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Old 07-22-2008, 04:42 AM
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Default What gauges should I get?

So my car is already S/Ced, about to put gears in this weekend, then stage 2 blower cams are going in next week. The mech thats putting the cams in said it would be stupid to even drive the car without an air/fuel gauge. So other then the air/fuel gauge what are the next 2 most important gauges to have in a car with my set up? Oil press? Fuel press? Boost?
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Old 07-22-2008, 06:17 AM
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Fuel pressure and boost (both can tell different stories of how the motor is running). After that oil pressure, water temp, EGT, and volts.
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Old 07-22-2008, 01:00 PM
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Default RE: What gauges should I get?

I would go with these 3,
Boost
wide band air fuel
and fuel pressure
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Old 07-22-2008, 01:27 PM
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wide band is all you realy need.
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Old 07-22-2008, 10:02 PM
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So really if I went with the livewire SCT it was would be enough info to make sure my car isn't going to blow up?
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Default RE: What gauges should I get?

Im old school and dont like all those electronic air/fuel stuff. Just need to know my boost, amount of fuel, and heat so that I can stop from detonation.
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Old 07-22-2008, 11:21 PM
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Default RE: What gauges should I get?

What if your O2 sensor fails? Fuel pressure, oil temp, water temp, and boost/vacuum are all necessary to run a blower. You need to know all these to prevent a catastrophic failure in your investment. I know these are redundant as hell but I think they are necessary



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wide band is all you realy need.
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Old 07-23-2008, 12:21 AM
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but thats 5 gauges if you add the air/fuel. So instead of my asking what gauges to get how about you all tell me which gauges you have. Make sure to note if they are mech or elec.
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^^^^OK Boost -mech, fuel pressure-electric, and wideband digital A/F..... I have yet to install but plan on getting water temp, oil pressure, and volts!
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wideband/boost/aeroforce scangauge.

the aeroforce can give you about 20 different gauges in one by plugging into the obd port and reading what the computer is reading. you could do a double or tripple set up also on the scangauge.
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