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Old 05-21-2008, 06:16 PM
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ok well i have a 00 WS6 A4 soon to be 5psi and i want to know what the hell my car is doing while im driving but i dont want to have like 7 gauge everywhere i think that looks ricerish i know i need a widebank, boost/vaccum, but the what else. Since i have a A4 should i have a tranny temp or is there anything out there that maybe it will show me like 2 or 4 displays at once like an MSD dashhawk but they dont work on 2000
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Knock retard is a good thing to monitor and intake air temps. A pyrometer wouldnt be a bad idea as well
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i read about thouse but it only display 2 at a time i know 2 is better then nothing but when im getting on it i dont want to be flipping through all the read outs to see what everything else is doing
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im in the same situation as u man. i also got an a4 too. so im gonna be watchin this thread closely. i have narrowed it down like u, but i only one have 3 gauges: wideband, boost/vacuum, and ???. hopefully this thread will answer it.
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boost,air/fuel, intake air temp
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On my pod I have a/f, fuel pressure, boost. In my a/c vent I have fuel level, water temp, tranny temp, oil pressure.
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I also had the same question. I already have boost/vacuum and a wideband. My tuner suggested a fuel pressure gauge. I would like an ait gauge though to keep an eye on that.
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Boost, fuel pressure, wideband, trans temp and water temp here. The water temp was a last minute add too that I thought would be essential.

I am starting to think that interceptor would be great as well. To monitor knock, IAT, etc, etc. What do they cost, don't feel like looking it up, LOL
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well i know since i have an A4 i really want a tranny temp even tho its build i still want to know her temp..... i live in FL here so putting gauges in the AC vent wouldnt really work since i love my AC... i kinda came down to this then with the imput from here get a 3 pod pillar and go with boost/vacc, wideband, tranny temp, and IAT in the ac vents next to the door(dosnt blow that much)...beind turboed do i need a oil temp gauge or i should be fine?
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I am doing the APS TT setup and have purchased the Wideband O2, vacuum/boost and fuel pressure. I vote you should add the fuel pressure......very important here.
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boost, wide band, fuel pressure, egt.
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I have:
Boost
Fuel Pressure
Trans Temp
Oil Temp
Water Temp

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Fuel press, water temp, and egt, and meth run led is on the pillar; eb2 is in the left vent next to the door, and just added the trans. temp bellow the radio. Looks almost as confusing as PSJ haha.
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well i have an STS kit so egt wouldnt really matter but i am def. going to add the fuel pressure gauge then ill just move the tranny temp or the IAT by the shifter then




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