OT/OP Gauges and Shift Light installation into Sport 410
I decided that with the extra loading of the cooling systems on the 410, that I needed to get some baseline measurements. Originally I was planning on installing Water Temp, Eng Oil Temp, Oil Pressure and Trans Temp gauges using the SPA Digital dual read outs Signature series. A subsequent mock fit up and resulting ergonomic access issues to A/C controls along with the ability to see Water Temp on my AIM Solo2DL and working with AIM and Lotus to pull the Trans oil temps off the CANBUS moved me to a single gauge installation. While I had the dash and center console apart I also to the time to install the AIM link to the OBD2 port, camera cable to back firewall, and Ecliptech Shift-P2 lights (why did Lotus remove the redline telltails from the 4xx cars?)
A common IGN power source was taken from the A/C panel mirror heater relay switch, an OBD2 extender 2nd port cable was used to connect both the AIM CANBus and Cartek CANBus Converter (CK-CC-04) to non intrusively grab an RPM signal for the shift lights.
Im still experimenting with warning/alarm settings but currently using:
Oil Pressure: Low Flashing Warning 25 psi, Low Red Alarm 18 psi; High Flashing Warning 85 psi, High Amber Alarm 90 psi - sender tee'd off OEM OP Switch
Oil Temp: Low Flashing Warning 60 C, Low Blue Alarm 55 C; High Flashing Warning 103 C, High Magenta Alarm 110 C - sender placed in oil pan
(Factory: Blue cold light off at 60 C, Red hot light on @ 113 C)
Shift Lights: 1st green 4400 rpm, 1st yellow 5800, 1st red 6500, all flash 6850
I decided that with the extra loading of the cooling systems on the 410, that I needed to get some baseline measurements. Originally I was planning on installing Water Temp, Eng Oil Temp, Oil Pressure and Trans Temp gauges using the SPA Digital dual read outs Signature series. A subsequent mock fit up and resulting ergonomic access issues to A/C controls along with the ability to see Water Temp on my AIM Solo2DL and working with AIM and Lotus to pull the Trans oil temps off the CANBUS moved me to a single gauge installation. While I had the dash and center console apart I also to the time to install the AIM link to the OBD2 port, camera cable to back firewall, and Ecliptech Shift-P2 lights (why did Lotus remove the redline telltails from the 4xx cars?)
A common IGN power source was taken from the A/C panel mirror heater relay switch, an OBD2 extender 2nd port cable was used to connect both the AIM CANBus and Cartek CANBus Converter (CK-CC-04) to non intrusively grab an RPM signal for the shift lights.
Im still experimenting with warning/alarm settings but currently using:
Oil Pressure: Low Flashing Warning 25 psi, Low Red Alarm 18 psi; High Flashing Warning 85 psi, High Amber Alarm 90 psi - sender tee'd off OEM OP Switch
Oil Temp: Low Flashing Warning 60 C, Low Blue Alarm 55 C; High Flashing Warning 103 C, High Magenta Alarm 110 C - sender placed in oil pan
(Factory: Blue cold light off at 60 C, Red hot light on @ 113 C)
Shift Lights: 1st green 4400 rpm, 1st yellow 5800, 1st red 6500, all flash 6850
