gauge choices, need opinions pls.
03-04-2004, 05:03 PM
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gauge choices, need opinions pls.
I am considering using either the SPA dual gauges, one with oil pressure and voltage, and the other with boost and egt in the stock locations of the oil and volt gauges. These gauges are black background, with red backlighting, where as the trip computer has the orange letters with a black backlit area.
03-04-2004, 05:09 PM
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other choice (which I have ordered hurriedly today since my first choice of 46mm HKS gauges under the stereo didnt pan out), or these FAZE face changing gauges. They will be a black background with orange letters, and I would mount them where m3powerrr mounted 2 of his gauges, just below the climate controls. (next post). However, I just noticed the boost gauge goes to 30 psi, and I will only have 7psi max, so it might not look so good. The SPA gages above are about 2x the price.
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I definitely like the look of the second one better. Not sure I like the fact that it goes up to 30 PSI and you're only running 7 PSI. This one has always been my favorite gauge
03-05-2004, 06:00 PM
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Touch choice.
I like the idea of the first ones, where they go in the stock location. It's too bad they don't look stock though.
As far as the boost gauge goes, I don't see much of a point to using the one that goes to 30 (this isn't Spinal Tap). You would have a hard time telling what the boost is if you are only running 7-8 psi, and to really see you'd have to be staring at it, which won't work if they are way down by the gear shift.
I guess for me, neither solution is perfect, but maybe running the dual digital gauge by the gearshift would be OK since you wouldn't have the other stock gauges so close. Also, maybe you could just get a Boost/EGT gauge and only run one down there.
I don't know....
-D'oh!
I like the idea of the first ones, where they go in the stock location. It's too bad they don't look stock though.
As far as the boost gauge goes, I don't see much of a point to using the one that goes to 30 (this isn't Spinal Tap). You would have a hard time telling what the boost is if you are only running 7-8 psi, and to really see you'd have to be staring at it, which won't work if they are way down by the gear shift.
I guess for me, neither solution is perfect, but maybe running the dual digital gauge by the gearshift would be OK since you wouldn't have the other stock gauges so close. Also, maybe you could just get a Boost/EGT gauge and only run one down there.
I don't know....
-D'oh!
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