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Old Nov 28, 2015 | 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by KMO43
I do not like interceptors
Oh. Which ones are good? The Plx ones are also ok sale.

I've heard nothing but good things about interceptors
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Old Nov 28, 2015 | 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by kissrocker52
Oh. Which ones are good? The Plx ones are also ok sale.

I've heard nothing but good things about interceptors
I have an interceptor and i like it. But it's basically a decoration at this point because my car is stock. Kmo likely has very good reasons haha.
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Old Nov 28, 2015 | 11:06 AM
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... zoomer did email me back;
apparently there is a discount applied to itmes in the cart today;
i logged back on to check it out...

the item i wanted the most was marked down yesterday to 207 from 269;
today the discount marks the same item down to 243...

don't get me wrong, a discount is great, but in my opinion their site prevented me from ordering at the $207 price - now having to pay $243 because I was unable to get on early enough to accomidate their site glitches during checking out is rather deflating.

Does anyone know if they have sales again akin to black friday right after christmas?
(when typically people aren't spending money)

becaue right now, i am kinda miffed, and spending an extra $36 because of a problem on their end doesn't appeal to me...
(and i am not going to whine and waste zoomers time about this)

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Old Nov 28, 2015 | 11:25 AM
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i have always thought that interceptors were a waste...
they show info that can be useful - but how many people actually tune using interceptor info?
... i'm guessing almost none;
the interceptor uses the same obd port that hpt needs to datalog and tune - while other gauges can be wired into hpt.

has anyone modified a coupe pillar, and added an rpd to a sedan before?
because they can be wired in...
the HHR monted the rpd on the dash...
and the rpd does show additional info that hpt can see & use...

thoughts?
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Old Nov 28, 2015 | 12:13 PM
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The nice thing about an interceptor is that you don't always have your HPT plugged in, and you certainly aren't watching it during a pull or race. Say you have the interceptor set to monitor knock retard, and you set the alarm to go off at a certain amount. You get in a race and you are banging through the gears and something happens, whether that be a vacuum line popped off the wastegate or developed a leak and boost goes sky high, you nip a spark plug for some reason, you got a bad tank of gas, etc.. That red light will light up in your face and you will back off the gas and save your engine. Or say you are monitoring fuel trims while cruising around and you get a tear in a coupler or your maf screws loosen up or any sort of unmetered air issue, you'll notice that your trims are way off when glancing at your gauge. Or you set a boost alarm if the boost gets to a certain range on a cold night, or monitor intake temps so you aren't creating the sun inside your engine on a long pull. You can set alarms for any monitored function. Its just a nice peace of mind knowing that you can have something warn you if it has surpassed its comfort limit without you having to stare at the gauge mid pull.

I have one, but it hasn't been in my car for years due to some issues with it, so I am unbiased here lol, its just a nice piece to have in the car.
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Old Nov 28, 2015 | 12:38 PM
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i have one for the above stated reason, with no rpd in my car i wanted something to notify me if something went wrong and the car started knocking
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Old Nov 28, 2015 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by heeter_33
I have an interceptor and i like it. But it's basically a decoration at this point because my car is stock. Kmo likely has very good reasons haha.
No i dont have a good reason i just think theyre cluttered and i prefer gauges with needles not digital
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Old Nov 28, 2015 | 05:55 PM
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Yea it would be for the above reasons too. Mainly now I need to buy 2 gauges lol. I have a dual pod on the way as well as I have the speedometer cluster with a single gauge pod.
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Old Nov 28, 2015 | 09:12 PM
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Kris - I don't know if you have heard of these, but for a while I was considering buying one of these to fill a pod spot;


I ended up adding an analog boost gauge (in large part because my RPD doesn't display vacuum) and an oil pressure gauge to my car.
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Old Nov 28, 2015 | 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by soundjunky
Kris - I don't know if you have heard of these, but for a while I was considering buying one of these to fill a pod spot; I ended up adding an analog boost gauge (in large part because my RPD doesn't display vacuum) and an oil pressure gauge to my car.
Not a bad idea. I had never heard or seen these before
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Old Nov 29, 2015 | 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by soundjunky
I ended up adding an analog boost gauge (in large part because my RPD doesn't display vacuum) and an oil pressure gauge to my car.
I have an RPD, interceptor, and an analog boost gauge that I have yet to hook up because I haven't found the parts to do it yet.
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Old Nov 29, 2015 | 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by heeter_33
I have an RPD, interceptor, and an analog boost gauge that I have yet to hook up because I haven't found the parts to do it yet.
I'm really happy i bought an AEM boost gauge since the RPD only goes to 25.5psi I've hit 34psi on my 7163
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Old Nov 30, 2015 | 11:31 AM
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My boost, fuel pressure, and wideband gauges are all digital, and the only reason my Defi EGT isn't is because I already had it and AEM doesnt make a digital EGT gauge
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Old Nov 30, 2015 | 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by InfraRedline
My boost, fuel pressure, and wideband gauges are all digital, and the only reason my Defi EGT isn't is because I already had it and AEM doesnt make a digital EGT gauge
What brand did you go with. I was also thinking I may switch to digital.
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Old Nov 30, 2015 | 01:38 PM
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Everything is AEM besides my Defi EGT gauge.
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Old Nov 30, 2015 | 04:07 PM
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What is everyone running for brake pads?
The previous owner of my car had the rear pads and rotors (OEM parts) done like 5k ago but they are grinding so I want to switch out those shitty OEM pads.
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Old Nov 30, 2015 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by mzspd
What is everyone running for brake pads?
The previous owner of my car had the rear pads and rotors (OEM parts) done like 5k ago but they are grinding so I want to switch out those shitty OEM pads.
I'm running ZZP rotors with Hawk HPS pads
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Old Nov 30, 2015 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by KMO43
I'm running ZZP rotors with Hawk HPS pads
Sweet thanks, I ran HPS on my Speed and they were good. Did you get them from ZZP?
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Old Nov 30, 2015 | 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by mzspd
Sweet thanks, I ran HPS on my Speed and they were good. Did you get them from ZZP?
Ya. I'm still trying to decide between the ZZP big brake kit or just the ZZP rotors and HPS pads up front. I wanna run 17in slicks next year
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Old Nov 30, 2015 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by KMO43
I do not like interceptors
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Old Nov 30, 2015 | 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Bluelightning
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It's true. I have a sexy RPD
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Old Nov 30, 2015 | 07:11 PM
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RPD is good for a canned tune with minor bolts ons. Nothing more.

Especially if you don't have hpt to drive around with hooked up all the time.

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Old Nov 30, 2015 | 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Bluelightning
RPD is good for a canned tune with minor bolts ons. Nothing more.

Especially if you don't have hpt to drive around with hooked up all the time.
Why is a RPD not good for a modded car? I can log my car whenever I want but I'm usually too lazy
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Old Nov 30, 2015 | 11:37 PM
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You can just monitor wayyy more things on the fly is all
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Old Nov 30, 2015 | 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Bluelightning
You can just monitor wayyy more things on the fly is all
I don't usually look too much at my gauges I'm usually more worried about hitting **** at WOT
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