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Old May 10, 2011 | 04:30 PM
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What 3 gauges would you recommend for a H/C/I with full bolt ons?
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Oil temp, Pressure, and maybe a trans temp gauge?
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Why all oil related gauges?
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It depends on what you need to keep an eye on...like forced induction & nitrous guys usually will have gauges like boost,fuel pressure, a/f wideband, nitrous pressure gauges. I only have oil temp, vacuum, and cylinder head temp gauges.
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Coolant temp, trans temp, and oil pressure.
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I'm thinking oil pressure, wideband, and one more and it's not forced induction
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wideband

oil pressure

if AUTO..... trans temp

if M6.... vacuum

but YOU should know what gauges you will need.
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This might be a dumbass question but what does the vacuum measure?
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Originally Posted by Camaroking1996
This might be a dumbass question but what does the vacuum measure?
engine vacuum. basically, its how hard your engine in pulling on the air behind your throttle plate.

that vacuum runs a lot of you accessories (like power brakes)

a vacuum gauge can also tell you when something is wrong.
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What kind of things foes it tell you is wrong
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Originally Posted by Camaroking1996
What kind of things foes it tell you is wrong
well, if your vaccum gauge is reading "off" or if it is boucing around it can be alot of things.

loose fitting, intake leak, collapsed lifter, bent valve, etc.

really, it just helps you narrow things down in the event something happens
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The vacuum gauge can help diagnose several engine problems like intake/vacuum leaks, burned or sticking valves,worn valve guides, bad rings, weak valve springs, possible clogged exhaust system and more.
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What will it do it something is wrong?
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Originally Posted by Camaroking1996
What will it do it something is wrong?
read at a different vacuum level (from normal), or bounce around.
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What should the gauge read when it is at the right amount of vaccuun
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What should the gauge read when it is at the right amount of vaccuum
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Depends on a ton of things.

Have you tried a search? And I don't mean on this forum, but a Google search? These are some pretty basic questions you can probably have answered quickly and easily.
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personally id run water temp, oil pressure and either a fuel press gauge or a WB02 gauge like the autometer ultralite.......
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