AEM X-Series OBD2 52mm gauge review.

[sgtmorph]

So I bought this new from Amazon and it came to $170~shipped. I was very excited for this on so many levels. 1 gauge to rule them all?? Well…maybe not. It did show a lot of useful information like Air/Fuel ratio, intake air temperature, engine rpm, battery voltage, fuel level, etc etc and so on. My excitement turned quickly into disappointment. This gauge does not display my Engine Coolant Temp or Oil Temp. Rather I will say this, my car does not ”broadcast” this information to this particular gauge. So AEM is NOT to blame for the fact the my car doesn’t display what I wanted. I did try another OBD2 gauge from another company (one of those cheap $50 ones) and that didn’t work for ECT or EOT either. So I have one more idea, but unfortunately for me, AEM won’t do it for me… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

(I returned the gauge already lol so no it’s not for sale, and no I didn’t plan to mount the gauge here lol this was just propped there for the pic )

Sponsored

 

[sgtmorph]

Side update:
I tried this obd2 tool I normally use at work. I normally use it to read codes quick when diagnosing. Bluetooth and $30 bucks. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

But to my surprise, over Bluetooth I get Coolant temps and Intake air temps. Still no engine oil temp, but its all trial and error. So for some reason, it doesn’t display via hardwired obd2, but works fine over Bluetooth obd2.

Heres a screencap on iPhone

 

[Vincent@27WON]

Have you considered getting a Ktuner V2? You can have this all on display.

 

[sgtmorph]

Have you considered getting a Ktuner V2? You can have this all on display.

I did yeah, but having only paid $300 bux for my used v1.2... I figured it better to divert funds to other mods.
Plus, it's a k20c2.... there's only one available tune, so a v2 kinda feels like overkill.

 

[Vincent@27WON]

fair enough, makes sense.

 

[GetterDragun]

I use these, I think they make generic OBD2 verisions. You can display 5 parameters at a time.

Banks Power 66560 Banks Power iDash 1.8 Super Gauges | Summit Racing

 

[sgtmorph]

I use these, I think they make generic OBD2 verisions. You can display 5 parameters at a time.

Banks Power 66560 Banks Power iDash 1.8 Super Gauges | Summit Racing

Wow that’s nice! Double the price of the AEM tho ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Gonna have to look at this some more. Thanks!!

Sponsored