important gauges
04-21-06, 05:09 PM
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important gauges
hey guys i just bought a 3 gauge, pod for my car, now i need to know wut gauges to buy.. i need a boost gauge, thats a given, but wut 2 other guages r important for a rotory?i was gunna get air/fuel ratio but i was told there was no point because they are notoriously in-accurate... wut do you guys thing? n suggestions for 2 other gauges i need that i just dont have to fill space?
04-21-06, 05:32 PM
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The narrow band a/f gauge is worth doing, lets you monitor it at least and that's important. If you have an S5 I would get a water temp gauge as the last one.
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If he has a turbo I'd say boost, a/f and water temp or oil temp. Better yet put oil temp, water temp and oil pressure in the pod and mount a boost gauge and a/f gauge somewhere else.
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If he has a series 5 turbo the water temp gauge is worthless, it's off/on/too late for the most part. S4 gauges are suppose to be a little better on water and oil. Boost on either I wouldn't trust. Get a turbo timer, it shows voltage, as least mine can. Anyway you look at it, if it's a turbo you really should get a boost, a/f, water temp, oil pressure. Others I would think you should consider are oil temp and a turbo timer.
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04-21-06, 08:24 PM
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narrow band Air fuel is garbage in my opinion as its such a small range 14.7 or lean or rich.
So i would save my money.
If your stock ECU i would go:
Boost
Oil temp
Water temp
EGT is very important but with stock ecu you cant really do anything .
If you have some kind of controllable ecu
then
EGT
BOOST
water temp
oil temp
So i would save my money.
If your stock ECU i would go:
Boost
Oil temp
Water temp
EGT is very important but with stock ecu you cant really do anything .
If you have some kind of controllable ecu
then
EGT
BOOST
water temp
oil temp
04-21-06, 08:38 PM
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Boost, Wide band O2 sensor, EGT, Fuel pressure, oil pressure, water temp. Importance in that order. some mihgt argue water temp should be before EGT, but EGT you will see a change in temp faster than water temp. Wideband O2 sensor and fuel pressure is very important for
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