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How easy is it to install the R33 GTR 3-gauge cluster (boost, oil temp and front torque) in a Stagea?

Has anyone done it?

Where would you hook up the lines for it? (Boost is obvious, but oil temp not so and front torque no idea)

I have seen a couple for sale here in NZ and think it would be nice to do if it is possible.

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G'day, I was under the bonnet of my new toy (s2) the other day and noticed a little sender hanging of the oil filter neck, I have been told that is the oil temp sender. Have see any clusters for sale lately? I would like to fit one. Cheers. Jason.

I've seen pics of them installed in place of the factory stereo, and from what i've seen, they fit alright.

I have looked at a circuit diagram of the ATTESSA system, but from an R32. I have been told that the R33 system is slightly different and the torque split gauge hooks up to different numbered pins.

I would only get one if it is not too much hassle to electrically hook up, as for fitting it in the slot, I'm sure I'd find a way.

I have not seen any for sale for a while. They appear every now and again on the Trademe site here in NZ (www.trademe.co.nz).

Edited by sy300

Well, yes, everyone can find a way, why dont you just buy seperate gauges and then fit them in the DIN slot, like i will be.

Maybe just you want the split gauge? I am sure you can somehow make something at home that will tell you that, im sure its just a voltage output from the ECU telling the atessa how much split to use, therefore just use a voltmeter and convert that to %'s

My theory at least...

Good luck with it, let us know :P

Well, yes, everyone can find a way, why dont you just buy seperate gauges and then fit them in the DIN slot, like i will be.

Maybe just you want the split gauge? I am sure you can somehow make something at home that will tell you that, im sure its just a voltage output from the ECU telling the atessa how much split to use, therefore just use a voltmeter and convert that to %'s

My theory at least...

Good luck with it, let us know :)

with comments like that u should be in an old 202 carby kingswood hahaha :lol:

I dont understand why the output would be anymore complex then that?

BTW, what did you do about your interior brad, after the manual conversion? Was it a chop job?

GTR cluster

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Stagea stereo frame

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i had more serious problems to sort than console surrounds hehe :) but yes i have just used it without the centre gearstick surround in and it got noisy as, so i cut up the auto surround dodgy style and covered it.

ill sort it in the distant future but im not too worried as people wont care about a missing console surround :lol:

Thats it mate, thats it!

At the moment I cant afford anything more then my boost gauge so i have a space there for two gauges, but i will fill it with another two gauges when i get around to it.

Cmon people, is a torque split gauge really that helpful? Its not as if you can actually change or need to monitor it or anything to NEED a gauge (unlike oil temp, oil pressure, boost, volt, whatever else)

Meh, always two sides to everything i guess :D

Yeah, I'll be doing the 3-gauge cluster thing soon too (as you may have read in my other thread about the blown turbo).

JustJap have a DIN-sized bracket/holder for three 52mm gauges, so I'll be buying that and throwing an oil temp, oil pressure and boost gauge in there. And it's only $29.95 for the bracket!

jjdinholder.jpg

I wouldn't be spending 3*$150 on those - just get a laptop and plug into the consult port, and mount the display! :-) The software the Melbourne stagea guys saw me using is almost ready for public consumption, and I'll probably GIVE it to any Melbourne stagea owner :-)

Edited by ian
It has oil temp and pressure outputs?

If so, HELL YES! :)

About two thirds of the consult stuff has been identified, I'm working on the rest at the moment... Given the dash in my R34 has oil temp and preasure, and it electrically gets these from the CPU, they must be there somewhere!

Go the Pioneer AVG-VDP1 dvd player and screen with Vehicle Dynamics Processor. oh yea but too expensive for now.

Looks good - but it lacks the really interesting car data as it doesn't talk to the ECU... Mines going to be much better .. :-)

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