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Old 02-27-2006, 11:17 AM
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What are the most accurate boost and fuel pressure guages you know of . Of coase price is always a factor. Need in 2/16 size . Must be mounted inside. Let me know whats worked for you.
Old 02-27-2006, 11:46 AM
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autometer usally is accurate,but i went with an Eboost2 from Jose@ForcedInductions.com
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I agree with that but the eboost is a little pricey for me. I had a friend with the electronic autometer fuel press. gua. and it very eratic and not very accurate.
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I 2nd the e-boost2. You get what you pay for.
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Dynotunes little square gauges are pretty good and you can mount them just about anywhere in the car. http://www.wtfba.org/forums/index.ph...1100.0;id=1786 Heres my fuel pressure gauge installed in the top right corner of the windshield where the driver normally goes, and heres the Boost gauge Left Wideband controller and right wideband controller and the apexi boost controller where the TPS switch goes. http://www.wtfba.org/forums/index.ph...1100.0;id=1787

Hope this helps a little bit as far as ideas out there... lots of things besides the circle gauges.
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you have to register to see the pics thanks anyways ive pretty much have made up my mind.
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I have an autometer electric fuel pressure gauge and mine has always been dead on. I used to have some trouble with it until I re-wired it and now it is rock solid.
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Im thinking of doing the good ol mechanical one out side the car for accuracy reasons and price.

Thanks guys end of the thread
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not end of thread this will help other people as well im in the need of gauges to !! what fuel pressure gauge electic or mechanical?
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Cool with me I just meant that Ive made up my mind in that I dont trust electronic guages for accuracy. Ive always had good luck with mechanical ones so that is what im stickin with.
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crap eletric ones are bad?
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just dont mount a mechanical FP gauge in your car, thats a no-no.
my electric autometer FP gauge has always been accurate. the cheap ones they used to sell might not have been.
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i have an electric autometer and its dead on ive checked it with my shop guage and its always within a # and its not eratic at all.
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Maybe it was just how my friend had iit wired up or something. Or the control box was no good.
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mine has no control box just the guage and sending unit and the wires everything is in the internals of the guage.
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His may have been an older model then.




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