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What are generally the three most important aftermarket guages to have?
03-12-2006, 01:14 PM
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Agree with Oil Temp, Coolant Temp, and Transmission Temp.
However our stock tachs suck...I would also get a Tach and if you are using N2O, bottle & fuel pressures. If FI, boost PSI and fuel pressure. That's a lot of gauges though
However our stock tachs suck...I would also get a Tach and if you are using N2O, bottle & fuel pressures. If FI, boost PSI and fuel pressure. That's a lot of gauges though
03-25-2006, 12:20 AM
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As mentioned, depends on your set-up...
Any F-body 99+: Water temp gauge is nice to have
Forced induction: Boost, Fuel Pressure, and WIDEBAND A/F gauge
A4 Tranny: Transmission temp gauge
Road Racing/LOTS of hot city driving: Oil temp gauge
Nitrous: Nitrous pressure and nitrous temp gauges
Towing: Exhaust gas temp gauge, tranny temp gauge
The A/F gauges from Autometer are pretty much useless because they are not wideband, meaning they give you stupid blinking lights insted of numbers. I had one, and it was fun to watch is bounce back and force like a retard, but other than that, it was a waste of money. The voltmeters and oil pressure gauges are also useless, you them on your dash, use them. I suppose you might want an oil pressure gauge for accuracy, but the stock one is decent.
Any F-body 99+: Water temp gauge is nice to have
Forced induction: Boost, Fuel Pressure, and WIDEBAND A/F gauge
A4 Tranny: Transmission temp gauge
Road Racing/LOTS of hot city driving: Oil temp gauge
Nitrous: Nitrous pressure and nitrous temp gauges
Towing: Exhaust gas temp gauge, tranny temp gauge
The A/F gauges from Autometer are pretty much useless because they are not wideband, meaning they give you stupid blinking lights insted of numbers. I had one, and it was fun to watch is bounce back and force like a retard, but other than that, it was a waste of money. The voltmeters and oil pressure gauges are also useless, you them on your dash, use them. I suppose you might want an oil pressure gauge for accuracy, but the stock one is decent.
03-26-2006, 11:59 AM
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Let me see if I can remember what my buddy is putting in his 91 RS TT project car:
oil pressure
volt meter
trans temp.
water temp (driver side head)
water temp (pass. side head)
fuel pressure
air inlet temp
boost
air/fuel wideband
pyrometer (drivers side)
pyrometer (pass. side)
oil temp.
clock
Seems like there was one more
oil pressure
volt meter
trans temp.
water temp (driver side head)
water temp (pass. side head)
fuel pressure
air inlet temp
boost
air/fuel wideband
pyrometer (drivers side)
pyrometer (pass. side)
oil temp.
clock
Seems like there was one more
04-22-2006, 07:07 AM
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I would say fuel psi, a/f ratio (wideband), and tranny temp. Anything the computer doesnt read or isnt accurate. I think the stock coolant gauge and the oil psi gauge are ok.
05-18-2006, 09:18 AM
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Depends on what you're gonna do to your car.
A/F is ALWAYS nice to have, but only if it's wideband...a narrowband is just going to be some pretty LEDs to look at.
Water temp is useful, since your stock gauge is a dummy gauge (unless you are a 98). It'd be helpful in the staging lanes at the track and such.
Fuel pressure would be important if you were running some kind of forced induction...
I wouldn't do oil pressure, because the stock gauge is accurate.
Voltmeter is kind of unnecessary too imo.
A/F is ALWAYS nice to have, but only if it's wideband...a narrowband is just going to be some pretty LEDs to look at.
Water temp is useful, since your stock gauge is a dummy gauge (unless you are a 98). It'd be helpful in the staging lanes at the track and such.
Fuel pressure would be important if you were running some kind of forced induction...
I wouldn't do oil pressure, because the stock gauge is accurate.
Voltmeter is kind of unnecessary too imo.
08-07-2006, 07:27 PM
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OIL TEMP, TRANS TEMP and A/F here. Like was said before the Autometer A/F Is cool for a light show. I only put it there cause I had it lying around from another car.
Last edited by NYC FRANK; 08-07-2006 at 07:32 PM.