i got a quick question about guages

[forksquared]

ok guys dont flame me on this. I know im going to probably most likely be getting Stewart Warner Gauges. unless anyone can tell me why not. but i was wondering what ones to get. i know i should get an AFR gauge boost gauge. some temp guages but like which ones. should i get oil temp and pressure guages and water temp and stuff like that? im new to this so any help would do. thanx a lot

[2_Liter_Turbo]

I'd get oil pressure, oil temp, water temp (oem gauge sucks), and boost at the least. A/F is only useful if you have a wideband sensor. Otherwise dont waste your money. Other guys will most likely argue my thinking, but that's what I would go for.

[forksquared]

thanx, wideband ones are more expensive and dont last as long though right, io think i read something about them wearing out? also what about a fuel pressure one?
Modified by forksquared at 6:23 PM 1/30/2006

[VitaminT]

Everybody on here will tell you something different.

I run boost, water temp, and oil pressure below my radio in place of the pocket. I think that is a good starting point.

[teddy]

I personally am doing water temp(stock gauge really does suck), oil psi, and boost gauge. I'm also going to pick up a wideband sometime too. Yes widebands dont exactly have a long lifespan if used everyday, but typically people put them in to tune the car and get it running right, then pull it out until the next time they need to retune it.

[2.240s]

I am installing gauges too. Any pics out there of your set ups , vent gauges , radio delete -etc..

[forksquared]

there is a post something about "post pics oif your interiour setup" something like that search it it shows a lot

[srdrps13]

yeh.. dont waste your money on AFR gauge.. i noticed and read about how useless they were AFTER i purchased mine for 50-60 dollars.. should have gotten an oil pressure instead.. watever lol

[forksquared]

good to know, doe anyone have the stewart warner gauges? i think im going to get those? anything bad about them?

[srdrps13]

why not stick with autometer or greddy/apexi ? ive never heard of that company but i haven't heard about problems with these...

[virus77]

ive put close to 40k miles on my wideband and it still reads fine and a replacement wideband sensor is 50 bucks.

Boost gauge obvously and I would say oil pressure is very important, its saved my motor on two different occasions. I also have oil temp so I know when to lay off after some spirited driving when the temps get hot.

[2_Liter_Turbo]

why not stick with autometer or greddy/apexi ? ive never heard of that company but i haven't heard about problems with these...

Autometers electric guages are crap. Very unreliable. Their mechanical ones are ok, but if you want to run electrics, I'd go with greddy, apexi, hks or equivelant.

[teddy]

Brands of gauges that are good: Defi, Greddy, Blitz, Apexi, most Autometers are alright, from experience Megan Gauges are pretty good, Omori, and VDO

[forksquared]

so non of you have had an experiance with Stewart Warner gauges? they are only like 50 or 60 $ for electronic ones. i thought that was a good price i am on a budget.. hmmm... also what type of boost gauge should i get, a boost/vaccum or just boost? also, i dont want too big a gauge, what is the smallest size for gauges? and are thery too hard to rtead?

[teddy]

Stewart Warner gauges are good. They have their new compact series out that are 1" diameter, but they're a bit more expensive than the normal ones. It's probably a good idea to get a boost/vacuum gauge, mechanicals typically work fine, and 52mm or 60mm is the standard sizes.

[forksquared]

thanx, i think im going to get them, i saw the size 2 1/16" i think im going to get that size is that 52mm?? and where did you find the compact series? cant find them anywhere?