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Old 11-19-2008, 07:18 PM
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Too bad you don't have a way to monitor EGT.

Did Ed even do any load based tuning, or was it straight WOT power pulls?
Maybe I should hook up my EGT.
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Maybe I should hook up my EGT.
Yes you should.

The first car gift I am getting to honor the gods of the Anniversary Edition is a shiney new EGT gauge.
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Buy an MSPNP Pro, you'll feel better.
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Originally Posted by Ben
Yes you should.

The first car gift I am getting to honor the gods of the Anniversary Edition is a shiney new EGT gauge.
https://www.miataturbo.net/forum/t27261/
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Originally Posted by hustler
Hell if I know.

Autometer does not make a 2000F gauge in the Carbon Fiber series (that's what the other gauges are in the car). damn Damn DAMN! (chris turk impression)
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Originally Posted by hustler
Are you Italian?
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Originally Posted by elesjuan
Are you Italian?
no...wtf?
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Do Italians mispronounce carbonite and carbonate?
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You know you want gauges like mine.
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Originally Posted by cjernigan
You know you want gauges like mine.
Specs?
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Originally Posted by cjernigan
You know you want gauges like mine.
Nah, I like mine. I do want an NBs dash, though.

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Yeah, because of the BOSE I don't have any extra room by the radio and i'm not about to plug up my vents with gauges. Oh and, I thought about the 2871 option and have decided it's going to have to wait a little longer when it won't be such a bad financial decision :( But I will be getting a 3" exhaust made and the car re-tuned which should give me a nice little bump in power.
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Am I the only one suprized by a broken PPF? How'd you manage that?
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Originally Posted by cjernigan
You know you want gauges like mine.
if they make them in green, then I have a greddy egt, boost, and oil temp on the market.
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Originally Posted by Doppelgänger
Yeah, because of the BOSE I don't have any extra room by the radio...
Dude you can get something single din aftermarket for like $100.
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Originally Posted by Ben
Dude you can get something single din aftermarket for like $100.
Does it have to be special to power the weird low-ohm or w/e bose speakers?
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Regular Sony headunit in my Bose car.
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Originally Posted by cjernigan
Does it have to be special to power the weird low-ohm or w/e bose speakers?
i'll give him my 2001 stock non-bose speakers and their little weirdo mounting devices.
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Originally Posted by Ben
Dude you can get something single din aftermarket for like $100.
6 Disc BOSE changer + Good quality sound != Crappy 100$ sony single disc HU.
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Originally Posted by elesjuan
6 Disc BOSE changer + Good quality sound != Crappy 100$ sony single disc HU.
6 Disc BOSE changer != Good quality sound
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