What gauges are necessary for boost?

-boost gauge
-oil pressure
-a/f ratio

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Boost, oil pressure, and EGT

 

whats EGT?

 

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Exhaust Gas Temp

good tunning tool on the dyno to find out if u have the right AFR and ignition timing

 

Exhaust Gas Temp

Wasnt this gauge question already asked today?
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=889032

 

boost and oil press is good enough for me.
fuel press depending on fuel system

 

boost, egt, wideband o2

 

I didnt even know there were all these gauges. I dont have 10 spots for gauges.

-What are the for sure necessary ones

-how many gauges do most people have

-since you can see what your a/f is from a dyno is it not necessary to have a a/f

-I wasnt going to get a wideband ill just use the shops for tuning

 

I'm going with...

-oil pressure (always good insurance)
-boost (gotta have the boost gauge!)
-wideband o2 (I'm going to "street tune" my car w/ VAFC, this will be cheaper for me than going to a shop and doing it there.)

If I were going to just take my car to a shop and have them do the tuning, I would just get oil pressure and boost, you don't need one of those autometer light shows

 

Wouldn't the EGT be a little redundant if you're running an A/F gauge? (Assuming its a wideband)

 

A/F gauge doesn't mean crap. Just rainbow light show.

Boost + Oil pressure are absolutely necessary. If you lose oil pressure, get your *** off the road right away.

EGT is nice to keep tabs on. Should tune at dyno anyway but wideband costs a fortune if you want that to tune in real time.

After proper tune, you shouldnt worry about fuel pressure but have one on the fuel rail for idle baseline especially with bigger injectors.

 

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Notice I was referring to a wideband a/f gauge. If you're referring the Autometer one then I totally agree with you that its useless.

 

There is also a boost gauge on the steering column.



The Autometer A/F gauge is for MONITORING. That is what it was designed for, that is what it is good for, that is why you should have one.

 

I just run boost and a wideband

 

I'm running boost/oil pressure/fuel pressure along the a-pillar. Those are the absolute necesities, IMO. If I want to check on anything else i'll bring my laptop around and run the digital dash with the AEM.

 

IMO, Boost, Oil Pressure and EGT are the most important three gauges for turbo cars.

 

got a brand new EGT for sale for cheap: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=889773

 

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right now i only have one (boost). it's more than enough to just get you started. in the future i will have more than one, specifically the ones mentioned above.

 

I'll be running Greddy:

1. Boost
2. Egt
3. Oil pressure
4. Water Temp

 

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these are what I'm running on a pillar

 

I have boost and egt on my cluster mount and am looking for an oil pressure one, just have to find somewhere to put it.

 

I'll be using a boost guage and PLX devices wideband!!!

 

boost, EGT, Oil press

 

I think after tuning the only ones that are NEEDED are:

-oil pressure
-water pressure
-boost

Please if you want to prove me wrong DO IT. I want to make sure I have the right ones for a REASON. Were here to argue in a good way

 

I think I'd rather have water/coolant temp, than water/coolant pressure....