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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 09:16 PM
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I'll have a triple gauge pillar cause thats all they make for my car so I was wondering what 3 guages would be the best to have. I know boost and A/F are two, but what should the other be. I was looking at Oil pressure, but I'm not sure what should be watched the most. Even if I don't really need anything I want to fill that empty hole
Old Nov 3, 2003 | 09:24 PM
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I would say oil pressure or water temp.Stock gauges suck are very inaccurate.
Old Nov 3, 2003 | 09:25 PM
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EGT or a fuel pressure gauge would be bitchn', but expensive.
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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 10:00 PM
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Oil pressure, boost, EGT.

A/F gauges suck.

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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 10:16 PM
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New to all of this so I don't know what EGT is
Old Nov 3, 2003 | 10:28 PM
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nevermind, but what are the benefits of the egt
Old Nov 3, 2003 | 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Stan
Oil pressure, boost, EGT.

A/F gauges suck.

Stan
Agreed A/F gauges do suck *****, but do give "some" idea of what state the fuel is in w/o an EGT gauge...

but the EGT gauge is the "Long term solution" for that problem...

I am going to run A/F (cause Im cheap) boost/ and Oil pres...so I can see and pinpoint the exact second I toast my piston rings! No really the Oil preasure is really a good gauge to have as it lets you know what kind of condition the engine's "lifeblood" is in...
Old Nov 4, 2003 | 10:33 AM
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I was reading that oem o2 sesnors are no good for messuring a/f under boost, only n/a conditions. So what's the point of a/f because when you blow the motor from being lean it probably won't be from being n/a.

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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 10:49 AM
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---- that, AF's own because of the flashy lights. :P



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