I was wondering what gauges people have in their car and if they use the mechanical or electric ones. Which do you like best.

 

use no gauges if you dont know what you need them for.....

otherwise it depends on your setup

 

Oil Pressure - Mech
Oil Temp - Elec
Water Temp - Elec
Volt - Take a wild guess
Fuel Pressure - Elec

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mastarolla &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">use no gauges if you dont know what you need them for.....

otherwise it depends on your setup</TD></TR></TABLE>

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I never said I don't know what they are for, just would like to see what other people use and if they like the electric or the mechanical ones.

 

wideband air/fuel
oil pressure
oil temp

for my ls/vtec

 

I would use an electrical oil pressure gauge. I once had a mechanical one in my turbo Civic and the oil line (to the back of the gauge face) came loose somehow. Oil squirted everywhere

 

fuel pressure under the hood on the ITB fuel rail...none others

if i were to add morE, itd probly be only an EGT

 

I'm currently using mech. oil and fuel pressure. What's a good electric gauge, I like to see my fuel press. from inside the car.

 

I use the "check engine light" to inform me of anything that goes wrong. Other than that, just the stock cluster.

 

Tach (DX), a/f, water temp, egt. (EH)
Tach (DX again)EGT, a/f, boost, oil press, water temp. (EF)

 

for all those people who mount gauges and vafc in the a/c spaces, are u worryed about the HEAT melting the wires and what not?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BLUE EH3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">for all those people who mount gauges and vafc in the a/c spaces, are u worryed about the HEAT melting the wires and what not? </TD></TR></TABLE>nope, u would need some serious heat to do that.

 

My ears and nose are the best guages in my car!!

 

Im planning on running:

Oil pressure - mech
Oil temp - mech or elec not decided
Fuel pressure - on the rail and in the car.
Water temp - electric
Tach
EGT

 

only gauge i got is Greddy Warning mech oil pressure

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Drag R &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">nope, u would need some serious heat to do that.</TD></TR></TABLE> i was thinking , havin on the heat on blast for 2 hrs a day during the winter is a lot

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BLUE EH3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> i was thinking , havin on the heat on blast for 2 hrs a day during the winter is a lot</TD></TR></TABLE>

Ive always wondered the same thing...i see a lot of wires routed through the heat vents and i know my heater can get cookin...

BTW sorry about the post above, i was in a shitty mood

 

all elect guages

oil temp
oil pressure
air fuel
fuel pressure
coolant temp
monster tach

al guages are autometer phantom, which i say are junk. rally not happy with tem. the air fuel guage is a nordskog, very nice

 

does anyone have a good site that shows how and where to install the sensors and how they wired their gauges. I have a water temp, EGT, Oil Pressure and temp gauges from omori and the directions are in japanese. If anyone has a link to pictures or how-to that would be great.

 

Oil Press and Water Temp, both electrical gauges in my old track car.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by snowseeker &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My ears and nose are the best guages in my car!!</TD></TR></TABLE>

hahahaha

 

Flux Capaciter temp is all you will ever need

 

Apex vafc 2, rsm, plx wideband, autometer cobalt o2 2/16

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BLUE EH3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> i was thinking , havin on the heat on blast for 2 hrs a day during the winter is a lot</TD></TR></TABLE>

i think with the heat blasting for 2hrs, you would sufficate before the wires start to melt, plus i think the highest temp the heat can get to is like 90 degrees, which still isn't enough to melt..

nick

 

Defi- 0il pressure and oil temp. all a all-motor guy really needs