RotaryRockeTT

Bros, i just bought my pillar to mount my gauges, I have already got my boost gauge, now my question is what other gauge should i get, i'am debating which one is more important, the watertemp gauge or the airfuel gauge? you see i have a pillar that only holds two gauges, so which one is more important to have out of the two? the airfuel gauge or the water temp gauge? my mods are knn drop in air filter in stock box, downpipe and midpipe.

rynberg

Personally, I think an A/F gauge is worthless. I mean Mazda developed fuel maps for heavy load situations because the stock 02 sensor isn't accurate enough. So, by getting an A/F gauge, you just spent money to get readings from something even Mazda didn't trust.

Get the water temp gauge. Much more important.

SanJoRX7

Lots of ppl think that EGT is the 2nd gauge to get. I think that's probably pretty accurate, although you'd likely be just as well off in terms of determining your FD's health if you got a water temp gauge, oil pressure gauge (since the stock one is wacked out), maybe oil temp, and maybe fuel pressure. I plan to have a total of 5 gauges in my FD by the time I"m done, and will probably go with EGT or water temp for the next one.

Rynberg seems to be right with the A/F gauge thing. Most people seem to agree that the A/F gauges out there aren't set up properly for the A/F mixture of FD's, which tends to make them only worthwhile at WOT, which is only part of where you're at at any given time. If someone would make an affordable, good looking, and functional A/F gauge, I'm sure it'd sell like hotcakes to rotary tuners.

Patrick

RotaryRockeTT

Whats the EGT gauge? what does it stand for?, so you guys think the nexy gauge to get is a watertemp gauge correct?

Ward

EGT= exhaust gas temperature
reads whether exhaust temps are running hot or not and by this can tell if you are running rich or lean