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Old 03-25-2005, 03:52 PM
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I'll be getting a supercharger soon and besides the boost guage what other guages would someone recommend? I'm going with autometer c2 type they seem to be nice. but expensive.
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Old 03-25-2005, 04:01 PM
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our getting a boost guage..? why? lol..you have a bolt on GT, unless u forgot ur blower in ur sig...
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Old 03-26-2005, 02:00 AM
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lol, he said hes getting a supercharger.
I would also recomend a fuel pressure gauge and maybe even water temp and oil press. The stock gauges are crap. At the very least get the fuel pressure gauge.
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Old 03-26-2005, 02:01 AM
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man... am i THAT dumb i clearly see it now! hahah
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Old 03-26-2005, 07:05 AM
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Air/Fuel ratio gauge maybe too? I heard its a good idea to keep an eye on that. Dont wanna go lean with a blower by accident when the fuel filter starts to clog up a bit.
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Old 03-26-2005, 11:18 PM
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in addition to the boost gauge, get an oil pressure and fuel pressure gauge at least. also a engine temp gauge is good to have too.
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Old 03-26-2005, 11:55 PM
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and all the gauges need to be mechanicail..don't waste your $$$$ on a air/fuel gauge instead buy a A/F meter to help tune it
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Old 03-27-2005, 08:16 PM
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Air/Fuel ratio gauge maybe too? I heard its a good idea to keep an eye on that. Dont wanna go lean with a blower by accident when the fuel filter starts to clog up a bit.
A/F ratio guages are only good for picking up chicks & being annoying. EGT guages work better.
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Old 03-28-2005, 01:41 AM
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and all the gauges need to be mechanicail..don't waste your $$$$ on a air/fuel gauge instead buy a A/F meter to help tune it

in order to run mechanical gauges you need to run hot oil under pressure into the cab, right? (or hot water depending on gauge) is this safe? how likely are they to leak?
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Old 03-28-2005, 05:31 PM
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Hey dc_mann8 don't sweat it.. I do it all the time. It actually made me read my post like three times. lol Well anyway I decided to go with the fuel pressure and the air/fuel guages. Orded them today along with the dual a pillar. Decided to go with the autometer c2 guages. My sony cd has a electric blue illumination so it should look good. Kinda sounds corny. But oh well. I read an install on the fuel pressure guage..seems easy enough. Any info on how to install the air/fuel guage? I'm not considered to be a mechanical genious which is why I make good money to pay other people. lol I'm installing these myself---I can do it! haha thanks for the advice everyone.
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