Which/What gauges should I get? [Merged 12-6]

[SetH]

thanks. what other gauge would one put in the 3 gauge a-pillar? I guess I'll just go with those 2, thanks!

[doug]

Some people get a water temp gauge since the stock one isn't that accurate.

[boostineklipz]

Boost, EGT and Oil Pressure or a/f if you want a cool looking gauge

[HyperGSX]

Boost, EGT, A/F, Oil Press., Fuel Press.

[TripleDigitTSI]

if i were to choose 3, definately boost, egt, oil pressure. I assume that you will probably go the afc route for fuel management so the blue wire mod will be the ideal choice and more accurate then the blinky Auto"i wonder if im really running lean"Meter AF gauge

[Turbo Guru]

I use boost, EGT, and oil pressure (elec.) in the car and a fuel pressure (mech.) under the hood. I recommend this setup.

Joe

[got traction?]

That a/f gauge is a pos IMO.

[CLB]

im nt so... EGT = ?

[SetH]

exhaust gas temperature

[RaysTsi]

http://www.gaugepods.com/dsm.html
Full triple pod pillar = 45$+5$painting(if you want)+shipping~10$

[SetH]

Thanks man, you saved me a few bucks!

[Karim]

Originally posted by CLB
im nt so... EGT = ?

quick explanation of EGT in here Gauge Pod

best of luck.

Karim

[Snoop-GST]

i'm getting a dual gauge pod for my 95gst. I'm getting a boost gauge. What else should I get for the extra pod? what are some good brands?? should I get a mechanical or electrical boost gauge?

[greathuskie]

EGT for sure

[Snoop-GST]

what does the egt monitor?

[greathuskie]

exhaust gas temperature

[Devicex]

If you are only getting 2, then Boost and EGT for sure. As for brands, depends on how much you want to spend. I went with autometer which was on the cheap end, greddy is pretty popular too, but more expensive.

[RedTurboEclipse]

if only 2.. boost and egt.. im sure most people will tell you the same..

[Snoop-GST]

If I go with the 3 gauge pod what would be the 3rd gauge?

[captconnels]

Boost and EGT, if you get a third, I would go with Fuel Pressure, especially once you start gettin into higher boost. Just my .02

[herostar]

boost, EGT, and Fuel pressure are the one's you're going to need, *most* of the others are just showy b/c you have them on your stock dash

[doug]

If you get a fuel pressure gauge for mounting inside the car, it will have to be an electronic gauge, for obvious reasons. So it will be pricey, probably.

[98TsiAWD]

Boost and EGT, as far as a fuel pressure guage, just get one that goes under the hood.

[nowayout]

for the valve Boost and EGT.

Electronic works better from what I've tried. but cost a bit more.

[wannabe]

### about a/f ratio

[CrashedMax]

what about oil pressure? The guy I bought my car from installed a boost & oil pressure gauge.

[DSMNightmare]

A/F ratio I will agree is not very helpful BUT it can be. I recently started to make a 100 mile trip in my DSM and about 20 miles into the trip I noticed that my A/F was reading really really lean. So I pulled over and checked the car. It ran fine but I noticed Black chunks of carbon coming from the exhuast. I figured out that this can't be good. So I turned around and went home. Its a good thing because on the way home the problem got really bad. My fuel gauge was dropping fast! We'll after thinking about it and having a friend come over and pull a code for me we both agreed it was the O2 sensor.

While this may not happen a lot, it is still nice to know your O2 sensor is working because if that dies your screwed. I'm just glad I did not try to race or boost heaving under those conditions. FP gauges are nice but honestly most the guys here dont have them in the cockpit. Even a lot of the 12s guys dont use them in the car. If you think a A/F gauge is a waste of money then I recommend a pocketlogger. While it only acts passively it does allow you to log a lot of data even in a 2G.

[cucumber]

Reaffirming the EGT gauge suggestion.

[wannabe]

what good does it do to know the heat of the exhaust? what did you do to fix it?

[Talondsm18g]

because over 900 C stuff starts to melt.