maifold and gauges?
 

i need help finding a b series manifold that will keep AC (i live in FL.) for around 250. and what are the 3 most important gauges? i was thinking of getting air fuel,boost, and egt. any helpful info will help thanks.

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Bah! You don't need any guages ;). Just kidding, if you need/want 3 guages, I'd personally go with Boost/Vacuum, EGT, and oil pressure. For measuring your air fuel ratio's, try and look into picking up a wideband o2 meter. Those Narrow band Af guages don't really tell anything at all. Theres been plenty of articles posted about them, so read up.
And also for a manifold that will accept AC and be about 250, there are quite a few choices. your best bet would be to go with a "log" style manifold. There alway's on ebay and even for sale in the classifieds here.

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isnt the wide band 02 like 400?

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It depends, you can get a PLX M300 or the Zeitronix units for about $300. I know it sounds like alot of dough, but it's definately a wise investment to make your engine last. It's the only way to tune correctly and actually see whats going on.
If you have a friend with a wideband setup, maybe you can hook that up and tune it out with theirs.

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al alright thanks alot. about the manifold i cant find it on ebay and there isnt one in the classifieds right now. do you know any web site that sells these manifold.

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If you don't go with the WB, then the three most important in my mind are Boost, H20 temp, and oil pressure. That way you can tell what the turbo is doing, and what the engine is doing.

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huh^

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I rock nothing but these. The most important three in my opinion.

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probably a noob q, but y would you need a water temp? i can understand an oil pressure and deffinitly boost/vac, but why water temp?

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i would think to let you know if your car is over heating or not.
about the b series manifold what web site sell it with AC compatable

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::) you already have one like that built into your cluster. and im pretty sure thats not based off of water temp

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The water temp guage is not very accurate in the stock dash. There are also no numbers on it. It is like a WB vs. NB deal. The H2O temp gauge will tell you specifically what the temp is. The stock one usually just goes to operating temp, but what is that?? How close to overheating are you??