TrackToyFour wrote:
The ADL3 is probably overkill for you and is eye-wateringly expensive even for a MoTeC. A more cost effective option is the MoTeC CDL3 dash which integrates directly with MoTeC ECU's and other components. The AIM MXL Pro5 does much the same and links directly to MoTeC. It includes integrated user programmable shift and warning lights. The processing and maths functions are not included but you may not need those? I have an MXL which is surplus to requirements. Drop me a PM if you are interested.
You may be right, the ADL3 might turn out to be overkill in the long run, and "eye-wateringly expensive" is a very good way to put it. I've looked over the CDL3 and compared it to the ADL3 and I can see some features missing which I either need and/or want to have on the car. The MXL seems more suitable but does still seem to lack some features. Whether the features that the ADL3 has make it worthwhile spending the massive extra amount of money on it has yet to be seen, I need to sit down and compare both very carefully before I make a decision. I might have bought the spare MXL that you have at the moment if I thought it would make it into a car in the next 12 months, but that’s almost certainly not going to happen, so thanks for the offer but I’ll let it go to someone who can make use of it in the near future.
johnyboy1976 wrote:
I have the ADL3 unit to go with my motec ECU - but if i was to do it again id just save lots of £££ by buying a MXL unit.
Are you saying that because you don’t make full use of all the functions which the ADL3 has, or because you feel the extra functions aren’t worth the larger price tag that it costs over the MXL (or both)?
duncansharp76 wrote:
All you need is the Speedo, another company for you is Dakota Digital in Colorado. Send them your instrument binnacle and inform you what digital gauges you want and they'll do the rest. Their gauges are accurate but being an american company get looked over obviously. Other that the usual come to mind Stack etc etc. There was also a company in the UK which did bespoke digital Binnacles but cant remember what the compnay is called 'doh' but i will have a gander and see if i can dig them up as by my memory they were very reasonably priced
I was planning on removing the stock binnacle altogether and replacing it with a single unit – I want to get as much functionality in one unit as I can so the dash doesn’t end up looking like the instrument panel of an aeroplane! Thanks for the info though, I’ll keep these companies in mind.
What I definitely can't seem to find out about any of these data logging systems, from manufacturer websites or manuals, is whether or not they support a single channel being used as an odometer. By that I mean a channel which can record distance but cannot be reset on the unit, only when plugged into a computer for programming. Do you have any idea Johnny, or does your track only machine with the ADL3 in it have no need for an odometer?
I already foresee a problem with completing a project like mine which will be developed over a long period of time - I'll need to spent a lot of money on certain things upfront to get the features that I will want to use at a later stage. Welcome to the “joys” of building road legal track cars, eh? :/
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) integrate flawlessly with the (MoTeC) ECU I'm using. If legal, I'd like to have no dials for the speedo or tach and minimal dial gauges in general - almost everything I need to be able to see at a glance is shown on the ADL3 although at this early stage I'm not sure how programing one function as an odometer would be done with it. The only things I might include small dial gauges for are oil temp, water temp and boost pressure. As you can tell, it's really early days for my dash design but I'm trying to get an idea of what's required to get a pass come MOT time before I settle on any one layout or system. 
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