ok i did try to search on this but it came back with nothing so heres the question...Is it really worth paying the $100 more to get the Electrical one over the Mechanical? Im planning on adding the boost, air/fuel, and oil pressure to my car, all from autometer. The price diff is significant though from Elec and Mech. I jus wanna know if installing is going ot make THAT much of a difference, simplicity of install I mean.

 

The big deal is that with mechanical, you are running engine fluids into the passenger compartment...
-PHiZ

 

mechanical pressure gauges are more accurate

 

but we can use electrical no problem, right?

 

Hot oil @ 85psi spraying on to you

I'm a fan of electrical gauges myself. How much does the accuracy suffer, out of curiosity.

 

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yeah, but if its done right you should have nothing to worry about
well, mech. oil gauges are full sweep and accurate to the psi(the good ones anyways)
most electrical ones are not full sweep and have increment of 25(or 15 or whatever, cant remember), but you get the point.

Mech gauges are more reliable and more responsive.
you can get full sweep electrical gauges, but they are a lot more money