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dinnut · 12-10-2003, 02:01 AM

jc whitney has some weird stuff. they have some gauges that might fit in the stock bezel.... i might try using

anybody ever use one of these?

http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/...&storeId=10101

For all cars, trucks, vans and RVs
Miles-per-gallon scale shows actual gas mileage as you drive
Easy to install on or under dash
Slash your fuel costs with this easy-to-read illuminated fuel economy-performance gauge. Color-coded zones tell you when your engine is producing the most power for the least gas. Approx. 3-1/2? diam. face. With mounting housing. Complete with Operating/Installation Manual.

dmurphy68 · 12-10-2003, 02:05 AM

for 27 bucks it is worth a shot

Cat Fuzz · 12-10-2003, 02:05 AM

Thats just a vacuum gauge. I had a 77 Monte Carlo that had one, factory installed. Didn't look like that, but worked the same way.

Longhorn Man · 12-10-2003, 02:18 AM

That's all it is is a vacume guage.

stelth2002 · 12-10-2003, 03:35 AM

Thats exactly what i was going to say. Spend your money else where or buy a stock looking one and put in there. To get better milage just keep your foot out of it, thats all that gauge is going to tell you.

Hooter · 12-10-2003, 04:02 AM

my friend has one in his 78 GMC, thought it was kinda goofy

lukecp · 12-10-2003, 10:09 AM

I drove an '86? Caprice once with a "fuel economy" guage it in. It was the cheesiest thing i had ever seen. The guage had no numbers and was hooked directly up to the gas pedal

At idle it would be pegged on the highest gas mileage, hehe.

tom hand · 12-10-2003, 10:41 AM

Having a large vacuum gauge in your face is a good way to "train" yourself how to get the best mileage out of your vehicle. The thing is if you keep one of our trucks in the best mileage part of the guage, little ole ladies using walkers will be passing you flipping you off...lol

slam33 · 12-10-2003, 11:51 AM

I have a fuel milage gauge, It's called a Fuel Tach. Looks like it would fit in the center tach hole on the dash. I bought it for a big rig. It has flow sensores that hook into the fuel line, and a electronic speed sensor that you run off the speedo cable. You set it up, figure out you fuel consumption and then calibrate it. It also has a small digital read out. Looks cool, but I never got around to running it.

724x4a/cchevy · 12-10-2003, 03:52 PM

Where did you find that FUel tach? That sure doesnt sound like a vaccum gauge to me. It sounds interesting. so whered you get it? thanks

dinnut · 12-11-2003, 12:21 AM

thats what i thought it was. but i think it is so weird that they call it a mpg gauge.

slam33 · 12-11-2003, 12:28 PM

Got it at a Kenworth dealership years ago. They had about 50 of them for $25 each so I grabed one. This one does not use vacume at all. I'll take a pic of it and post it later on.

Paul72 · 12-11-2003, 02:34 PM

I used to call those gauges 'fun meters'. Just tried to keep them as low as possible - needle pegged=no fun.

12-10-2003, 02:01 AM	#1
dinnut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: missouri city, tx Posts: 4,486	mpg's gauge? jc whitney has some weird stuff. they have some gauges that might fit in the stock bezel.... i might try using anybody ever use one of these? http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/...&storeId=10101 For all cars, trucks, vans and RVs Miles-per-gallon scale shows actual gas mileage as you drive Easy to install on or under dash Slash your fuel costs with this easy-to-read illuminated fuel economy-performance gauge. Color-coded zones tell you when your engine is producing the most power for the least gas. Approx. 3-1/2? diam. face. With mounting housing. Complete with Operating/Installation Manual. __________________ 70 longbed 496/th400/Ford 9" Last edited by dinnut; 12-10-2003 at 02:03 AM.

12-10-2003, 02:05 AM	#2
dmurphy68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Middletown ohio Posts: 1,058	for 27 bucks it is worth a shot __________________ The very atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference. When firearms go, all goes, we need them every hour. - George Washington No free man shall be debarred the use of arms - Thomas Jefferson Later Darren http://www.myspace.com/dmurphy68

12-10-2003, 02:18 AM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	That's all it is is a vacume guage. Attached Images

12-10-2003, 03:35 AM	#5
stelth2002 Young Gun wth Fast Inline Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Idaho Posts: 1,475	Thats exactly what i was going to say. Spend your money else where or buy a stock looking one and put in there. To get better milage just keep your foot out of it, thats all that gauge is going to tell you. __________________ 1967 Chevrolet LWB with built 292! 415 ft. lbs of torque, 4 speed :O with 27% overdrive too, 3.73 Posi. Frame and body done... getting painted!!!

12-10-2003, 04:02 AM	#6
Hooter My other Love Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada Posts: 4,085	my friend has one in his 78 GMC, thought it was kinda goofy __________________ Castlegar B.C.The great white North (Canada Eh!) Hooter_5@hotmail.com First generation Monte Carlo club pictures of my life

12-10-2003, 02:05 AM	#3
Cat Fuzz My son, my joy. Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 463	Thats just a vacuum gauge. I had a 77 Monte Carlo that had one, factory installed. Didn't look like that, but worked the same way.

12-10-2003, 10:09 AM	#7
lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	I drove an '86? Caprice once with a "fuel economy" guage it in. It was the cheesiest thing i had ever seen. The guage had no numbers and was hooked directly up to the gas pedal At idle it would be pegged on the highest gas mileage, hehe. __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg

12-10-2003, 10:41 AM	#8
tom hand CCRider Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Olive Branch,MS,USA Posts: 2,232	Having a large vacuum gauge in your face is a good way to "train" yourself how to get the best mileage out of your vehicle. The thing is if you keep one of our trucks in the best mileage part of the guage, little ole ladies using walkers will be passing you flipping you off...lol __________________ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS

12-10-2003, 11:51 AM	#9
slam33 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Long Beach, Ca Posts: 1,432	I have a fuel milage gauge, It's called a Fuel Tach. Looks like it would fit in the center tach hole on the dash. I bought it for a big rig. It has flow sensores that hook into the fuel line, and a electronic speed sensor that you run off the speedo cable. You set it up, figure out you fuel consumption and then calibrate it. It also has a small digital read out. Looks cool, but I never got around to running it. __________________ 71 LWB 350/350still working on it but it's going tp be sweet. www.geocities.com/stevemau/slam33page.html " TARGET=_blank>http://www.geocities.com/stevemau/slam33page.html?1004806705410 </A>

12-10-2003, 03:52 PM	#10
724x4a/cchevy Self-proclaimed LED man Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Harrisburg, Missouri Posts: 1,021	Hey SLAM33! Where did you find that FUel tach? That sure doesnt sound like a vaccum gauge to me. It sounds interesting. so whered you get it? thanks __________________ My LED Website My Photobucket Album of LED's Ask me about hand-made custom L.E.D brake and reverse lights. <- LINK I also do LED: -Third Brake/Cargo -Brake (truck and burb) -Reverse (truck and burb) -67-68 Front Turn Signals -69-70 Front Turn Signals -71-72 Front Turn Signals -GMC Front Turn Signals I can also do custom lights for other vehicles....i did a set for a AMC Gremlin once Norwood Survivor

12-11-2003, 12:21 AM	#11
dinnut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: missouri city, tx Posts: 4,486	thats what i thought it was. but i think it is so weird that they call it a mpg gauge. __________________ 70 longbed 496/th400/Ford 9"

12-11-2003, 12:28 PM	#12
slam33 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Long Beach, Ca Posts: 1,432	Got it at a Kenworth dealership years ago. They had about 50 of them for $25 each so I grabed one. This one does not use vacume at all. I'll take a pic of it and post it later on. __________________ 71 LWB 350/350still working on it but it's going tp be sweet. www.geocities.com/stevemau/slam33page.html " TARGET=_blank>http://www.geocities.com/stevemau/slam33page.html?1004806705410 </A>

12-11-2003, 02:34 PM	#13
Paul72 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Waterloo, IA Posts: 1,147	I used to call those gauges 'fun meters'. Just tried to keep them as low as possible - needle pegged=no fun. __________________ '72 Chevy K20 - 383/4sp/205 - SOLD after 41 years in the family Next project - K/5 Tahoe (71 Blazer on 99 Tahoe chassis) Build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=789958

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