hey guys i was wondering what you guy think about nexus gauges? are they worth the money?accurate?
any1 here have them on their car?

 

any1

 

I want those also! I just can't see spending so much money for them. I could do a **** load more mods to my car for what those gauges cost.

 

They are great gauges, but at a rediculous price. That's my take on them

 

Does anyone have a link to them with prices?

 

http://www.egauges.com/vdo_grou.asp?Series=Nexus

 

Search gauge accuracy, there was a thread by a person who works in a related field about the fact that these guages are not as accurate as one would think. Something like +/- 5%.

 

I was gonna say... the features are amazing...freakin love it. But even w/ all this jazz, it all boils down to "are they accurate?" That, and I'm not feeling the print/font of the gauge itself. But the features are awesome

~Ramy

 

Damn thought you disappreaded Ramy come on AOL sometime

 

I'm actually hiding Been crazy busy for the past month, and super busy this month too. Just poke my head up briefly enough to post here or there, then go back under for a while

Going back under...
~Ramy

 

i just have the boost gauge right now and yes its very accurate. while expensive you get some nice features like being able to pick the color that you want, 3 minute recording/playback of your runs. when they are off you cant see them at all if your into anti/theft aspect. they are worth the money to me but i only want the best for my car.

 

oh and i was questioning the accuracy as well, so i recorded a run so that i dont have to watch the gauge and drive at the same time. played it back and there was the 10-8-10 with a 19 vaccum at idle. i plan on getting more gauges but it was killer to get the $200 link for just one gauge.

 

OK so I lied....but I'm leaving after this post. Really

That doesn't tell you jack. You could really be running a 11 - 9 - 11 pattern and never know it, just b/c the gauge reads 10 - 8 - 10. Read this thread: https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/boost-gauge-accuracy-515194/ for info on assessing a gauge's accurary - accurately lol.

~Ramy

 

ok ramy your the god have you tested these gauges against a known "accurate device" i was simply stating that i had a 10-8-10 compared to some people who go out and get the defi gauges and they read 1-2 psi above. when they have a bonestock car.

 

by 1-2 psi i mean above the 10-8-10

 

I like my Defi's quite a bit, very high quality pieces. One feature they have that i love---with both boost and fuel pressure gauges, you can set the fuel px gauge to read the differential pressure between boost and fuel.

Also--re: accuracy, one thing that is interesting: when WOT, my defi boost gauge 'flickers' +/- about .25 psi. I was told that is b/c the gauges are very accurate, and i should put a 'smoothing' filter in the boost line.

 

Do those gauges come in 60mm?

 

Hey man...no need to cop an attitude. I was simply stating that just b/c it says you're running a 10-8-10 boost pattern doesn't mean you really are. For example, your sig says you're running "3'' jet hot coated dp, srmotorsports caib, apexi gt cb, hks twin power, 10mm wires, autometer nexus boost gauge (very cool gauges) mazdaspeed short throw, apexi pfc" With that setup, you can easily run an 11-9-11 pattern, or possibly even higher (esp. if you have an IC and high flow cat or mp, and no boost controller). See, the PFC isn't exactly the best boost controller out there. It'll set boost, but it isn't great for holding boost. So again, all I'm saying is, just b/c your gauge says you're running what you *should* be running, doesn't mean you ARE. Those are two very separate things. You would need to test the gauge against something that has been externally deemed accurate, ie calibrated and tested.

You're basically saying "Officer, I swear I was going 60, because my speedo says so" and I'm saying "Son, just b/c your speedo says so, doesn't mean that's what was happening. I'd check the calibration to determine who's at fault." Hope that makese sense in a non-aggressive way (seriously...chill out man).

~Ramy

 

When it comes to money, people can get pretty aggressive. I feel for someone that spends $180+ on a gauge that's less accurate than a $6 compressor gauge.

 

Autometer informed me that the rated accuracy for the Nexus gauges is +/-2% of full scale. For the boost gauge, this will come close to 1psi. Defi will not state an accuracy specification, but I'll bet it is the same.

 

Well Ramy pop your head up soon enough because I am gonna be needing either a Mazdaspeed Cluster or 99spec lights. Good to hear business is good for you...

Back to midterms,

Alex

 

hey bro you brought the attitude first but anyways i realize everything your saying and i agree with it. all im saying is it gives you a baseline of where your at. they may or may not be the most accurate gauges but who are we to say that? do you have a device that can give any type of accurate reading? i would like to see someone with a calibration device do a test on any type of gauge to see which one are most accurate, and im not talking about testing the top of the line defi vs. the low end autometer gauges. to the other guy yea to some people money brings out an attitude but hey if you have an accurate $6 gauge more power to you. oh and ramy i dont have midpipe, i kept the cat on to eliminate creep or atleast try to control it. i learned on my sti not to have a straight exhaust. anyways im tired talk to you guys later.

josh

 

what is full scale?

 

Alex,

I have the 99spec lights in stock, and I just sold the last Mazdaspeed cluster I had...but I can get another one for ya no prob. Just PM me

No I didn't. Go back and re-read my post. All I said was just b/c it reads a 10-8-10 doesn't mean that's what boost level you're REALLY making. I even had a smiley face in there.

I never made ANY claims as to whether or not they're accurate. In fact, if you read my first post, I posed the QUESTION as to whether or not they're accurate being the most important factor. No assumptions, no conclusions...just a question.

Read the thread I linked you to. That was the point ReadyKW and others were discussing how to determine a gauge's accuracy from an absolute standpoint. Heck, I even asked something and learned from them. So again, my point was just to clarify for ya that just b/c it reads what you expect it to read doesn't mean it's accurate. You gotta test the gauge against something that has been calibrated and shown to be accurate. Basically an absolute control.

Good idea. I figured you had a cat since you didn't mention a MP. But I gotta say, I'm partial to MPs...BY FAR you feel the greatest increase in power from a MP on an FD than any other bolt-on mod. In the words of Red-RX7 (Mike), "Hold on Bay-bee!"

~Ramy

 

when i was getting boost creep on the sti, i took the mp off and put a high flow cat on and it seemed like it negated all the beni's of the 4" dp and cb. talk about being pissed off after spending 1100 on a turboxs system. so yea i would get the wastegate ported but i really want to get that gt500 system from aspec within the next year. so now im doing mods that will be interchangable with the twins and a single setup.