crazy. im calling gotham up tomorrow. how much is it

 

well my comment was more directed over-all, not just in relation to gauges, most of the time you get what you pay for... i'm not talking about accuracy in relation to the gauges, i'm talking about quality, reading vacuum really isn't very hard so i wouldn't expect many of the gauges to be terribly inaccurate, if inaccurate at all... but you dont hear of many people complaining that their greddy or defi gauge crapped out on them, yet many of my friends have gone through autometer gauges one right after the other, some broken straight out of the box, personally i'd like my gauge to work for the duration i need it for, and not have to replace it somewhere in between, especially when i'm going to have some of my warning system run through the gauges, i'd really hate to be out tracking my car and have that malfunction and pop a motor because i saved 100 bucks on a gauge...

i did read your link, my comment was fueled by different motives ...

 

so far i have had experience with 2 autometer boost gauges, both new, one was 20PSI max and the other one is 30PSI max...i also have a Greddy Profec B SPec II reading PSI and the 30PSI reads the same as the Profec B, the 20PSI was about 1 1/2 PSi higher....DONT GET A BOSOT GAUGE THAT WAS WRONG...lol i was going threw all my vacumes and spraying stuff when i didnt need to...

 

About 150 shipped, I think. I really like it. Its nice and bright and easy to read and it matches pretty darn well.

 

what suspension did u end up putting on your fd anyhow.

 

tein S tech springs
Gab Super R dampers(5f,3r)
cnc mounts
RB brace
stock front swaybar
RB rear bar set to stiff

 

Keep in mind, that Autometer manufactures/sells probably 3-4 times as many gauges most other companies. You are bound to hear about more problems with this just because there are more of them out there. Don't be fooled, people have had problems with other gauges. Search the forum for people who have sent back Defi gauges.

People need to pick the style and units they want/need, regardless of price. 90% of the time, all you are paying for is the manufacture name, not any better quality.

 

i'll agree autometer probably moves more product than other companys, but i dont see how that effects people going through multiple autometer gauges, and other people never having to replace their defi's, or in some cases (i've actually never seen anyone complain about a faulty defi) replacing it once ???? the only thing that says to me is the reason autometer sells more gauges is because their gauges break more frequently ... i'm sure defi cannot produce fully functioning gauges 100% of the time, but i'm also sure the percentage of defective autometer gauges is far higher...

personal preferance i guess, but i'd prefer to own a product i'm more confident will work fine everytime i crank the motor over ...

 

happy autometer user. boost and water temp have been good to me for the past 5 years.

 

Some one on here suggested entering "autometer boost gauge" and zero. I would also suggest "your favorite brand" and zero or problem. It is not just an autometer problem. I have autometer full sweep electric in my FD and autometer pros in my two FB spec 7's not a problem, not weird info. Hell I paid $38,000 plus tax for a Mazda oil pressure gauge that tells you what, the car was free.

 

Ok, if you sell 100,000 products, and say 5000 of them are bad; that's about a 5% defective rate. Now, lets say you make 20,000 gauges and 1400 fail. Obviously, you'll see less complaints about the 1400, but their ratio is actually much higher at 7%.

Simply saying one company has more failures than others without know how many they are producing is misleeding. Saying you have more of a chance to get a defective one going with a more used component is more correct.

However, I would still be leary of people saying they went through 2-3 of the same gauges. Sorry, but there is no manufacturing that bad. But if they are buying them from places like Pep Boys, who know what happens in their stock rooms. Autometer is one of the few gauges you could actually pick up a local "non-speed" shops.

 

i'm just going from personal experience, your not going to change my mind until you show me some hard facts, from my experiences autometer gauges fail far more frequently than defi's, and like i keep saying when it comes to buying a part that i intend to use on the track i will spend the extra money to have the confidence it wont take a **** on me mid-lap...

if you could produce an overwhelming number of defi users who have had bad experiences with defi gauges it might sway my opinion, but in all honesty the only feedback i EVER hear from defi owners is positive, i can honestly say i've never heard someone complain about one failing, not to say it hasn't happened, that would just be ignorant, but out of the two brands i hear about autometers failing all the time, and never defi's, you can chalk it up to production numbers but personally it shows build quality in my eyes...