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Apr 16, 2013 | 08:12 PM

CaptObvious

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Is a Vacuum gauge needed?

i purchased the 3 pod pillar, i have air/fuel...fuel pressure..all the gauges on the dash work.. so i need something to fill in this last spot... would a vacuum gauge be worth doing? if not, what other recommendations

Apr 16, 2013 | 08:27 PM

KingPin1094

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oil temp, another oil pressure, vacuum, egt. none of those are really necessary, i want to do a 3 gauge pillar just for the looks, but i dont really think i have enough gauges to fill them, might just do a 2 gauge pillar

Apr 16, 2013 | 08:31 PM

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thats the problem the 3guage pillar is cheaper! by like 30-40 bucks ... so i might as well go with it. and i can get a full package with 3 gauges for 160! im just having a hard time trying to figure out what to use for the last gauge

Apr 16, 2013 | 08:39 PM

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i think i might just leave it, i mean all the stock gauges is all you really need.

Apr 16, 2013 | 08:46 PM

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yeah this is all for a looks thing pretty much .. figure id get it done before my car goes into the paint booth...maybe ill throw a clock in that empty spot

Apr 17, 2013 | 03:22 AM

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Apr 17, 2013 | 05:09 AM

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Oil pressure, the stock gauges arent all that great and thats something you want to know specifics on.

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Apr 17, 2013 | 11:17 AM

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Trans oil temp if its an auto w/ high stall.

Apr 17, 2013 | 11:42 AM

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you arent getting suckered into the blow-shift (glow-shift) ebay deal are you? if so dont do it lol, youll kick yourself later

Apr 17, 2013 | 12:08 PM

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Ill go with the Oil Pressure. Always a good gauge.

Apr 17, 2013 | 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by maxplusten

you arent getting suckered into the blow-shift (glow-shift) ebay deal are you? if so dont do it lol, youll kick yourself later

I have seen those deals, have you had any experience with the glow-shifts? im still in the shopping stage

Apr 17, 2013 | 01:34 PM

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i love my glowshift wideband and nitrous gauges. no issues at all

Apr 17, 2013 | 01:38 PM

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i love my glowshift wideband and nitrous gauges. no issues at all

how satisfied are you with the quality of their products?

Apr 17, 2013 | 03:08 PM

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my personal experience: I bought the 3 pillar with air fuel ratio (which unless you get a wideband is a pointless gauge anyway) an oil temp, and a trans temp gauge... the trans temp never worked from day 1 and it was wired right.... the oil temp lasted about a year and started doing the same thing, and the afr never did anything more than flop back and forth and light up... didnt tell me anything. By the time i took them out of the car none of it worked.

Apr 17, 2013 | 03:28 PM

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Trans oil temp if its an auto w/ high stall.

Even if he doesn't have stall, I'd put a trans temp gauge in any automatic that is driven hard or sees track time.

As for GlowShift, I run their 2 1/16 tach and water temp gauges in a pod, and they've been reliable and reasonably accurate. I have gotten kind bored and will probably replace the water temp with an AutoMeter Elite (NASCAR-type) gauge, and an oil temp gauge of the same type.