Gauge Sets

Discuss the RB20, RB25 and RB26 series engines.
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PROJECTRB240SX
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I AM LOOKING FOR GOOD GAUGES THAT ILLUMINATE (I'M A MIDNIGHT RACER), FOR A RATHER LOW COST (I.E. $50 - 75 PER GAUGE). CAN ANYONE RECOMMEND ANY GOOD GAUGES FOR CHEAP AND WHERE TO GET THEM?

I'LL NEED OIL PRESS, OIL TEMP, BOOST/VAC, EGT, WATER TEMP, IN-CABIN FUEL PRESS, A/F MIX, 200MPH SPEEDO, 10K TACH W 8K REDLINE, THROTTLE POSI, INTAKE TEMP, VOLTS, AND PROGRAMMABLE WARNING LIGHTS FOR ALL IF POSSIBLE.

CAN ANYONE HELP ME OUT?


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PROJECTRB240SX
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OHH AND BRAKE PRESSURE WITH PRESSURE LOCK (FOR E-BRAKE REMOVAL), IF ANYONE KNOWS WHERE TO GET THESE IT WOULD BE AWESOME!

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DAMN YO. That is alot of guages......ebay. I got my boost gauge for 30 bucks off of there

they also have 7 color 11K Tachs going for 49.99 buy it now

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PROJECTRB240SX
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I'M BUILDING A HIGH HORSE, SO ITS GOING TO NEED SCRUTINY

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musicsurfman wrote:I'M BUILDING A HIGH HORSE, SO ITS GOING TO NEED SCRUTINY


yeah I feel you. But that is still some mad guages. Where you gonna put all that shiit

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MY FRIEND IS RE-DOING MY DASH IN ALL FIBERGLASS, ALL HE NEEDS IS THE SPECS AND HE'LL PUT IN ANY GAUGE PODS I NEED. HE ALREADY IS PUTTING IN THE APEX'I SAFC, AND THE AVC TYPE-R. OHH DOES ANY ONE KNOW OF A ACCURATE FUEL LEVEL METER TO REPLACE THE FACTORY ONE? PREFERABLY DIGITAL WITH GALLON/HEIGHT READ-OUT.

Nathan
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Data entry as a job...are you sure you arent selling crack on the side? :D

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RubHamuSan
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sounds like you need a safc a techtom and a few just plain gauges. and warning light gauges are not cheap at all. most of those are to rich for me at over 180 bux each.

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I'M STARTING A NEW BUSINESS, SELLING CARS. SO I AM GOING TO HAVE MORE MONEY. AND I AM GETTING AL KINDS OF MONEY TO COMPLETE MY CAR, FROM SOURCES I CAN'T MENTION.

Nathan
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I KNEW he sold crack...its allright though, I dont mind :D

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PROJECTRB240SX
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NO I DON'T, ITS FROM INVESTORS OF MY NEW BUSINESS. I JUST CAN'T NAME COMPANIES BECAUSE IT IS A BREACH OF OUR CONTRACT.

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JohnI3laze
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LOL try slingin weed musicman, it's less time if you get busted plus you won't have all those schoolkids you strung out on your consciense. Just don't smoke all your profits up like me :(

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JohnI3laze
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Yeah sure..."investors" huh? That's what I call them too

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PROJECTRB240SX
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WEEDS NOT A DRUG OFFICER, IT'S A LIFE-ENHANCER..... WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY SOME?

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NO BUT SERIOUSLY, IS AUTOMETER GOOD? THE ONLY THING IS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE ALL THE GAUGES I NEED IN ONE SET NOR DO ALL OF THEM LIGHT UP. MY QUEST FOR GAUGES IS GOING TO BE A LONG ONE. :(

Nathan
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Look at VDO...accurate, good gauges with through dial lighting...a nice sedate look too :) They are what I'll be using for the important stuff (I allready have a VDO EGT gauge :))

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I'M GOING WITH AUTOMETER ULTRALITES THE WHOLE SET FOR WHAT I WANT/NEED IS GOING TO BE ABOUT $600-700. IAM MAKING A CUSTOME GAUGE CLUSTER WITH 200MPH SPEEDO, 10K TACH, FUEL LEVEL, AND WATER TEMP PLUS ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS AND STUFF.

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I'm thinking about a custom gauge cluster too...good idea on the turn signals, i'd forgotten about those :) I'm going with the VDO gauges and can put it together for around 300 for everything I want. I think it'll also simplify the wiiring on the swap too.

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THATS WHY I WANT IT, THE ONLY WIRE NEED WILL BE FOR THE SIGNALS AND THE WARNING LIGHTS. ALL THE OTHER STUFF HAS INDEPENDANT SENSORS. PLUS THE GAUGE CLUSTER WILL LOOK THE WAY I WANT AND DO THE THINGS I WANT.


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