Aftermarket fuel gauge, stock sending unit?

Whizbang · 02-10-2010, 12:13 PM

I dont have an instrument cluster in the car to use the stock fuel gauge. I also want to use the stock sending unit. Has one tried an aftermarket autometer fuel gauge? I just want to see before i have to go measuring ohms and whatnot to see if it will work.

***TitaniumTT*** · 02-10-2010, 12:33 PM

Autometer does not make a gauge that will work with out senders, per se. They do have a programable fuel gauge though that does work with the factory sender, and works quite well actually. I fucked around with this for a long time and tried a variety of cominations. The stock sender is superior in repeatability to any of the aftermarket ones that I dealt with including autometers own sender, marine senders and expensive Marine Wema senders.

Best I have found was the stock sender and the programmable gauge.

Whizbang · 02-10-2010, 12:53 PM

do you have a link to this programmable gauge? Cost?

***TitaniumTT*** · 02-10-2010, 02:19 PM

About $100, no link as they offer it in a bunch of different series. Cobalt I know for sure. They've got a bunch of different ohm ranges for popular cars, thier 0-90, 33-240 for aftermkt senders, and then one that's programmable.

To program it you run the tank to empty, or where you want empty to be. Turn it off, push and hold a button, turn it on, it captures the ohmage

go fill up, push the button again, it reads the high level's ohms, done.

RotaryProphet · 02-10-2010, 02:26 PM

If I recall correctly, the Mazda sending unit is pretty close to a Ford gauge, which is what I'm using with good results in one of my cars.

Whizbang · 02-10-2010, 02:29 PM

Ill look into both. The programmable one is quite tempting tho.

***TitaniumTT*** · 02-10-2010, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RotaryProphet

If I recall correctly, the Mazda sending unit is pretty close to a Ford gauge, which is what I'm using with good results in one of my cars.

Cool, that's good to know actually. They've definately expanded thier offereings since I started looking. Hell, when I started all they had was the 33-240 generic gauge.

I like the programable becuase you can make your tank pysically 1/4 full and have the gauge read empty.

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*TitaniumTT* Test Whore - Admin Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Right Behind you son iTrader: (4) Posts: 4,581 Rep Power: 10	About $100, no link as they offer it in a bunch of different series. Cobalt I know for sure. They've got a bunch of different ohm ranges for popular cars, thier 0-90, 33-240 for aftermkt senders, and then one that's programmable. To program it you run the tank to empty, or where you want empty to be. Turn it off, push and hold a button, turn it on, it captures the ohmage go fill up, push the button again, it reads the high level's ohms, done. __________________ -The Angry Stig- DGRR 2009, 2011, 2012 & 2013 - Best FC DEALS GAP!! WOOHOOOO!!!!! 2015 Audi S4 - Samantha - Zero Brap S4 2004 RX8 - Jocelyn - 196rwhp, 19mpg fuel to noise converter 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport - Wifey mobile - Now with 2.5" OME lift and 30" BFG AT KO's! So it begins 1998 Jeep Cherokee - 5 spd, 4" lift, 33" BFG's - Rotary Tow Vehicle 1988 'Vert - In progress 1988 FC Coupe - Gretchen -The attention whore BEAST! I'm a sick individual, what's wrong with you? I'm pure Evil I'm still insane, in the best possible way. I think Brian's idea of romance is using lube. Your rage caused the meteor strike in Russia. The Antichrist would be proud of his minion. You win with your thread. Most everything It's a truck with a steel gate on the back. Just a statement of fact Motec M820, AIM dash, ported 13B-RE Cosmo, 6-spd trans, 4.3 Torsen, custom twin wg fully divided mani, Custom 4" split into 2x 3" exhaust, Custom HMIC, Custom custom custom custom I like to welder stuff.... No Bolt-ons allowed. Dyno'ed @ Speed1 Tuned by me - 405rwhp on WG.... WM50 cuming soon. *-Angry Motherfcker Mode ENGAGED-**

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RotaryProphet Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2008 iTrader: (0) Posts: 147 Rep Power: 16	If I recall correctly, the Mazda sending unit is pretty close to a Ford gauge, which is what I'm using with good results in one of my cars.