Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums - Camaro5.com
 
Vararam
Go Back   Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums - Camaro5.com > Engine | Drivetrain | Powertrain Technical Discussions > Forced Induction - V6


Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 06-15-2020, 04:30 PM   #1
Pearlj10
 
Drives: 2011 Camaro 2LT
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Az
Posts: 367
Most important PIDs to monitor when supercharged

Hey folks,

I’m considering adding a P3 gauge once my SC install is complete. Will monitoring exhaust gas temps help identify if the cats are about to burn up? I’m trying to figure out how to keep an eye on that but still install a gauge that I like aesthetically. I’d prefer not to install wideband downstream from cat if there’s another way of monitoring it. Not sure if watching the 02 sensor voltages is accurate enough. Thanks in advance for your input!
Pearlj10 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-17-2020, 11:41 AM   #2
bill522
 
Drives: 2014 LS Camaro
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Florida
Posts: 113
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pearlj10 View Post
Hey folks,

I’m considering adding a P3 gauge once my SC install is complete. Will monitoring exhaust gas temps help identify if the cats are about to burn up? I’m trying to figure out how to keep an eye on that but still install a gauge that I like aesthetically. I’d prefer not to install wideband downstream from cat if there’s another way of monitoring it. Not sure if watching the 02 sensor voltages is accurate enough. Thanks in advance for your input!
Why do you still have cats ? Unless its a state requirement, I would get rid of them once you are S/C. ALSO do not get HI FLO CATS, guaranteed to burn up, personal experience. Overkill S/C for about 5 years now..522/408
bill522 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-17-2020, 06:45 PM   #3
Pearlj10
 
Drives: 2011 Camaro 2LT
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Az
Posts: 367
Thanks for the response. You’re running some serious power. Stage 2 I’m guessing? I live in PHX where the cats are required and they use mirrors to check undercarriage. Will Overkill thought that my BBK LT headers were long enough to diffuse some heat before exhaust got to the cats but, yeah, I’m nervous. I figured I’d try it and switch to dummy cats if needed. Not sure what the best way to monitor the cats is.
Pearlj10 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-08-2021, 10:19 PM   #4
SSyclone
 
SSyclone's Avatar
 
Drives: 2011 2SS Inferno Orange
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Cedar Hill, MO
Posts: 60
I have a dual set of Aeroforce gauges in a pulsar mount. They'll monitor tons of stuff and display 4 parameters at a time or cycle through.

Check out the Banks I dash, expensive but one wild do the work of two aeroforce. Plus if you want you can buy the one that logs data to a micro SD card.
__________________
2011 Camaro SS

Buckets of money under hood!
SSyclone is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-09-2021, 06:32 PM   #5
SSyclone
 
SSyclone's Avatar
 
Drives: 2011 2SS Inferno Orange
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Cedar Hill, MO
Posts: 60
Bit of a late follow up, depending on you level of performance, if your going big lose the cats. My opinion of course.

Plus on the gauges is good to be able to look at anything you may need to Temps and pressures are a must! You know things that tell you to get out of the gas just before bad things happen.
__________________
2011 Camaro SS

Buckets of money under hood!
SSyclone is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:12 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.