Well dropped the hammer today:

APS TT
Autometer A-Pillar 3 Gauge Cluster
Defi D-Series Boost Gauge
Defi D-Series EGT Gauge
Innovate Motorsports Standalone Wideband Gauge

Thanks to Sharif @ Forge Internals for the awesome prices!

Now its time to get rid of the Crawford cats and Injen exhaust and welcome the APS test pipes and their 2.5 true dual.

Now waiting for it to be installed is going to kill me!!

 

Nice! Congrats man, good luck with everything. Whos doing the install/tuning?

 

Yours is already one of the best LOOKING Zs on the planet. Now it's going to be as fast as it is pretty! You going to run the turbo kit with stock internals? Does Florida have a UniChip tuner yet?
Happy boosting?

Bruce

 

Trade in the egt for a oil temp gauge

 

Geez man, everybody in Orlando is going FI . I'll be following the bandwagon soon enough!!!!!

 

Good luck - you will like the power!!

Good choice on gauges. I would add a oil cooler since the APS turbos are cooled by it and the extra oil pan that comes with APS doesn't help. Oil Temp gauge is optional.

 

APS turbos are NOT cooled by the oil. they are water cooled and lubricated by the oil.

 

Oil temp or fuel pressure will be MUCH more useful than an EGT. The wideband will provide all the monitoring of lean conditions one will need. On top of that, I don't like tapping the exhaust manifolds for an egt - especially when it isn't needed.

 

Wholey! Chris, I didn't think you were going TT this soon. You are crazy!!! I want a ride...and I want to get my butt handed to me at the track

 

Sweet! Congrats man!

 

The oil also provides cooling, as does the water.

 

Ziv, for tuning purpose, I can assure that an EGT is usefull, even if not plumbed into each cylinder bank. There are several scenarios where wideband AF can be perfectly safe, but EGT's dangerously hot.

Usually, I recommend EGT, unless someone is running a return fuel system with adjustable FPR...in which case I recommend a fuel pressure gauge.

Oil temps are a nice to have, unless you are road tracking your car.


Maximum, enjoy, and if you have any questions, dont hesitate to ask!

 

where are you tapping the EGT?

From experience, I probably watch my oil temp the most of any gauge. I watch it when I first take the car out and make sure the oil gets up to temp before I get into boost. On hot days, or if I get stuck in traffic I am watching it constantly. Also, in my situation, where I am so close to maxing out the aps fuel system I am watching my fuel pressure a lot. I am watching it under boost conditions to ensure the pressure continutes to rise at 1:1 with the boost.

 

Not in the same sense. It's main purpose is lubrication. it indirectly provides cooling, where as the water's main purpose is cooling

 

Japtrix in Palm Beach county is an APS dealer and a Unichip "tuner."
They did a great install on my APS TT about a month ago.

 

Welcome to the FI club.

Ron

 

Dibs on the crawford cats.

 

Congrats bro!! Welcome to the club!

 

They are oil cooled as well. This is standard stuff. They are oil and water cooled. Of course the water exclusively provides cooling, but the oil provides a meaningful level of cooling and lubrication.

Same thing applys to your engine. The cooling system provides a portion of the engine cooling, but oil cools the motor as well...hence the reason people purchase oil coolers.

We tap the EGT usually on the downpipe, about 1 inch from the exhuast housing of the turbine. If the motor is out of the car, we'll tap the exhuast manifold about 1 inch from the exhuast port.

 

Is it OK if I still call you 'two tenths'?

Congrats Chris! I got dibbs on the first ride bro!