correction greedy IMO have the best guages and they match the stock ones both night and day. go to there site and you have to get the silver ones to get the orange back lit..

 

here are the two best, IMO.


SPI guage. lights up amber, i think.



PFS guage, (made by SPI which means its pretty damn accurate) matches the stockers almost perfectly.

 

the reason why i dont like BAR guages is because of the accuracy. less increments = less accurate. each notch on the BAR guage (ill take the Apex unit for example) is .1 BAR. .1 BAR = 2.94 PSI. so half of one increment = 1.47 PSI. im pretty sure your eye can not detect when the needle is right in between the lines. so you dont know if your boosting at 12 PSI or 14 PSI. and we all know a 2 PSI sweep is very, very dangerous when it comes to the rotary.

(kinda how if you think about it, fehrenheit is more accurate than celcuis, because the increments are smaller. try 32-212 from freezing to boiling, and 0-100.)

just my .2 PSI.

 

i feel the same way, i would much rather have my boost gauge in psi than bar. i have the el-glow apex'i mechanical boost gauge in my car and it doesn't quite match but it works good enough... heh, anyone know of any white face boost gauges that light up amber? i have the nr auto white face gauges and i'm having a hard time finding a boost gauge that actually matches. anyone have the hks boost gauge? i was thinking of replacing my a'pexi with the hks. also does hks make boost gauges in psi? i'v heard they do, but i've never seen them.

 

The biggest issue for me when selecting a gauge was finding a manufacturer that made a bunch of different gauges that all looked very similar, and to that end, I wound up with AutoMeter gauges. I now have 5 aftermarket gauges in my car (4 hooked up) which all have the same look (all Sport-Comps) and also don't look out-of-place with the stock gauges (they've got kinda an aluminum bezel and black face.

Anybody know any other manufacturers that makes all of these gauges?

1. Boost
2. Water Temperature
3. A/F Meter
4. Fuel Pressure
5. EGT

I bought these gauges to really monitor what the car is doing. They've worked out very well. I've had 2 Autometer as well as the PFS boost gauge, and although the "dead center" reading on the Autometer was never perfect, they have always read pretty accurate when compared to the PFS.

 

why?? was the PFS guage crap??

 

Okay so the Apex is the most accurate....

None are amber....

Apex is most expensive....

None are amber....

Blitz is slower than the apex...

none are amber....

Autometers suck...

none are amber....

Sh*t we are fu*Ked

 

Cant u change the bulbs in the gauges to light up amber????

if that could happen then it would be great.

1FAST7

 

If you are looking to match the stock gauges the SPI are the closest. I sell the same SPI gauge PFS sells. Mine is pictured with a white needle, but I also have the red needle.

Probably the best gauges out now are the DEFI. I also sell alot of Omori gauges.

Jason

 

what is the difference b/w electrical and mechanical boost gauges?

 

A mechanical boost gauge's vacuum line runs all of the way through the firewall and to the gauge. An electrical gauge has a short vaccum line attached to a pressure sensor inside of the engine compartment. You then run the electrical wire through the firewall to the gauge. The real benefit of an electrical gauge are the memory, peak, and warning functions that it allows.

 

Yes, if you look back a page in the post you will see what I said. That is exactly what I did with my Blitz gauge. And I got the 1.5 bar gauge instead of the 2 bar gauge for the reasons of smaller increments and I new that I was never going to be boosting 2 bar. BTW, the gauge is very accurate and quick (much quicker than my last Autometer), I think the speed of the gauge has to be b/c of the tubing that was supplied with the gauge (a lot thicker). The gauge is always right along with my Apexi AVC-r in terms of boost accuracy and that is electrical so I believe that it is very good in that since. I will try and get a night time pic soon and post it.

 

Okay...so now I know the difference b/w mechanical and electrical. But which one is better?? Does the "electrical harness" in the engine bay suffer longterm from the heat?? Will that affect my readings??

If you install the mechanical do you have to be careful about "kinks" in the tubing affecting your readings?

Also, what about bar vs psi...I read the thread earlier but for the novice would psi be better?

 

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong here but, 1bar = 14.7psi thus .1bar = 1.47psi, so half an increment would then be .735psi. so the uncertainty in boost levels is not really that large, and by looking at my friends GReddy P/H boost gauge which reads in bar it is not really that difficult to split each increment up into thirds or fourths to then fiqure out the boost. It also makes it easier because this gauge and the Apex E/L series are bigger gauges.

 

Everyone seems to dis Auotmeter guages, but I see no problem with them.

Both my friend and I have them, and they are accurate, and have been for years.

Now, they don't have any fancy functions, and sometimes I do with I had playback, but seeing its $150, to $200 cheaper then an electrical gauge with those features, I'll pass on it for right now and use that money for mods.

My Autometer gauges are serving their purpose for me right now, and they look very close to stock.

 

If you guys want a gauge that matches the stock ones I say get an REamemiya gauge.

The one I have is a 52mm black face with white lettering in the day time and amber lighting at night, so its matches the stocks at all times. Day and night. The only thing that dosn't match is that it has a black rim instead of a stock gauges chrome rim. I have mine mounted in a steering column pod and I think it looks better with the black rim beacsue it makes the gauge look more like its apart of the steering column.

This gauge is pretty accurate aswell. I've had mine for about 6 months and when the car is off it still reads right on zero.

BTW: I'm looking to trade my column mount pod and gauge for an a-piller pod + 60mm boost gauge. PM me if your interested.

 

Why not buy Defi Guages and change the bulb to amber to match it perfectly??? the Defi Guages have a chrome/silver rim and its face is black. If u change the bulb to amber then it will light up amber as well.

 

Got some pics of my REamemiya boost gauge. Heres the link
http://photos.yahoo.com/zoomspeedtt

BTW: For sale or trade for an a-piller pod + 60mm gauge.

 

My PFS boost gage looks pretty good. If is sticking a little bit.