you know when the alt is starting to give less volts and therefore going bad. I guess its up to you... wouldn't hooking it into an accessory in the car just give you the battery volts? I dunno.. maybe im not the best to help. I can tell ya, i dont think its ricey to have the gauges up in the windshield. I have a 3 gauge pillar that holds my volt, water temp and oil pressure. I use them and therefore their not ricey.. i had a friend once that had a boost gauge some how hooked into his vacuum line.. i think its stupid to have a huge 5'' tach hooked into an automatic honda civic.. your cars bad dood, gauges will look okay in my book in the windshield. __________________ PP 75MM TB/PP Upper Plenum/Mac Prochamber/ Mac Flowpath Catback/JLT RAI/BBK UDP/SCT Race Tune/FRPP 4.10's/ 1/2 PI Swap/AM Short Shifter

October 24th, 2011, 07:36 PM	#5
sharkbait Hooo Ha Ha 1997 Mustang GT 11.65 @ 115 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pasadena MD Posts: 9,743 iTrader: 10 reviews	Lol i mean you might be able to plug it there. I would hook it to the alternator output AF if its a narrow band hook it to one of the wires on the stock 02. If its a wideband you have to weld in your own bung and install your own sensor __________________ 410rwhp 520rwtq @ 12.9 psi

October 24th, 2011, 07:37 PM	#6
sharkbait Hooo Ha Ha 1997 Mustang GT 11.65 @ 115 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pasadena MD Posts: 9,743 iTrader: 10 reviews	If its a narrow band though you'll have 2 completely usless gauges. One to tell you your batterys dead in the morning...which turning the key will tell you that and the other will just flash alot of light __________________ 410rwhp 520rwtq @ 12.9 psi

October 24th, 2011, 06:09 PM	#3
OptionalStang Banned 1997 cougar 4.6 1/2PI TooFast4theFUZZ Join Date: May 2011 Location: se wi Posts: 991 iTrader: 1 reviews	i was hoping i could be lazy and run it off my lighter wires under my cd player..in the cougar there is a compartment and a lighter there, perfect size to fit 3 gauges..i was playing with them today seeing where id like to mount them..i just feel that up by the windsheild is more ricey than just having them..

October 24th, 2011, 09:49 PM	#7
OptionalStang Banned 1997 cougar 4.6 1/2PI TooFast4theFUZZ Join Date: May 2011 Location: se wi Posts: 991 iTrader: 1 reviews	wont it keep an eye on my alternators output, which can be usefull as i usually have subs and stuff..and i know the AF gauge is more of a light show than anything but i got it for free so why not..plus to noobs they make the car look better..hahaha my dad coppied me cuz he bought a 2008 mercedes 350..he was gona put mercedes in the back window lol but i didnt let him do it..he liked my cougar thing in the window..but i pinstiped it and detailed it for him..looked nice.i shoulda taken a pic..

October 24th, 2011, 10:24 PM	#9
OptionalStang Banned 1997 cougar 4.6 1/2PI TooFast4theFUZZ Join Date: May 2011 Location: se wi Posts: 991 iTrader: 1 reviews	fart cannons are cool..

October 25th, 2011, 12:25 AM	#10
darkmajesty Regular 1996 Mustang GT 14.92@ 86 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Calico Rock, AR Posts: 298 iTrader: 3 reviews	....i mean sure.. on like a 2jzgte supra or a skyline.. but not on a na 4 cylinder civic.. lol. Not on a v6 mustang.. they sound horrible. __________________ PP 75MM TB/PP Upper Plenum/Mac Prochamber/ Mac Flowpath Catback/JLT RAI/BBK UDP/SCT Race Tune/FRPP 4.10's/ 1/2 PI Swap/AM Short Shifter

October 25th, 2011, 11:02 AM	#11
OptionalStang Banned 1997 cougar 4.6 1/2PI TooFast4theFUZZ Join Date: May 2011 Location: se wi Posts: 991 iTrader: 1 reviews	hahah we have a riced out v6 mustang around here with the crystal tailights, bigbig spolier, and stickers all over it...its also owned by a chic..lol one day her boyfreind was driving it and he had the nerve to try and get me to race and when i didnt he gauked at my car...ahahahah i love when people think its a cougar so its either a v6 or a big slow v8..ya its heavy but its still a mustang engine and drivetrain..it just takes a bit more work to make up for the weight..

October 25th, 2011, 03:26 PM	#13
OptionalStang Banned 1997 cougar 4.6 1/2PI TooFast4theFUZZ Join Date: May 2011 Location: se wi Posts: 991 iTrader: 1 reviews	now thats a cougar....what steering wheel is that?

October 25th, 2011, 03:33 PM	#14
Tang Stang Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Imperial, MO Posts: 1,961 iTrader: 2 reviews	That's the stock steering wheel ('90 XR7). The majority of the rest of the interior (dash, console, door panels, sail panels, etc.) are '97 pieces. __________________ Rod @ AzzKicker Cars 2004 Ford Mustang GT-The Driver-BBK CAI, PP TB & Inlet, Steeda UD's, SLP LM1, & 3.73's. 1990 Mercury Cougar XR7-The Meth Addict-5.0L DOHC Stroker w/2.1L KB SC. 1995 Ford F150-Mud Toy-5.0L, 4x4, 33's, & Warn 8274 Winch

October 25th, 2011, 06:39 PM	#15
OptionalStang Banned 1997 cougar 4.6 1/2PI TooFast4theFUZZ Join Date: May 2011 Location: se wi Posts: 991 iTrader: 1 reviews	that makes sense...i think ille hunt down one of them steering wheels? does it have the cruise controll and stuff on it? if so im getting one....

October 26th, 2011, 09:03 AM	#16
Tang Stang Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Imperial, MO Posts: 1,961 iTrader: 2 reviews	It won't be legal to install it in your '97, as you would be removing the airbag (the 89-93's did not have airbags). Also, it isn't exactly a bolt on affair. It takes some rewiring and a custom bracket for the horn/cc contacts in order to install it on a '97 column. It'll also look a little out of place, unless you're sticking a blower on the car. __________________ Rod @ AzzKicker Cars 2004 Ford Mustang GT-The Driver-BBK CAI, PP TB & Inlet, Steeda UD's, SLP LM1, & 3.73's. 1990 Mercury Cougar XR7-The Meth Addict-5.0L DOHC Stroker w/2.1L KB SC. 1995 Ford F150-Mud Toy-5.0L, 4x4, 33's, & Warn 8274 Winch

October 26th, 2011, 10:07 AM	#17
OptionalStang Banned 1997 cougar 4.6 1/2PI TooFast4theFUZZ Join Date: May 2011 Location: se wi Posts: 991 iTrader: 1 reviews	add it to the list of things on my car that are illegal..

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