Aftermarket Gauge Questions...
 

I was looking into getting 4 aftermarket gauges to throw in my car (A/F ratio, Water Temp, Oil PSI, and N20 Pressure), but I was wondering about the water temp, and oil PSI. Im getting mechanical gauges, but what kind of fitting and stuff am I gonna need? I dont know for shit when it comes to any kind of fitting other than standard or metric threads, corse or fine and thats it. Anyone please shed some light on this for me. Thanks

~T.J.

PS - I think Im gonna use a dual pillar pod on both the A-Pillars of my car (left and right hand drive). Do you think that this would work? I mean, the car isint that big, and as long as I can see the needle, and recognise where its at, Im good. Thats the way I look at it anyway.

Okay, there's probably a few differences since I have a series 4 13B and you have a 12A and I use electric gauges not mechanical, but...

When I did my water temp, there was a standard plug on the engine (the engine coolant drain) that I put my sensor in, very easy. This should work just great for mechanical too, though it may be easier to tap into it somewhere in the heater system.

For oil temp and pressure, I bought the RB adapter plate. It made it so easy and straightforward. But since you aren't getting oil temp, it wouldn't work. Try searching for my thread from a few months ago on gauges. In it there were alternate locations for oil temp and pressure.

What kind of gauges are you getting? I highly recommend autometer if you cared.

why are you going to bother with an a/f gauge.. if you want it for tuning, then just get an egt (which is actually useful).. if you want it for the light show, then that is a different story

Autometer Phantom Series. Just cause they are fairly inexpensive and do the job fairly well.
I cant afford the EGT, and the lights add 5 HP :D.

Mechanical gauges are fine. Although I am personally not using them in my car (except for the boost gauge :) ).

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Just my 02 cents.

Yeah...Ok, but now what kind of threads am I gonna need to get senders to fit the car...Or how should I wire in electric gauges? I mean, do I just tap into the stock sender wires? I wanted mechanical because, that way, if say the stock electric oil PSI gauge was tweaking out or something, then I can veify it with a "true" reading...Get it?

~T.J.

electrical gauges usually have sperate sensors and T adapter that screws into the orginal tapping sp that the stock sender can be retained ...

I agree with Directfreek mechanical gauges are OK but a complete b@stard if they leak ... we had a mech oil pressure gauge on our rally car unti it leaked ... 80 degree C oil is not nice when its being sprayed all over your legs ! luckily we had a blanking plug and fixied it at the side of the road and carried on in the rally ... we did have to drive all night with the windows down though ... to stop getting high on the fumes !