Which did you go with? Pros - Cons?

A post on another board I visit has got me thinking.. I bought a electrical Cobalt Autometer boost guage for my car and Im wondering if I should save some cash and return it for a mechanical. Havent used it yet.

Thanks!

 

I got a mechanical gauge for like 25 bucks. It works pretty damn close to flawless, no complaints here, and very accurrate

 

Thanks...

Any other opinions on this? I also just realized that the Cobalt doesnt have a warning light or recall... that kinda sucks. Must be cause they use LED lighting on the Cobalts.

 

Well hopefully we get some answers here... from the other thread it looks like mechanical is the way to go.

 

Well I have the electric Phantom boost/vac gauge. I like it because it has a red light indicator that you can set wherever you want. It also has a highest boost recall. Also, with the electric, the install is a little easier. You don't have to worry about getting a kink in the vacuum line.

 

they both work fine. i think the electrical will be more accurate

 

I don't agree with this, I think they will both be the same, the electrical one uses a mechanical sending unit, and the gauge is only accurate as the sending unit.

 

Im using the mechanical and it works great for me.

 

I guess that both will read boost accuratly, but you need to choose based on what you want and what you want to pay. Obviously the electric gauge will be a little easier to install and you get that cool warning light and the max boost recall, but the downside is the price. I will be going with electrical based on this.