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Old 10-17-2011, 10:09 PM
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So I read the 2 5/8 gauges fit best in the Trans am air vents. I have a 95 that I plan on doing this to. Right now I'm just gonna do electric oil pressure but down the road I want to add volts, water temp or oil temp.
What gauges would you run or what do you have?
I'm looking for red or, silver or white. It's a red car.
I can only find auto meter phantom gauges so far that have the 3 gauges i want in 2 5/8
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Old 10-17-2011, 10:15 PM
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Make sure you buy the electric, full sweep gauges. They're expensive, but are the most accurate. I'm putting h20 temp, oil pressure and fuel pressure in mine.
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Make sure you buy the electric, full sweep gauges. They're expensive, but are the most accurate. I'm putting h20 temp, oil pressure and fuel pressure in mine.
Ok cool. What brand/model were you looking at?
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I've decided on the phantom electric white face with red bulbs
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Trans Temp and Fuel Pressure would be good choices or maybe a digital multi-gauge.
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If you are having trouble finding all the gauges you want in 2 5/8" you can get the fernco couplers from home depot and use them for "bezels" and run 2 1/16" gauges.



Here is a 2 5/8" gauge in the vent.


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hey whats a "Fernco coupler"? is it in the plumbing section? do you have picture of it by itself? what size is needed?
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You are using the rubber coupling out the clamp below. It's part # 3001-22 they are about $8 each and you can find them at Home Depot.

http://www.fernco.com/plumbing/shiel...flex-couplings



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