Auto-Meter TRI-ALERT

[justa6]

I put one on my Cobra about a year ago. Its got to be the best deal out there.

I have a Dry sump system that uses a Weaver external oil pump. The good news is that the pump makes an internal pump pale in comparison. The bad news is that it uses a Gilmer (cogged) belt to drive it.

So I got the Tri-Alert and set the oil pressure alert to come on at 50psi. The motor idles at 55 (Hot) and runs from 75psi at cruise to 100 psi at 8,000RPM. I also set the alarm to go off for water temp in excess of 220 and oil temp at the same.

I use a Piezo buzzer and a bright orange light if any of the 3 gauges sees something it shouldn't.

Oh and I wanted to comment of something MR FIXIT said:
He wrote>>> My oil pressure gauge needle move more quickly than my tach needle. Electric speedo's are nice however.<<<

Fixit, when I'm running through the traps at the dragstrip or in the turns at a road race HOW, exactly, am I supposed to watch the oil pressure gauge? IMO, the Tri Alert is a tremendous value. For around 70 bucks you have a "brain" that looks at nothing else but your instuments and warns you when something goes wrong.

Oh and by the way the guy that did the machine work on my motor builds Busch, Nascar, and other race motors for a living. He told me to put a warning light on my oil pressure that goes off at around 50PSI not 5 so that I could kill it and "maybe" save the motor. I found the Tri-Alert and he loved it. He sells a lot of them now.

Regards,