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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 04:06 PM
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I'm looking to redo all of my guages. The car is getting set up for 1/4 mile. I have a Rossler TH400 going in the car in May...and my speedo won't work when it goes in...I'm not worried about it. So the factory guage cluster is coming out, and a custom one without the speedometer is going in. Just a 5" tach, shift light, and 5 other 2 1/16" guages. I am also putting in a dual pillar. All guages will be Autometer Cobalts. Which ones should I buy? Other than fuel level, voltage, oil pressure, water temp, and trans temp.

Also, is an electrical fuel pressure guage even worth buying?
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Old Feb 20, 2007 | 08:34 PM
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No help huh?
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 05:41 AM
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i'm useing Pro-Comp gauges from AutoMeter (2-5/8"). the ones i'm useing are oil pressure, fuel pressure, water temp, oil temp, voltage, vacuum, trans temp, tach and speedo in my set up. if i find aplace to put it i will also run a brake pressure one also
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Did you know you can reference the wheel speed sensor to make your factory speedometer work? I think it is in the sticky in the automatic transmission section.
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Old Feb 21, 2007 | 09:26 AM
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fuel pressure is always nice to have as well as oil temp.
the elctric fuel pressure is expensive but nice because if you use mechanical you have to use an isolator to put the gauge in the car.
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I bought the Pro- Comp Auto Meter Gauges. I went with the 3" tach, 3" speedo, 2 1/16 water temp, 2 1/16 oil pressure, 2 1/16 volt, 2 1/16 fuel. Nice instructions and it wasn't that hard aking a template for them to fit in the stock location and then two where the cd/tape holder is.
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