This kit will install on the back of your instrument cluster and turn the coolant and oil gauges into real ones!
Wonder how fast those needles can actually move?
The coolant gauge, as it comes from the factory, is useless. It will never let you know when your engine is overheating - until it is too late.
The oil pressure gauge is the embodiment of uselessness - it never moves from its slightly off centered position regardless of actual oil pressure. It may as well be replaced by a light bulb...
Under this kit, the coolant gauge will start moving off center as soon as 100C/212F and max out at 115C/240F; letting you know things have gone south!
In this picture, the coolant temp is 107C - but it can be made to be more, or less !
The oil pressure gauge will now be proportional with true oil pressure, and as such it will center at 3 bar/45psi, and max out at 6 bar/85psi which is what most cars get.
In this picture, the engine oil is hot, the engine is idling and the pressure shown is about 2 bar. The letter L stands for 0 pressure, and the center stands for 3 bar / 45 psi.
But if you don't like these ranges, you don't have to! The kit can be customised to your liking before you place the order. Fill out the comments when placing your order and your wish shall be my command :D
One more example is this:
Coolant temperature = 95C / 203F
Oil pressure = 1.7 bar / 25 psi
Oil pressure = 5 bar / 72 psi.
The defaults of the kit are:
(3 bar = ~ 45 psi;)
(5 bar = ~ 70 psi; what most stock RX8s make)
Kit comes with all needed hardware and installation instructions.
This is the oil filter adapter option:
Shown above - an oil filter adapter to install the oil pressure sensor, and the board that does all the magic. Custom made, unique, sleek and modern!
Optionally, you can install the sensor in a banjo bolt that enters the oil filter stand:
The install this way is a bit more complicated but will make oil filter changes a bit easier - worth it, in my opinion.
Please note - if your selected option is not available, an email will be sent asking for permission to change to the other option. Otherwise, shipping will be delayed by as much as 2 weeks until I can grab the missing part.
The board that mounts behind the OEM instrument cluster looks like this - new version created in 2023:
Please note - the cooling fans control option has been discontinued as no one really wanted it. Otherwise, the new kit works and fits exactly as the old one.
Wonder how fast those needles can actually move?
The coolant gauge, as it comes from the factory, is useless. It will never let you know when your engine is overheating - until it is too late.
The oil pressure gauge is the embodiment of uselessness - it never moves from its slightly off centered position regardless of actual oil pressure. It may as well be replaced by a light bulb...
Under this kit, the coolant gauge will start moving off center as soon as 100C/212F and max out at 115C/240F; letting you know things have gone south!
In this picture, the coolant temp is 107C - but it can be made to be more, or less !
The oil pressure gauge will now be proportional with true oil pressure, and as such it will center at 3 bar/45psi, and max out at 6 bar/85psi which is what most cars get.
In this picture, the engine oil is hot, the engine is idling and the pressure shown is about 2 bar. The letter L stands for 0 pressure, and the center stands for 3 bar / 45 psi.
But if you don't like these ranges, you don't have to! The kit can be customised to your liking before you place the order. Fill out the comments when placing your order and your wish shall be my command :D
One more example is this:
Coolant temperature = 95C / 203F
Oil pressure = 1.7 bar / 25 psi
Oil pressure = 5 bar / 72 psi.
The defaults of the kit are:
(3 bar = ~ 45 psi;)
(5 bar = ~ 70 psi; what most stock RX8s make)
Kit comes with all needed hardware and installation instructions.
This is the oil filter adapter option:
Shown above - an oil filter adapter to install the oil pressure sensor, and the board that does all the magic. Custom made, unique, sleek and modern!
Optionally, you can install the sensor in a banjo bolt that enters the oil filter stand:
The install this way is a bit more complicated but will make oil filter changes a bit easier - worth it, in my opinion.
Please note - if your selected option is not available, an email will be sent asking for permission to change to the other option. Otherwise, shipping will be delayed by as much as 2 weeks until I can grab the missing part.
The board that mounts behind the OEM instrument cluster looks like this - new version created in 2023:
Please note - the cooling fans control option has been discontinued as no one really wanted it. Otherwise, the new kit works and fits exactly as the old one.
Product Code: RX8-AGK
Product Condition: New
Saturday, August 20, 2022
good gauges
have these in my 2004 rx8, and i do not like those rice-style gauge pods. absolutely love these as they work very well but do not look aftermarket at all.
David Bunchs
Saturday, August 20, 2022
love it!
I put this in both my RX8s. In the car I drive on the street, I have one range for engine temperature, and for the racing car I have another. I absolutely love that in both cars the needles now work as they should have from factory. I have deleted my auxiliary gauge pods which I never liked but had to use them.
Tao Hun
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Hard to install but absolutely worth the trouble
i knew i had to solder to install these gauges but ultimately i couldn't do it myself i asked around town for anyone who could help and a car electrician did it for me for the price of a few beers then i discovered that i have an overheating problem which could not be fixed but by replacing the radiator, it was clogged with rust despite coolant being clean after replacing the rad the gauges sat upright all the time which i understand is perfect, but the stock instrument pannel never told me i had a problem
Edvin Nikolas