There seems to be lots of resentment towards Autometer guages here on Honda tech. HKS and greddy guages range from $120 a peice up to $240 a peice. thats a bit pricey for me. are there any good guages at Autometer prices? ($45-$59)

 

I'm going to use VDO.

 

I know porsche uses them but are they proven?

 

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i went with greddy. i figure i spent alot of money to get where i am, and the gauges make sure that i don't **** anything up - they are worth the extra money for a more accurate reading

 

I run autometer, i know people bitch about them, but I've never had any issues at all.

 

Greddy here.

 

I run both Greddy and Autometer. There is no doubt that the Greddy gauge is much better than the autometer ones. Honestly though, like I said I also run autometer and they seem to work just fine.

 

defi or omori guages are really good. My roomy uses omori on his 04 sti and another friends A4 audi. They have both been very happy with them and their accuracy.
You can even have omori guages custom made i believe....
DEFI:
http://www.defi-shop.com/product/dg/dg_top.htm


OMORI:
http://www.omorimeter.com/display_color.htm




I use autometer though




Modified by redciv at 8:17 PM 11/9/2003

 

autometer are just fine
they do what they are supposed to do..and they do it JUST as accuratley

but, most idiot dumbfucks get an a/f gauge...and expect it to work. most of these ppl get autometers..and thats when they start complaining

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by redciv &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">defi or omori guages are really good. My roomy uses them on his 04 sti and another friends A4 audi. They have both been very happy with them and their accuracy.
You can even have omori guages custom made i believe....
DEFI:
http://www.defi-shop.com/product/dg/dg_top.htm

OMORI:
http://www.omorimeter.com/display_color.htm

I use autometer though
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the defi's look good, what do they cost?

 

blitz and greddy....but my brother has been running autometers in his supercharged GTI for over 2 years now and has had no problems and they have been proven to be accurate. I will say though that cosmetic wise, ie lighting, etc the greddy/apexi/blitz are superior...

 

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Alot. But definatly very nice gauges!

 

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agree 100%

 

Greddy

 

the omori boost guage was $100

defi i think is at least $175 ????? i remember him saying they were a lot

...nothing but the best for the sti, lol

 

Use to have Defi=got stolen
Now use autometer=I have to tap my boost gauge because it gets stuck in vaccum .
The autometers can't touch the Defi in terms of looks and quality, but I'm a broke ***, so I have no choice.

 

im going with autometer regardless......... i dont have money to spend on 100+ dollar guages........ i dont have racecar and im only going to be running minimal boost to begin with. as of right now i have autometer oil pressure and watertemp gauges and they are very accurate. i can normally judge when its time for an oil change since i drop a few pounds of oil pressure around 3k due to the oil breaking down.

 

I run a black face autometer boost 30vac~20boost. It's the least ugly of the Autometer lineup. All those expensive ones are nice and look better but autometer functions great and has a nice broad scale on it for lower boost applications. I think its one of the easiest to read.

The super cheap spearco ones are pretty easy to read also.

VDO is a pain in the *** to read

$.02

 

Well I work at a shop, and we sell mainly autometer and Greddy guages, I must say that the autometer guages are just not as high of quality as the Greddy guages. I have installed plenty of autometer guages which most of them work just fine, but the quality of the connectors and the guage itself hardly comparable to the Greddy.

I have used autometer guages in my prelude with no problem, then I was using an autometer boost guage in my civic for a while, which the needle would jitter under heavy vacuum, and it was a mechanical boost gauge , I also had an autometer fuel pressure guage on my fuel rail which after LESS than 2 weeks on the car, the face fell off of it, and FUEL was LEAKING through it! So my experience isn't too good, but that is only a small problem with one guage, and the other problem is probably a rare thing. Lots of people use autometer without any problems, but Greddy is a better quality.

I use Greddy gauges in my car, and I really like them, for example the boost gauge will immediately read "0" when I turn the key to 12volt power, showing me that it is on, just little qualities in the product like that make me like Greddy!

 

Anyone's impressions on Stewart Warner gauges? Never really heard much about them here on H-T...

 

i had some nice gauges before... greddy egt and boost.... then it got stolen... now im running with no gauges..... im contemplating getting autometers cause im tight on money as it is..

but when i had the greddy, i loved every second of owning them. The lighting is great, and the accuracy was bad ***... greddy gets a


pics:



i got my greddy gauges at http://www.aieonline.com. pretty good prices i think


eric


Modified by BoostinGSR at 12:59 AM 11/9/2003

 

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I haven't heard much about them lately, but that's all my dad runs. Of course his are all old ones...

 

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autometer treats me right

 

id say autometer b/c they are cheaper than greddy. camp 1320 has a spearco boost gauge for like $20 plus shipping...its nice...buy that and an autometer EGT gauge and you are ready to go....