I am needing to get some type of monitoring system for my truck. I was thinking some sort of analog gauges like the ones from ISSPRO and putting them into a pillar. The other option I was considering was a digital monitor like the Edge Insight CTS2. My main purpose eventually is to tow a trailer with my rig. What do ya'll run and what do you personally think the pros/ cons of each are. Any input is much appreciated. Thanks!
I have combination of both. I'm old school and like to have a gauge I can look at but I also have Torque Pro on an old cell phone that I use for display too.
There's a lot of parameters already in the PCM. You can spend $1000's on external gauges or you can see what your truck is seeing for less than $50.
I have ISSPRO EV2 gages for EGT, trans temp, boost, and fuel pressure. I could have skipped on the trans temp but I got the gauges way before OBDII monitoring was a "thing". I have a boost gauge because I have a boost fooler so the truck will never see over 24 psi, and the truck didn't come with a sensor for EGT or fuel pressure.
Thanks for th replies fellas. I’m looking at some pillar pods and would probably be leaning towards a tripple so I can monitor egt, boost and trans temp. It looks like there are two types of pillar mounts. One that completely replaces the pillar and factory matches and one that is just a skin that mounts to the current pillar trim. I am only interested in a factory match full pillar piece, not the skin type. Who makes the best one?
I use an old Android phone as my display so the BT does me just fine so I went with the LX. If I ever decide to use my iPhone then I'll upgrade to the MX for the Wi-Fi connection.
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