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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 07:05 PM
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I'm going to be N/A for a while, eventually supercharged. Minus the supercharger I will have

Exhaust
Cats
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Emanage Ultimate

So what do I want to be reading to not only assure I'm running safely but also to help with street tuning the Emanage after the initial dyno tune if I get new parts?
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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 07:17 PM
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Wideband A/F and Boost at a minimum..

if you wanted to get a third guage, you could get another wideband A/F (one for each side), EGT, oil temp or fuel pressure..take your pick

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Old Nov 29, 2005 | 07:46 PM
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what company makes a good lookin set of these 3 gauges then :

wideband 02
egt
boost
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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 01:21 PM
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no single company offers all of them
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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 01:23 PM
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awww now that just sucks
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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Z1 Performance
no single company offers all of them
PLX Devices offer a wideband to narrowband converter that will allow most NB gauges to work. I have the Autometer AF gauge linked into my PLX M300.
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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 02:33 PM
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it was my understanding that those only worked with autometer, and the cobalts are blue while i was looking for a red theme, and the nexus series does not include an AFR gauge... just gotta keep lookin i guess
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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 03_Track_Z
it was my understanding that those only worked with autometer, and the cobalts are blue while i was looking for a red theme, and the nexus series does not include an AFR gauge... just gotta keep lookin i guess
Autometer is the example that they use. Find out the voltage range of the gauge that you are considering (aside from Nexus) and email them or look on their site.

I considered the Nexus gauges but the lack of an AF gauge made me decide against it. Maybe Autometer will release an AF gauge some time in the near future.
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Old Dec 1, 2005 | 03:02 PM
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i wish Defi BF had an AFR...id be all over that
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Old Dec 2, 2005 | 01:35 AM
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Originally Posted by leemik
Wideband A/F and Boost at a minimum..

if you wanted to get a third guage, you could get another wideband A/F (one for each side), EGT, oil temp or fuel pressure..take your pick

--mike
Why boost on a N/A?
Do you mean vaccume or Manifold pressure?
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i will eventually be supercharged, so ill want boost for then
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