What are the best type of guages to put into a car...electric or mechanical...for a volt meter, oil pressure, and water temp...they will be goin into an 88 hb with a y8 motor

 

well there's no two ways about it.
volt meters are electrical.
and I've never heard of a mech. temp gauge.

IIRC, mech gauges tend to be more accurate, but you have to run fluid lines up in the cabin. gets messy if things go wrong.

 

lol mechanical volt meter, now this i wanna see.

 

my bad for the stupid question....lol

if i got an electrical temp guage could the stock temp guage plug into it...thanks

sorry if these questions are real rookie like...I just wanna get things right the first time

 

there are mechanical temp guages available for 1900-1920 style cars

 

i think for the temp gauge he means one with a needle versus the "electrical" ones with the blocks or bars that pop up the warmer it gets... ?