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Old 11-19-2016, 06:32 PM
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From the readings most of the time I could get away with a lawn mower engine.

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it's not "most of the time" that counts
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I tried it a couple of times but found that to get the needle towards the higher end of the scale required me to be looking out of the windshield instead of down at the gauges.
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I take it this is a '15 + only option......
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HP was the default RH pocket gauge when I picked up my '17 GS. It's useless as teats on a boar hog.

I changed it to oil temp.
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I have it on now for a while only because this is the first time I have even seen this as an option on anything I have ever owned....
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nope. no time to look when driving hard.
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Kinda like a "boost" gauge...
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^^^^ i don't even know what the boost gauge is doing in mine it's too low to be useful. should be virtual in HUD imo

HP was fun in my Z06 but gets old quickly.. so much going in the cluster of these cars that speedometer on the left side is COMPLETELY useless to me.

IT'S THE THIRD CHECK OF SPEED i mean comon man lol

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I use it. Better than looking at oil temp gauges. (Would be useful on track, but no DD)

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I have it. I don't have any thing else useful to put in there. lol
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I used to have that gauge as 1 of my 2 pocket gauges but I recently removed it as I felt it was basically useless to me. Not sure how accurate it is and big deal it moves as you accelerate but hard to tell how much HP is being used since the gauge is small with poor graduations.
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Originally Posted by Skidplate
I tried it a couple of times but found that to get the needle towards the higher end of the scale required me to be looking out of the windshield instead of down at the gauges.
Same as the friction circle.
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Originally Posted by Skidplate
I tried it a couple of times but found that to get the needle towards the higher end of the scale required me to be looking out of the windshield instead of down at the gauges.
I completely agree. I had it on once and found myself continuously trying pin the needle. It was only a matter of time before something bad would happen.

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