80LS1T Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Well I just put in a new fuel level gauge in my car tonight. I had the Phantom series Autometer gauge in there that read from 0-90 ohms. Well Autometer came out with a fully programmable Phantom series gauge so I bought that to replace my old one. The 0-90 was ok but not great. It would not read all the way to F when full and E was really 1/8 tank. Tonight after I programmed mine new gauge as per the instructions, I got out my ohm meter and took measurements of the MAIN fuel leve sender right off of the sender..... EMPTY ......11 ohms FULL..........83ohms I tested the gauge while the sender was out of the tank and it seems a lot more accurate than my last gauge. I am stoked to have a fuel gauge thats accurate! Now I just have to send in my speedo to autometer so they can fix it(doesn't hold the milage after turning the key off...usually rolls back 2-5 miles each time the key is turned off...yeah I know great but I like being able to calculate milage!). Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plexus Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 thats sweet man. i still havnt seen a better instrument cluster than yours so kudos to you. i hope you dont mind me borrowing the idea just gonna use different gauges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 ...Well Autometer came out with a fully programmable Phantom series gauge ... Guy Really? This is big news. When did these come out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 They came out with the Sport Comp version about 2 years ago...Other face types came out a little later. I've had mine for quite a while...finally put it in and it works fine. here's a crappy pic of my ZX Autometer dash... A little closer... Notice how the idiot lights still work? (The Sensor indicator, top left, now lights up blue for the high beam, but it's not on in the pic) Also note the Dakota Digital shift indicator (the red P) where the bulb check/coolant check indicator used to be. The fuel light is on because the car isn't running, it still works properly when the fuel level gets to about 1/8th of tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woldson Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Nice looking cluster! How did you get that to be a shift light, and make it say "p"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 A little imagination, alot of work and alot of money...keep in mind, I'm running the GM 2004R transmission in my car behind the L28. It reads PRN12DO because of the reverse pattern manual valve body. Pretty neat not to have to wonder which gear it's in, especially with the manual valve body. Look through the steering wheel in the top picture and you'll see the interface box (with all the green LED's on in)...that picture was before it was all put together, during testing. None of that shows now. But this thread is about the fuel gauge. I wasn't a fan of the full sweep gauge, but since that's all they make, in the fully programmable style, enabling you to keep the stock sender, it's what I had to use. Perhaps later on, they'll come out with some short sweep ones and I'll change it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Juday Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Nice work Warren. Two years? Dang, I'm getting behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted April 30, 2008 Author Share Posted April 30, 2008 I think the Phantom series programmable fuel guage is fairly new. I was stoked when I saw it! It's $100 vs the $35 for the regular gauge but worth it if you like your gauge to be accurate. Nice job on your dash Warren! I like how everything still works! Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 tuff z Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 pics of your new gauge?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted May 1, 2008 Author Share Posted May 1, 2008 I've tried to take pics of it and my new A-pillar gauges but my camera sucks and doesn't do close up shots very well. It looks like Warren's but mine is white faced. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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