EGT gauge?

[TD05HTalon]

i'm new to this board since the SE.DSM.ORG board is broken. anyways here's the question: has/does anybody use an aircraft EGT gauge? i would guess that it's fairly high quality since it's used in planes. the gauge is specifically a westech gauge. PN#2C2 and can be found at aircraftspruce.com. the gauge reads in degrees C up to 1600. that's what the autometer gauge reads and this one's about half the price for the gauge and probe. Brad Bauer uses it on his faq page.

 

[Defiant]

I've used Westach on a blown 510, worked fine. And Westach is a terrific company to deal with, one of the good ones- I used to live 8 miles from their shop, and have met the boss. Only "problem" is that they're not so blingy-blingity as automotive units, which some people prefer. I'm not sure how their sensor will fit in the DSM manifold.

 

[NOSLO2PT0]

My Westach setup (EGT gauge and probe) worked excellent. The probe was very fast at sending the info. The gauge was pretty plainjane, but did the job cheaply and effectively. I just replaced it with an autometer unit, just to match the other gauges. But the Westach will go into my other DSM. Nothing wrong with any of their products.

Mike

 

[TD05HTalon]

thanks for the input, i think i'm gonna go with the westech. i don't need anything very fancy, just something functional and budget minded to tune with. two final questions, do you know if it will fit in a standard a-pillar gauge cup? also what temp range should i get - is 1600 degrees C enough?

 

[NOSLO2PT0]

it will fit in a normal gauge pod no problems. As for the range, I believe the 400-1700F unit is perfect for DSM tuning as you would like to shoot for 1650F when tuning.

 

[doug]

Originally posted by TD05HTalon
also what temp range should i get - is 1600 degrees C enough?

Either you're typoing (is that a word?) or you are confusing C and F. The Autometer gauge is to 1600 Fahrenheit (F). I bet the Westach one is too, but I don't know. The metric gauges usually go to about 1000 C (which is a little over 1800 F), I think, but I don't have a metric gauge. Mine goes to 1800 F, which I like since I like to have some "extra" at the end. In fact, I've already had mine up to 1700. Yeah, not good. Most people seem satisfied with 1600 F gauges, though.

 

[KRAZYKOREAN]

1600 F

 

[TD05HTalon]

yeah it was a typo - that's what i get for trying to be on the computer when i'm tired.