Gauges

[wibblersnatch]

I just ordered a 3 gauge A pillar pod. I already have a boost gauge(It's laying on my dash) . It's an autometer phantom. I've been looking for two different gauges that are the same style. Which ones should I buy?

 

[98TsiAWD]

Autometer Phantom EGT, and Autometer Phantom Air/Fuel

 

[got traction?]

autometer a/f gauge is nothing but somthing for riceboys. That thing is complete crap.

 

[herostar]

get the egt and a fuel pressure

 

[metalli-chris]

Originally posted by got traction?
autometer a/f gauge is nothing but somthing for riceboys. That thing is complete crap.

i don't know if i agree with that. if you ever plan on taking your car above stock an a/f gauge and an egt are the best two gauges to have. make sure your mixture fine and your not going to melt anything.
or did you mean that the autometer is just a carp gauge?

cause he already has a phantom boost so he wants two more phantoms.

 

[Black95GSX]

Blinky AF gauges do not have high resolution.... I beleive that is what they were trying to point out.

I think each LED has a resolution of about .08V -- when tunning, that would mean you don't know the difference between .84 and .92 -- which could mean the difference between blowing your motor and not (depending on gas.... this is just a "for example")


Jumptronix has very high resolution (digital LCD readout) -- there is a company out there that modifies blinky gauges to give them a very high resolution, although I cannot remember their name.

 

[metalli-chris]

thanks, didn't know that. anybody know if the wire hookup for an autometer and a jumptronix is the same?

 

[doug]

Don't know that but I know that the Jumptronix isn't a round gauge. It won't fit in a gauge cluster.

[edit] Here are the install instructions for a Jumptronix gauge.

 

[metalli-chris]

yeah, i just saw that on RRE. would a guage with .1 V per led be better than the autometer's .05?

 

[metalli-chris]

what about a modded autometer that reads from .76v to .96v. that would be better than the stock one?

 

[98TsiAWD]

Check this site out, basically a Jumptronix that takes less room http://www.gadgetseller.com/gauges/index.htm

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They also sell modified Autometer A/F guages.

 

[rdrkt]

Wibblersnatch: If I had to get gauges know the only ones that I would want is a boost gauge, oil pressure gauge. and an electronic fuel pressure gauge. EGT gauges aren’t very accurate at all. They can tell you that something MIGHT be wrong. You can be detonating to death long before it would show up on an egt gauge. They don’t react quick enough either.

As for the A/f gauge debate. A/f gauges in general suck. All tell you is that your 02s are cycling. A stock 02 sensor is not accurate enough to really tell you anything. I got a TechEdge wideband 02 sensor for $300 shipped. That would be a million times more useful to you than just about any gauge you can put in you’re a-pillar.

 

[doug]

Originally posted by 98TsiAWD
Check this site out, basically a Jumptronix that takes less room. They also sell modified Autometer A/F guages.

I like that one! This one too...

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[metalli-chris]

thanks. i already got an autometer so im not sure what i'll do. i will be upgrading the turbo in a year or so. upgrading the fuel system to and getting an AFC. in your opinions: should i get a different A/F gauge when i do that, specifically for tunings sake?

i was planning on keeping the autometer, getting a tri-pillar and getting an EGT to aid the AFC. but if i should get a jumptronix obviously i don't need to get a tripillar. i'll just swap out the A/F for the EGT. does anyone know if the wire taps are the same for the jumptronix. im guessing yes, you'd tap the same wires off the ECU for any A/F gauge. right?

 

[larryd]

i 2nd the oil pressure, egt and boost gauge idea.. thats what im running in my car now..