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

[EcLiPsEgSt97]

I have a 3 gauge pillar and I dont know what gauges i need to get.. I know i need to get the BOOST gauge but i dont know what other 2 i should...can some one help me????????????

 

[InferiorWang]

you don't need a blinky light show a/f gauge.

 

[NOSNUSE]

Boost and EGT here, but going to get a cylinder head temp gauge next.

 

[Defiant]

Waitaminute, do that again but don't move your hands so fast.

Starting from scratch, I 'd say tach, boost and temp.

Or did you mean _added_ gauges?

 

[kiersev1]

yeah, i bought an egt and a blinky light show

 

[samuraitekno]

i say boost .. egt... and oil pressure.

 

[Typhoonawd]

In my truck, I went with Boost and fuel pressure. If i was going to get a 3rd I would do tranny temp, just cause Ty's have common tranny problems. Or i would go with EGT.

 

[WhipmastaFlex]

depending on how modified your car is, boost/egt/oil pressure/fuel pressure/water temp ... i wouldn't trust the stock oil/water gauges (and a real A/F meter... though im getting the little blinky flashy LED just cause it's only $40 and im sure it serves SOME sort of purpose when driving and not for tuning)

 

[dave99gst]

boost/ EGT / digital o2 voltage / FP / water temp / datalogger is what i got

 

[kiersev1]

thanks for your input.

i noticed most of you posted egt gauge, what numbers would a healthy dsm put out, and what would the danger zone be?

 

[HyperGSX]

I have Boost/EGT/Oil Press/Fuel Press/Airfuel in my car.

 

[white 90 gsx]

Boost/air,fuel/egt/water temp/and oil pressure/ is what i got

 

[KRAZYKOREAN]

I have EGT...Boost....and Oil Pressure...soon to get a Water Temp...of the same gauge of course......

 

[Budget Tuner]

I need people to help me decide which gauges I should put in to my car.
Keep in mind my car will be painted a dark "Si" blue, along with a black interior.

 

[SoCaliEclipse]

So here is what I got and I need some input. I have Greddy Boost and EGT gauges right now...
My mods are basically 20G with supporting mods with safc, injectors and fmic coming soon.

I already have a digital AF gauge (on my TT) so I dont need another light show...

I am getting the Autometer Instrument Bezel that will hold 2 52mm gauges. I am definately staying Greddy as all of my gauges are, so keep in mind what they sell

A. Oil Pressure
B. Fuel Pressure
C. Oil or Water Temp
If you have any other recommendations for something else then lemme know...

Please explain why you are recommending the gauge that you are, not just cause it looks cool

Thanks guys, I wanna get them soon, so suggest up!

Brian

 

[sidoze]

since when is there a fuel temp gauage brian....

water temp and custom reading from a sensor at the end of the intercooler....know when your over heating and know when you need to hit the intercooler sprayers

-end

 

[SoCaliEclipse]

Originally posted by sidoze
since when is there a fuel temp gauage brian....
-end

thanks mike, typo


i fixed it

 

[echo]

well, you will need a fuel pressure gauge when you get an afpr, but that is best if it's in the engine bay. alot of people go with the oil pressure as the 3rd gauge. i have seen people tap a temp gauge right before the throttle body so you know the temp of the air entering your engine. having a temp gauge at the intercooler isn't a bad idea if you have a sprayer.

 

[sphillips91]

I already have a boost guage, what else would you guys reccomend me getting? Im not looking to have my car filled with 10 different guages, just what is the most important for a mildy modified car?

Was thinking of adding an A/F gauge and oil pressure gauge to fill up my triple A-pillar pods.

 

[4whlbst]

Run an EGT gauge, if you want to start turning up boost this will give you a more accurate idea of how lean you are starting to run when you drive hard.

 

[herostar]

get an egt gauge for sure, then maybe an oil pressure gauge... the third one really doesn't matter as much as the first two. personally I'd get one that's easy to install, heh, but that's just lazy old me...

 

[KRAZYKOREAN]

Yeah EGT highly recommened...also I would get the AirFuel ratio gauge that RoadRaceEngineering offers..not the ghey Autometer one...

 

[sphillips91]

K, thanks!

EGT gauge is next than, is it difficult to install? I mean the boost gauge was no problem.

 

[KRAZYKOREAN]

No its simple..you need to drill your manifold on the 1st runner then tap it with a 1/8th npt tap and there you go..

 

[revolver]

I just got one of those a-pillar gauge pods for my car with 3 pods. The first one I know of course I will be putting in a boost gauge, but what should I stick in the other two?

 

[bubbaGSX]

egt gauge