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Title: digital fule gage
Post by: hellsing73 on October 21, 2009, 03:53:54 PM
i was thinking about puting a digital fule gage in my car and i was looking at summitracing and seen that they have some diff ones that have diff omhs for being full and empty. id like to know what one to go with if any one has put one in their car.
Title: digital fule gage
Post by: hellsing73 on October 22, 2009, 10:26:54 PM
dose no one understand what im saying. i dont know how to say it any better but i can try if someone can help me.:bowdown:
Title: digital fule gage
Post by: softtouch on October 23, 2009, 02:03:09 AM
To change from an buttstuffog to a digital fuel gauge you have to change the sending unit in the tank. Otherwise your gauge will work backwards.
buttstuffog sender- 60 to 86 ohms empty--8 to 12 ohms full.
Digital sender- 9 to 12 ohms empty--154 to 161 ohms full.
Title: digital fule gage
Post by: hellsing73 on October 23, 2009, 01:06:13 PM
i want to put an aftermarket one in tho. dose that make any diff.
Title: digital fule gage
Post by: 86Tbuzzard on October 23, 2009, 02:37:56 PM
the autometer ones say they are programable, 0 ohm empty, 280ohm full, id say either you'd need the stock didgital one, or call up summit and see if the electronic sender is with the gauge *usually is*
Title: digital fule gage
Post by: hellsing73 on October 23, 2009, 03:26:48 PM
i have a sending unit for the digatil gage. the car im taking every thing from has the full digatil cluster. i dont dont want to repine the dash and all that to just get a digatil fule gage
Title: digital fule gage
Post by: slicksport88 on October 23, 2009, 04:09:17 PM
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i was thinking about puting a digital fule gage in my car and i was looking at summitracing and seen that they have some diff ones that have diff omhs for being full and empty. id like to know what one to go with if any one has put one in their car.


If memory serves me right you need one that reads 73 ohms empty / 10 ohms full with the factory sender.
Title: digital fule gage
Post by: hellsing73 on October 23, 2009, 05:20:34 PM
ok so i i go with a digital one thats programmable do i need to use the sending unit for the digital dash?
Title: digital fule gage
Post by: slicksport88 on October 23, 2009, 05:45:38 PM
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ok so i i go with a digital one thats programmable do i need to use the sending unit for the digital dash?


If your dead set on using a programmable unit then as long as you have a working sending unit already in the fuel tank leave it. The programmable fuel gauge (autometer unit anyway) can be adjusted between 0 and 270 ohms. I used buttstuffog gauges (especially fuel) because of the cost savings.
Title: digital fule gage
Post by: hellsing73 on October 23, 2009, 06:16:04 PM
im not bead set on a programmable one just dead set on a digital one and the programmable on im looking is autometer and its 80bucks