emoody007

So I'm thinking of installing this cool gauge and switch panel from RKC



The only thing is I don't know what gauges to put in. I wanted to put a pitch and roll inclinometer but couldn't find any that were a 2" pod style.

Anyway, I obviously don't need a fuel, temp, or compass.
As far as switches go I have a winch power on/off switch.
I plan on installing an onboard air compressor, a rear locker and extra lights which will fill out the toggle switch blanks.

So, what gauges do you think would be the most usefull and why?
Look forward to your responses.

Dronac

Transmission temp if you have an auto and maybe a voltmeter if you use high draw stuff like a winch. An oil pressure gauge could be useful for keeping an eye out for loss of pressure. You can ruin an engine real quick if you lose oil pressure.

Sahara_Maverick

Or, you get a Bully Dog and choose between more than ten gauges, four at a time. I think they sell just a monitoring display in case you do not want to get the programmer. Just plug it in the ODB port and you are done. ;-)

Sharkey

I'd go with an air pressure gauge for a tank (since you will have on board air and lockers) and then maybe oil pressure or tranny temp if you have an auto.

emoody007

I was kind of thinking along these lines. However I may run an e-locker instead of air locker. That being said the on board air would really just be for tire inflation and air tools so the hood would already be up and I don't think the in-dash gauge would be of much use. A volt meter and a tranny temp may be what I want. I think the JK gives a warning if oil pressure is low.

Jiblet

Well, the most bang for the (most) bucks is probably the Aeroforce interceptor. To which you can add additional analog sensors (if you thought it was lacking a feature you wanted; like oil temp or pressure on my older model) Or buy a separate second gauge for one of those. (Or they will sell you a second interceptor at a discount)

The Aeroforce interceptor plugs into the OBD II port and has way too many features and functions for me to even remember. Lots of happy consumers on the forum but be prepared for sticker shock. (north of $250)

I have one, I am happy; I don't have any connection or interest in the company.

This is a list of functions/features (I hope I copied the right list. Confirm it before relying on this list.

1. INTAKE AIR- Intake Air Temperature taken at the throttle body inlet
2. AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE – air temperature at the air filter
3. COOLANT TEMP- Engine Coolant Temperature
4. RPM- engine Revolutions Per Minute
5. CALCULATED AIR FLOW RATE- Mass Air Flow (lbs/min) calculated by the
PCM
6. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE – ambient (outside) air pressure
7. BOOST - Manifold Absolute air Pressure in psi (reads like a boost/vacuum gauge)
8. MAP kPa – Manifold absolute pressure in kPa.
9. THROTTLE POS PCT- Throttle Position percentage (0-100%)
10. THRTL BLDE - Throttle blade position
11. TPS V 1 – Throttle position sensor voltage 1
12. TPS V 2 - Throttle position sensor voltage 2
13. MILES PER HOUR- Miles Per Hour
14. KNOCK RET 1 - Short Term (current) Knock Retard (degrees) using the 2005 Chrysler conversion
15. KNOCK RET 2 - Short Term (current) Knock Retard (degrees) using the 2006 Chrysler conversion
16. LT KNOCK RETARD – Long Term knock retard ignition advance reduction
17. KNOCK SENSOR RAW VOLTAGE 1 – voltage output of knock sensor 1
18. KNOCK SENSOR RAW VOLTAGE 1 Avg. – voltage output of knock sensor 1 averaged over time
19. KNOCK SENSOR RAW VOLTAGE 2 – voltage output of knock sensor 2
20. KNOCK SENSOR RAW VOLTAGE 2 Avg. – voltage output of knock sensor 2 averaged over time
21. WASTEGATE SOLENOID % DUTY CYCLE – programmed wastegate
Duty cycle, 0-100%
22. SHORT TRIM FUEL TRIM- short term fuel trim
23. LONG TRIM FUEL TRIM – long term fuel trim
24. CRNT CELL – Currently fuel trim look-up table cell
25. OXYGEN SENSOR - O2 bank 1 sensor in millivolts
26. FUEL LEVEL % – amount of fuel in the tank in percent.
27. FUEL CAP – Fuel tank capacity in gallons.
28. CAT CON TEMP - Catalytic converter exhaust temp bank 1 and 2 – calculated by the PCM
29. LINE PRS – Transmission line pressure
30. TR OIL TEMP 1- Transmission Temperature (auto transmission only)
31. TR OIL TEMP 2 -
32. TCC SLIP – Torque converter slip
33. CURRENT GEAR 1 – current transmission gear
34. CURRENT GEAR 2 – current transmission gear
35. SHIFT TIME – Time taken to execute last shift
36. LFW/LRW SPEED – non-driven wheel speed (left front or left rear)
37. STEERING ANGLE – Angle in degrees or steering wheel/shaft
38. YAW – output of yaw sensor of ESP system in degrees. Yaw is body roll.
39. BRAKE PSI – Brake boost pressure in psi.
40. LATERAL G – Lateral acceleration as measured by ESP system accelerometer
41. BOOSTER TRV – Brake booster travel
42. BOOSTER VEL – Brake booster actuator veleocity. Measurement of speed at which braking is
applied. The faster the brake is pushed, the higher this value. This parameter along with BRAKE PSI will
give detailed info on how you are applying the brakes.
43. TCC STATE – Indicates the status of the torque converter clutch (unlocked/locked).
44. TCC SLIP – Torque converter slip speed.
45. GEAR ACTUAL – current transmission gear
46. TRANS TEMP – transmission temp
47. TORQUE – calculated torque delivered to the transmssion
48. RUN TIME MINS- engine run time since last engine start. Can be used as a trip timer.
49. BATTERY VOLTAGE- Alternator/battery output voltage
50. BATT TEMP – battery temperature
51. INJ PW- injector pulse width in msec.
52. INJ DC – injector duty cycle
53. FUEL STATUS – Fueling status, open or closed loop
54. CMD A/F – PCM commanded air/fuel ratio
55. BASE SPARK TIMING – timing level commanded by the PCM before adjustments due to
temperature, knock, etc.
57. IGNITION ADVANCE- final ignition timing advance after adjustments
58. ENGINE LOAD-calculated Engine Load (0-100%)
60. MPG - Miles Per Gallon- instantaneous fuel economy
61. HP - Calculated net horsepower
62. MISFIRES- Total misfires of all cylinders.
63. P Ratio – Pressure ratio MAP/BAROMETER
64. TRANS TEMP V6/R08: For V6 vehicles only and the 2007/8 V8 Ram
65. TRANS SLIP V6/R08: Transmission Torque converter slip for V6 and 2007/8 V8 Ram.
64. Analog 1 – analog input #1.
65. Analog 2 – analog input #2

Bi-Directional Controls (may not work on every Chrysler):
1. Low Speed fan control – works on most Chrysler
2. High Speed fan control – works on most Chrysler
3. TCM reset – Transmission reset
4. ESP disable/enable

Sahara_Maverick

Wow! This beats the Bully Dog's display hands down. Now I'm longing for one.
It is very nice to have a digital display that we customize to show whichever parameters we want to control. Definitely a very good recommendation and price seems right.

srt8ftw

damn what can't that thing do

Wrangled

Yeah I have one of these too, and am very pleased with it's many options, as well as it's performance. I really wanted to monitor my transmission temps, and decided the best place to get an accurate reading was from the tranny at the pump pickup, and the computor does just that. So by plugging the Interceptor into the OBD port, I am able to get that.
Plug and play, gotta love that!