Cobalt Gauges
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Cobalt Gauges Would you choose the Cobalt (illuminates blue) or Phantom (illuminates red) for a Trans Am?
would you rather have 2 gauges or 3 gauges?
I think i am going with three gauges.
Water Temp
Wideband 02 (not sure if autometer makes a wide band)
Fuel Pressure (not sure if i need a fuel pressure as i am stock cubes... Also what should Fuel Pressure be at?)
What size gauges do i want to go with? Also where is the best place to get a gauge pod and the gauges themselves?
Whats the difference between short sweep, full sweep or mechinical sweep?
i found an automere water temp short sweep gauge for $63.99, then i foung the same water temp gauge with a full sweep for $135.99...
What is the diference?
Any suggestions or input?
would you rather have 2 gauges or 3 gauges?
I think i am going with three gauges.
Water Temp
Wideband 02 (not sure if autometer makes a wide band)
Fuel Pressure (not sure if i need a fuel pressure as i am stock cubes... Also what should Fuel Pressure be at?)
What size gauges do i want to go with? Also where is the best place to get a gauge pod and the gauges themselves?
Whats the difference between short sweep, full sweep or mechinical sweep?
i found an automere water temp short sweep gauge for $63.99, then i foung the same water temp gauge with a full sweep for $135.99...
What is the diference?
Any suggestions or input?
Last edited by TORCHD 02 TA; Jul 29, 2008 at 07:50 PM.
I think I'd probably rather have the Phantom that illuminate red to match the rest of the back-lighting. The wideband would be really nice to have but I don't know if you'd really need the other two right now. I mean, if you were on the bottle I could see needing the fuel pressure, but seeing how you're not I might put my money elsewhere and just pick up the wideband... A good one is going to run you enough as it is. JMO
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I think I'd probably rather have the Phantom that illuminate red to match the rest of the back-lighting. The wideband would be really nice to have but I don't know if you'd really need the other two right now. I mean, if you were on the bottle I could see needing the fuel pressure, but seeing how you're not I might put my money elsewhere and just pick up the wideband... A good one is going to run you enough as it is. JMO
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I got mine from Summit, but many site sponsors carry them as well.
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Lot's of good info you got in here Jonas... just FYI i got the blue cobalts because I eventually plan on swapping my interior lights all over to that same color and getting rid of the red... so that's something you might want to think about as well...
I would say a wideband A:F is a must... if you ever plan on doing mods to your car that require tuning you can always keep tabs on it's A:F ratio which is very important. Also, I'm gonna be upgrading my injectors soon so that's another reason I have the fuel pressure guagues... don't want my motor running lean with these kinda HP numbers ya know... and of course i told you about the water temp guages on these cars not being that great...
is your car an A4 or M6?
there's many possibilities out there for guages... just because you don't get the 3 I have doesn't mean your getting the wrong ones... it's all what's best for your build and car...
I would say a wideband A:F is a must... if you ever plan on doing mods to your car that require tuning you can always keep tabs on it's A:F ratio which is very important. Also, I'm gonna be upgrading my injectors soon so that's another reason I have the fuel pressure guagues... don't want my motor running lean with these kinda HP numbers ya know... and of course i told you about the water temp guages on these cars not being that great...
is your car an A4 or M6?
there's many possibilities out there for guages... just because you don't get the 3 I have doesn't mean your getting the wrong ones... it's all what's best for your build and car...
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Lot's of good info you got in here Jonas... just FYI i got the blue cobalts because I eventually plan on swapping my interior lights all over to that same color and getting rid of the red... so that's something you might want to think about as well...
I would say a wideband A:F is a must... if you ever plan on doing mods to your car that require tuning you can always keep tabs on it's A:F ratio which is very important. Also, I'm gonna be upgrading my injectors soon so that's another reason I have the fuel pressure guagues... don't want my motor running lean with these kinda HP numbers ya know... and of course i told you about the water temp guages on these cars not being that great...
is your car an A4 or M6?
there's many possibilities out there for guages... just because you don't get the 3 I have doesn't mean your getting the wrong ones... it's all what's best for your build and car...
I would say a wideband A:F is a must... if you ever plan on doing mods to your car that require tuning you can always keep tabs on it's A:F ratio which is very important. Also, I'm gonna be upgrading my injectors soon so that's another reason I have the fuel pressure guagues... don't want my motor running lean with these kinda HP numbers ya know... and of course i told you about the water temp guages on these cars not being that great...
is your car an A4 or M6?
there's many possibilities out there for guages... just because you don't get the 3 I have doesn't mean your getting the wrong ones... it's all what's best for your build and car...
I like the blue cobalt gauges.... the color is awesome.. I know that we red, that is why i am waiting for TA1364 to post pics of his phantom ones to see if i like the red or blue. My buddy has a TA and he has the cobalt ones..... So i dunno.
I like the wideband 02, i am at 415RWHP, running a cam and will most likely over the winter time get 42# injectors, so again fuel pressure and wideband is on the the top for gauges.
I am an M6 car, so no need for a trans temp gauge. BTW why is it that M6 cars do not need trans temp gauges??? I never understood that.
And yes i NEED a water temp gauge as 99+ models are only resisitors. The real water temp gauges were like 97 and 97 models
Last edited by TORCHD 02 TA; Jul 28, 2008 at 08:26 PM.
I would vote for a fuel pressure gauge before a coolant temp gauge. Here's my reasoning. Coolant temp isn't going to change dramatically with a mechanical water pump, but with an electric fuel pump, a drop in voltage could drop your fuel pressure dramatically, which will then play havic with your A:F ratio.
So if you plan on doing any tuning, having a wideband is critical, but I'm finding that a fuel pressure sensor is just as critical. Because then you can get into a situation where you're running lean because of a drop in fuel pressure, but you make adjustments in your programming, which would then change with a fuel pressure change. So maybe a gauge isn't necessary, but I'd want to at least have a relay that you can monitor while programming. It's more of a diagnostic tool than anything.
So if you plan on doing any tuning, having a wideband is critical, but I'm finding that a fuel pressure sensor is just as critical. Because then you can get into a situation where you're running lean because of a drop in fuel pressure, but you make adjustments in your programming, which would then change with a fuel pressure change. So maybe a gauge isn't necessary, but I'd want to at least have a relay that you can monitor while programming. It's more of a diagnostic tool than anything.
i would say red to match your speedo, i matched mine with my blue interior
i got a fuel pressure gauge, water temp, and a gauge that measures your 0-60, 60-0, 1/4 mile, g's, and hp.. i would say definitely get the fuel pressure, water temp, and OF COURSE the wide band and yes autometer makes a wideband gauge just go to summitracing
i got a fuel pressure gauge, water temp, and a gauge that measures your 0-60, 60-0, 1/4 mile, g's, and hp.. i would say definitely get the fuel pressure, water temp, and OF COURSE the wide band and yes autometer makes a wideband gauge just go to summitracing