Can I Add A Trans Temp Guage To My 4l60e?

[grayghost7]

Sure would like to fill that blank gauge area. I do a fair bit of light towing and would like to have the guage for added monitoring.

 

Has anyone done this?

[dlstewart01]

Sure would like to fill that blank gauge area. I do a fair bit of light towing and would like to have the guage for added monitoring.

 

Has anyone done this?

 

Just get a cluster from a 3/4 ton with the gage in it. Its plug and play. You can get the mileage programed to reflect your correct miles. Mileage in full size trucks is kept in the cluster only, not in the computer. I bought a 3/4 ton cluster brand new from ebay and put it my 05 when it was new.

 

Now there are people on ebay that will put the temp gage in your cluster, or sell you a cluster with the gage with the miles already programed.

[grimmysnr]

OR you could get one of those Aeroforce gauges. Plug it into your OBDII (sp) port and you get all kinds of cool info. I used to have one and loved it, dont know why I sold it either. That was dumb of me

[grayghost7]

Sure would like to fill that blank gauge area. I do a fair bit of light towing and would like to have the guage for added monitoring.

 

Has anyone done this?

 

Just get a cluster from a 3/4 ton with the gage in it. Its plug and play. You can get the mileage programed to reflect your correct miles. Mileage in full size trucks is kept in the cluster only, not in the computer. I bought a 3/4 ton cluster brand new from ebay and put it my 05 when it was new.

 

Now there are people on ebay that will put the temp gage in your cluster, or sell you a cluster with the gage with the miles already programed.

 

 

Cool....I'll keep my eye out. How much for the cluster usually? Also, is the sensor in the trans already?

[motoxxx]

This was already a recent topic, but you could look into a scan gauge II. The scan gauge II is simlar to the Aeroforce and you don't have to mount it in a pillar, etc. I mounted mine on top of my steering column.

 

www.scangauge.com

[dlstewart01]

Sure would like to fill that blank gauge area. I do a fair bit of light towing and would like to have the guage for added monitoring.

 

Has anyone done this?

 

Just get a cluster from a 3/4 ton with the gage in it. Its plug and play. You can get the mileage programed to reflect your correct miles. Mileage in full size trucks is kept in the cluster only, not in the computer. I bought a 3/4 ton cluster brand new from ebay and put it my 05 when it was new.

 

Now there are people on ebay that will put the temp gage in your cluster, or sell you a cluster with the gage with the miles already programed.

 

 

Cool....I'll keep my eye out. How much for the cluster usually? Also, is the sensor in the trans already?

 

 

 

Yes all 1500 have the sensor in the trans.

[grayghost7]

Great!

 

I am not really interested in anything aftermarket. I want the stock setup.

[dlstewart01]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/03-04-05-GM...sQ5fAccessories

[motoxxx]

Great!

 

I am not really interested in anything aftermarket. I want the stock setup.

 

 

I think the stock setup is kind of lame if you really want to monitor stuff. The stock setup is more expensive and doesn't montior hardly anything compared to gauges like the aeroforce or scan gauge II setup. Doesn't make much sense to me, but I guess its not my money.

 

By the way, here is all the crap you can monitor while you are towing with the scan gauge II...good luck with the stock setup:

 

- Fuel Economy

- Fuel Rate

- Battery Voltage

- Coolant Temperature

- Intake Air Temperature

- Engine Speed (RPM)

- Vehicle speed (MPH)

- Manifold Pressure (not available on some vehicles)

- Engine Load

- Throttle Position

- Ignition Timing

- Open/Closed Loop

- Instantaneous Horsepower

- Transmission fluid temp.

- Engine Torq.

- Knock Retard

- Maximum Speed

- Average Speed

- Maximum Coolant Temperature

- Maximum RPM

- Driving Time

- Driving Distance

- Fuel Used

- Trip Fuel Economy

- Distance to Empty

- Time to Empty

- Fuel to Empty

[Stevens03]

I upgraded my 03 with an Escalade platinum cluster. It was one of my favorite mods done to my truck. They can be bought on ebay for under $300 with mileage/hour meters programmed and takes less than 10 minutes to plug in.

 

Nothing wrong with the stock gauge look and function.

[grayghost7]

Great!

 

I am not really interested in anything aftermarket. I want the stock setup.

 

 

I think the stock setup is kind of lame if you really want to monitor stuff. The stock setup is more expensive and doesn't montior hardly anything compared to gauges like the aeroforce or scan gauge II setup. Doesn't make much sense to me, but I guess its not my money.

 

By the way, here is all the crap you can monitor while you are towing with the scan gauge II...good luck with the stock setup:

 

- Fuel Economy

- Fuel Rate

- Battery Voltage

- Coolant Temperature

- Intake Air Temperature

- Engine Speed (RPM)

- Vehicle speed (MPH)

- Manifold Pressure (not available on some vehicles)

- Engine Load

- Throttle Position

- Ignition Timing

- Open/Closed Loop

- Instantaneous Horsepower

- Transmission fluid temp.

- Engine Torq.

- Knock Retard

- Maximum Speed

- Average Speed

- Maximum Coolant Temperature

- Maximum RPM

- Driving Time

- Driving Distance

- Fuel Used

- Trip Fuel Economy

- Distance to Empty

- Time to Empty

- Fuel to Empty

 

 

 

 

I don't need anything more than the temp gauge and the point is to keep this one factory with the exception of the gauge cluster, the flowmaster that's already on it and maybe a tune.

 

This is the first vehicle I have felt like keeping stock in my entire lifetime. I am 52 now and am tired of modifying trucks. This one is far and away better than anything I could have built on my own.

 

Not that there's anything wrong with what you guys do, I just don't need all that on a daily driver. It's really just the blank gauge that gets me thinkin' about this