I'm getting an lc-1, and trying to decide if I want to look at a #, or look at red, yellow, and green lights. I already have the flashy light "stoichiometer," and I am going to run MS.

I was thinking the lights would be easier to read if something "goes to ****"...at least I get a color designation.

What do you guys think?

 

I find myself ignoring the colored led's and only looking at the number.

 

I have this:


thinking about getting this for an additional $100:

 

Here's mine, PLX Devices M-350

 

is it easy to read when you are say...at the track and quickly glancing at gauges on a straight?

 

what's gonna "go to ****"? injectors don't just stop working, ECU's don't make up a new tune as you're driving... if your fuel pump dies, you'll know it.

 

If you want a digital...and the led sweep..just get the AEM one..you can get it for like 250...which is cheaper than the LC1...and a gauge.

 

should I run that...or maybe something like egt? That might be a better indicator of "things going to ****".

 

If it's easy enough to read while speeding on streets, it should be alright where you don't have to worry about much traffic or pedestrians.

 

AEM UEGO gauge type ftw

 

My AEM just has the gauge so I figured, I'd run it
and boost is kind of important...EGT might be useful, but thats a lot of gauges....2 on the a-pillar is enough rice for me

 

Yeah AEM is probably more supported if you're going to be plugging it into an ecu or something.

 

I think both AEM and LC-1 work great with the Megasquirt, I just got a great deal on the AEM and I like the gauge and how it looks in the A pillar with the boost gauge...

 

detonation maybe, and AFR won't tell me that...especially sense I don't have knock control yet.

 

MS Knocksense would be a much more useful way to spend $100 than a WB gauge.

 

But would it look as cool

 

I was going to wait and see how to hook it up with ms pnp...since I have no clue what its going to look like. I guess I could hook it up through the CLT...right?

 

a WB is great when you are tuning. not useful all the other time.

I run a narrowband O2 gauge to keep an eye on fueling (gives me enough info for keeping an eye) and I use the narrowband with the MS to keep stoich off boost.

I also run an EGT gauge. That will tell me a lot about how the motor is running.

 

why not just go off the data logs, and watch the computer screen when tuning?

 

Ever tried watching your tach/speedo all the time while driving in a car your not used to? It takes a second to see how fast your going...its even harder to check out a computer screen.