New Sponsor: Auto Meter
 

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www.AutoMeter.com

Since 1957, Auto Meter has been driven to provide performance
enthusiasts with the information they need to win. During our 50+
years, we have developed many industry-leading products, including
the now famous Monster Tach. We are proud to say that our products
have been tested and proven by the most rigorous competition
environments on the planet and supported by some of the best staff in
the industry.

Today Auto Meter is led by President/CEO Jeff King. The Westberg
family basement has long been replaced by a state of the art cellular
production facility in Sycamore, IL, with advanced engineering
systems led by our founder’s grandson, Todd Westberg. We believe
firmly in the importance of listening to the wants and needs of
enthusiasts, and are excited to join the Lateral-g.net community in
order to answer your questions as well as to listen to your thoughts
and inputs.

this is great news. Class act company, love their products. Have a ton of them in my Chevelle and pretty much every past project I've had.

Jody

Glad to see them here. Great products, use them in all our personal projects, we have been selling quite a bit of Autometer.

Great news! Wellcome. I have question right away;)

Could we get something oem style modern instruments for our cars . like these "ford gt" instruments? And plese with oem style back lightning ;)

http://oem.autometer.com/graphics/fordGT.jpg

Love my Auto Meter gauges. :thumbsup:



Have you watched the Nexus demo/simulation? I love the 'warning' feature.

Welcome aboard Autometer!! Great products. I'm with you Bowtie - I have been thinking the same thing. I heard they do have a "Custom Dept" that can make one off stuff like that. Not sure if that is true or not but I'm going ot look into it.


Brent

Sport Comp II smokes those gauges and is lit through the face. That is exactly what I am running on my car.

Thanks very much to all for the kind words! We're happy to be able to support this great community.

Bowtieracing, our OEM business is separate from our aftermarket instrument business, and generally has significant order quantities involved. The Ford GT instruments image that you're referring to are the actual gauges we produced specifically for Ford for use in those production vehicles. We are currently working with Ford, Chrysler, GM, Toyota, and several other manufacturers on different projects.

With regard to your question looking for something in a more "OE" style, a lot of our development efforts of late have been working in that direction. I would say that Vegas69's suggestion is an excellent one. Sport-Comp II instruments are one of my personal favorites right now. We also have just introduced our GS series gauges, which have cleaner styling and green LED through the dial lighting, and might just fit the bill of what you're looking for.

I've provided a link to this product family for your reference:

http://www.autometer.com/cat_gaugeop.aspx?sid=68

Further, I should mention that we also produce a Bowtie branded series of gauges that feature the same lighting as the Sport-Comp II gauges for GM Performance Parts. I'm out of the office this week but will try to post some images when I get back to my desk. :D

Hey Kris,

This is Steven Rupp from Popular Hot Rodding Magazine.. good to see you on here!

Love the Autometers you sent over for the Fairlane project. Very cool.

Again, welcome aboard!

We use Autometer in all our cars as well.:thumbsup:

Welcome aboard:D

i dont think i have ever bought a non autometer guage for my cars.Great products, the speedo adapters are awesome too!

Hey Kris,

This will be a great place for you guys, you do have one of the best gauges on the market. Good luck and if you have any questions or need anything just let me know. :cheers:

I love auto meter's stuff! Welcome aboard!!

:hail:

Hey Im looking into upgrading to the Carbon Fiber series. Any chance I can get a price on these:

Carbon Fiber Series
Speedo #4889
Tach #4898
Water Temp #4737
Fuel Gauge #4716
Volt #4791
Oil Pressure #4727

I hope they are the correct ones, the car is a 78 Malibu with an LT1/4L60E combo (if that helps any). The car has Ultra Lite Gauges in it now so I just copied what I had and came up with these in Carbon Fiber. If you see any mistakes feel free to suggest the correct gauge & accessories.

THANKS, Joe

Frank, Steve, Chris, great to see that you guys are part of this community. Now I now where you've all been hanging out! :D

As promised in my last post, I've pulled up some images of the new officially Licensed GM Bowtie Instruments and as a special treat for you Mopar Fans I have a couple pictures of the new Black and White Mopar instruments as well.

Hang in there Ford guys, we're currently in the process of redesigning the Ford Racing instruments with Ford's cooperation and I hope to have some pictures of those available for you soon. :thumbsup:

CRCRFT78, unfortunately we don't sell products factory direct. However, it appears there are several vendors here that sell our products, so I'm hoping one of them might be able to help you purchase the gauges that you're looking for. Looking over your list, the only item I see that needs to be changed would be to swap the #4716 Fuel Level gauge (designed for our custom 240-33Ω fuel level sender) for a #4714 Fuel Level gauge which should work with your factory (GM 0-90Ω) fuel tank sending unit. The tachometer should hook up directly to the LT1 with no adapters and the electric speedometer likewise will communicate directly with the factory Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS).

the logo'd gauges should sell great. They really pesonalize them.

:thumbsup:

Welcome to the site Kris.

Make sure you tell everyone about your projects. :thumbsup:

Marty! Good to see you. So, did you get approval for that plane ticket? :unibrow:

I think my own personal projects pale in comparison to what a lot of you guys are doing here...:wow:

Only one of mine is probably appropriate to these boards, but it's not really far enough along to post anything at the moment. But I do try to play with cars when the job allows some down time. :)

Your not going to believe it my wife may let me use her airline miles :thumbsup:

you've got some cool projects when you have time post a couple pics

Welcome!! I love Auto Meter...have 9 gauges in my camaro! :thumbsup:

Well aren't you special.... I only have 8 in mine, but I should be getting a couple more.

http://img53.imageshack.us/img53/8645/dscf04177dd.jpg

And yes, I need a new steering wheel. I'm hoping to get a LeCarra wheel when I finally get a new job.

Oh, and after seeing the Ultralite II's at my last job, I want to replace all mine with those. Sometimes I hate you Autometer....

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Is it possible to get more speedometer choices that go to 200 or higher.

Many of the engine available now offer that potential.

Thanks a million, you will be hearing from me on my project.

Ty O'Neal

"Originally Posted by awr68
Welcome!! I love Auto Meter...have 9 gauges in my camaro!

Well aren't you special.... I only have 8 in mine, but I should be getting a couple more."

Now guys, no need to fight, we've got plenty of gauges for the both of you. :thumbsup:

Sorry Zbugger, it wasn't our intention to make you hate us. :( We're just trying to keep improving the products that we have to offer. Please say you'll still be our friend. :D

tyoneal, great suggestion. Do you guys have any particular series that you'd like to see 200mph speedos offered in? Also, would you prefer 3 3/8" or 5" sizes? I'll pass your comments on to our Design and Development team.

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AWR68

I appreciate your notice. I will attempt to satisfy your specifics. It might be a bit long winded, however in an effort to present a clear picture, I think the words need to paint a vivid picture. If there is ANY problem with your understanding of this post, please feel free to PM me or call. I would be happy to assist you in anyway possible.

I really prefer the Black Face, "Back lit", gauges. To me, I think they are more traditional, and what you will normally find in the Real Top End Super Cars.

In addition, Given that a number of us are, "Investing", a fair amount of money in our Cars, The option of the Gauge Turning, "RED", if there is a problem would also be a really nice option to have in a number of the Styles. (If Nothing Else in the More Traditional Gauges)

I have a Porsche that notifies the driver when there is a problem with some aspect of the car. It is very helpful and when traveling at speed, it's really helpful.

One thing else you might consider as an option is to have a indicator that notifies the Driver During the Day if there is a Problem. In the Porsche it is a Red Light in the middle of the dash that will come on during the day or night to alert the driver. It will flash initially to get the drivers attention, at that point, the driver pushes the light which will turn off the flashing aspect, however it will stay illuminated until the problem is taken care of.

Once the driver turns the blinking light off, it will start blinking again if another issue of the car is in need of attention.

Overall, these work day or night and are EXTREMELY helpful for the Driver. Many of the engines in our cars are $15,000 - $50,000+. We definitely need the ability to monitor our cars whether night or day. A number of us like to Track our Cars which can put us in the 150 mph - 200+ mph range. The gauges need to be able to Alert the drive, not merely point into a "Bad" range on the gauge face.

As far as a Speedometer surpassing the 200 mph mark, I'm not sure what all is involved, however, I'm pretty sure they will be a very popular choice. Most of our cars will never do 200 mph+, however it has a real big, "COOL", Factor. That in itself should sell a bunch of them.

Is it difficult to add a 200, 220, 240 mph option to your gauges, or is it for the most part just a Cosmetic Change? (Dial Face)

Incidentally, there is a universal Icon for, "Attention", or, "Alert". I would suggest you use this symbol for the Light for the dash as it will be better accepted for your overseas market.

Further, the shape being that of a "Triangle", I believe is also a universal Icon for attention.

I think you would really advance the sophistication of your product line especially by offering these warning features. Even if it is sold separately and the gauges could be plugged into an optional warning unit, I think this flexability would be a big asset to your customers and your product line.

With regards to the size of the gauges, the more the better. Each person and their car will have there own needs to properly monitor the car and assist the Driver, therefore picking a specific size would be a difficult question to answer. I will give this additional thought in an effort to provide you with some accurate and logical information.

I hope this helps.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Best Regards,

Ty O'Neal

One suggestion I have is on the 5" tach and speedo I'd actually like to see the print of the numbers not so big. I've got the all Ultra Lites for gauges and although I love the overall look, the font for the numbers on the speedo come off as a bit obnoxious. Unfortunately it's not something you really notice until you have the gauges in your hands, it's hard to tell from a picture in a catalog. I think bringing them down a font size or two would really clean the look of the face up and still make them easy to read.


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WELCOME TO THE SIGHT. I HAVE BOUGHT A TON OF AUTOMETER GAUGES OVER THE YEARS FOR ALL MY PROJECTS. AUTOMETER ROCKS!:bow:

tyoneal:

I'd suggest that you check out our Nexus line of gauges if you're not familiar with them. They have the black face and user programmable full dial warnings that you're looking for. Admittedly the speedo is still a 160mph unit, but the rest of the features are there, plus they have peak recall, user selectable display color, and full record capability. Warnings are user selectable for each gauge with full dial alert, if the warning is exceeded by 10% of your set point the whole display blinks to grab your attention. If they're not to your liking, we also now offer several Peak/Warn gauges in our Ultra-Lite line. Several of the Sprint Cup teams are running them currently. They're not a full dial alert, but the LED warning light built into the face of the gauge is bright enough that you're not going to miss it, yet not obnoxious enough that it's going to blind you. Other than that, we've got a couple of mid-year releases in the works presently that fall somewhere between what we currently have available in our Generation Two instruments and what you're describing, I'll post some more information here as soon as I'm able.:thumbsup:

The 200mph+ speedos are more than a dial change unfortunately, due to rescaling the movements to make the scale fall within the pointer sweep area. If there are more folks out there interested in this, let me know what series design and size you would prefer.

Karps TA:

Thanks for the suggestion. The fonts on the larger tach and speedo instruments were designed to match from one to the other. Since the Ultra-Lite series was designed first as a race product that then became popular with street vehicles, the fonts on the tachometers (and later the speedometers) are larger and bolder in order to make them easier to view at speed. I don't believe at this time that we will change the font size on the Ultra-Lite products due to their prominence in motorsports, but I'll pass it along to our design team for thought on future gauge designs. Some other current offerings like Sport-Comp II and Cobalt have fonts that you might find to be less obtrusive.

Kris, welcome aboard. Got a few questions. I like the Ultra lite II gauges but on you web sight they show red lighting and on Scotts car the show yellow.can the colors be changed? also is there a option for a crome or billet outer ring?

The image on Auto Meter's website of the illuminated ULII's is the same as my pic(s). The lettering is yellow, the numbers are white, and the needle is red. The needle gives off a red glow that lights up the inside of the bezel and makes it look red.

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Kris this is great news. I think if you could offer more choises with 200mph it would intrest many of us. Not at we really need it but it gives speedos a lot more modern look than "old school 160". I would definitely order Sport comp II as 5" in dash 200mph speedo,not to mention rest of the gauges..

Bigtyme1, thanks for the comments and questions. As Scott mentioned, the lighting on the Ultra-Lite II instruments is white LED through the dial, with yellow accent markings. The red that you're seeing on the bezels in those shots is reflected light coming from the lit pointers. Unfortunately due to the way the gauges are designed the LEDs that provide the illumination are an integral part of the gauge circuit layout and cannot be changed. This is in part the reason that we have introduced so many design and color variations.

For you folks that are looking for something a little bit different than our standard products, I have some good news. We're in the process of developing a Custom Gauge order program for our website that will allow you to pick and choose things like pointer type and color, bezel, dial color, etc. We still have quite a bit of work to do, but target launch for the program right now is mid to late summer. I'll post more details here as I am allowed to share them. :thumbsup:

Bowtieracing, thanks for the comments on the speedo question, I'm passing that information on to our dev team. Any other comments out there? Any people interested in 3 3/8" 200mph speedos?

Great, I'll be first in line for the custom order !!!!

Kris -

A quickie. Any idea how long the backorder is for the Nexus 6401, Speedo and Tach. I have the rest of them and they look very cool.

Also, is there a direct interface capability between the controller and say a laptop? Just curious. Thanks.

Bruce-

I just received a 6401 that I had on order for an internal project, so I would expect that you should see yours soon. There was a delay on a circuit board component that appears to have been resolved now. No idea on the speedo and tach currently. I'm out of the office today but will check on this Monday and see what I can find out for you.

There is not a direct interface between the controller and a laptop at the moment. You'd still need to swap the SD card back and forth. Sorry! :(

Thanks for the info Kris !!! :P

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Kris:

Regarding the gauges. Yes, the 3 3/8 as well as the 4 or 5 sizes in the speedos and the tachs.

Now this being said, I know having all these variations could quickly turn into a nightmare for you all.

What I asking is would it be possible to have custom choices in one or two or your premier lines, where the customer could pick and choose exactly what they what for their car. (Sizes of the gauges, several bezel choices, Chrome, Billet, Black ect, and layout)

I know an up charge would be necessary, but I just went through the gauges I would really like to have in my car. Once the gauges (Nexus) were picked out, and all the items that go with it, it can run $3000+. If I'm at that level of commitment, it sure would be a great thing to get "EXACTLY" what you want.

Personally I think the 200 MPH speedos are great, However there are a fair number of cars that could push that speed.

Personally, I would like to see something in the range of 240 mph or a bit more. I have been involved in Bonneville on and off for several years and while not exactly necessary for that application, since you can have the gauges replay your last run, there are items of insight that can be gleaned with a good speedo added to the gauge selection. By using the correct gauges in the car being recorded, and a good GPS outside for cross referencing, a more complete understanding of the run could be understood and proper adjustments to the car cold then be made.

Also, will you gauges PLEASE be capable of running on a MAC Laptop also?

Finally, most of these cars are custom built works of art in one sense, and engineering marvels that are actually used to their full potential.

Auto meter in my book are the best you can put in your car and should take the time to realize that there are those customers out ther that really do need or at least really will buy the Custom parts they want for there cars.

I will be one.

Sincerely,

Ty O'Neal

Speedster, Sorry for the delay in getting back to post info, I know I said Monday and here it is Thursday already! :wow: Where does the week go?

As far as I know the 6401's are in production currently. The tach and speedo are delayed right now due to a missing component for the assemblies. Production informs me that the item will be available in approx. two weeks and that we will immediately start filling back orders. If you have any further questions, let me know or give our customer support staff a call toll free at 866-248-6356 (they're a little bit closer to that element of the business than I am).

Ty,

Thanks for the comments! I'll be passing along these thoughts in our next product development meeting. As for the Mac computer issue, I hear ya, I work in the creative department here and we're on Macs as well. We unfortunately still tend to be in the minority though. :( I don't know how new your Mac is, but the new models are supposed to be capable of supporting windows and windows based programs.

I think that the Custom Shop idea that we're developing, which I mentioned in a previous post will address some of the ideas regarding individualized instruments that you mentioned. 240mph speedos are certainly a possibility, but my two cents there are that for a street car when your scale is that large, the everyday driving portion becomes incredibly constrained. On a linear scale, you're nearly at 1mph change per degree of pointer sweep. We make a 260 Km/H scale speedo in the Ultra-Lite Series, and basically every minor increment is a 5 Km/H change, in the end viewable resolution is sacrificed. As you mentioned however, an increasing number of vehicles are capable of pressing the 200mph range, and I think we all like being able to reach for the far end of the scale. :unibrow:

Absolutely great news!!!!

Again, this exactly what Ty said. I personally would bay in a same secong this speedo indash,electric,5" dia with sport comp II face...

Just think of it; - log in to automer site
-Choose face
- Choose mechanism
- Choose lightning
-Choose diameter
-Choose color,trim etc
-Push order
-Pay via electronic bill
-Wait for the brown truck

That "simple" :woot:

A 240mph speedo? I don't see the point...