Ok, so to run the risk of coming off as a total ricer, here goes nothing...
I love the look of gauges in a car. I'm not talking about the three foot diameter tachs with a shift like that is as bright as a nuclear holocaust, but like the 2 1/16" diameter ones (boost, volts, oil pressure, a/f ratio, etc).
I plan on boosting the car, but not for another year or so, and obviously have no need for boost gauges.
I guess my question is; are there any gauges that could be considered beneficial for a N/A engine? Forgive my ignorance, but I'd love to put in some gauges but don't want a couple of useless things that look pretty.
Gauges?
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Vacuum gauge... FTW.
Re: Gauges?
a/f meter
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Oil pressure, water temperature, oil temperature
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Hells ya. You will need the vac/boost guage in the future anyways. My pillar is sporting AEM boost guage/controller and AEM UEGO.umcamara wrote:Vacuum gauge... FTW.
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I too like the look of gauges, but in hindsight I wish I had gotten different ones... I have volts (which has actually proved useful several times), a/f ratio (only because it looks cool) and I modified a single shift light to fit in the bottom hole.
If I were to get more gauges or replace the ones I have, I would get vacuum and oil pressure which would prove useful in the klze.
If I were to get more gauges or replace the ones I have, I would get vacuum and oil pressure which would prove useful in the klze.
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This is perfect. I'm trying to avoid exactly this, getting gauges because they look cool, only to regret not getting gauges that actually serve a purpose.Mooneggs wrote:I too like the look of gauges, but in hindsight I wish I had gotten different ones... I have volts (which has actually proved useful several times), a/f ratio (only because it looks cool) and I modified a single shift light to fit in the bottom hole.
If I were to get more gauges or replace the ones I have, I would get vacuum and oil pressure which would prove useful in the klze.
Keep the replies coming... what gauges you have, which would be useful....
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Re: Gauges?
Volts and oil pressure for sure since there aren't factory gauges for those. You don't really need a temp gauge since there is a factory gauge for that. If you do plan on boosting in the future, go ahead and put in the boost/vacuum gauge while you are already installing gauges.
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