Help and Opinions on gauges for my triple gauge pod!!!

[RI-SHO]

Ok I narrowed it down to these last 5 options to comeplete my triple gauge pod setup(2 remaining to buy):

-Fuel Pressure 0-100PSI - 2 1/16"
-Air Temp 0-200Fdegrees - 2 1/16"
-Oil Temp 100F-300F degrees - 2 1/16"
-Volt meter 8V-18V - 2 1/16"
-Oil pressure 0-100PSI - 2 5/8"

My first choice I bought was a 2 1/16" water temp w/sender, now because I waited so long I can no longer find my 2nd choice of a 0PSI-100PSI oil pressure in 2 1/16" only found it in 2 5/8" size would I be able to trim the gauge pod to make these fit or do I have no choice?

Basically I need other's opinion on what to buy for my last 2 gauges taking the above into thought?

 

[mattshowagon]

what about air fuel ratio

 

[RI-SHO]

mattshowagon:
what about air fuel ratio

Not useful at all unless you spend the dough to do it right with a wide band O2 sensor which range from $150-$250 to be done right plus the gauge cost , it's basically a flashy non-functioning gauge.

I want gauges that will prevent damage and aide me when I need to diagnose a problem.

 

[yamahaSHO]

I would get a water temp gauge before air temp...

I personally have Water temp, oil press, and voltage....

 

[fricker66]

What line of gauges are you installing? I'm finally getting around to installing my triple gauge pod and am trying to decide on the line to install. For my purposes, I've decided on water temp, oil pressure and volts. Just can't decide on which gauges to install.......

 

[mattshowagon]

yea ok why do you need an aftermaket o2 sensor and where do i get 1

 

[yamahaSHO]

fricker66:
What line of gauges are you installing? I'm finally getting around to installing my triple gauge pod and am trying to decide on the line to install. For my purposes, I've decided on water temp, oil pressure and volts. Just can't decide on which gauges to install.......

I went with AutoMeter Lunar Series... They are not cheap, but they match my EL White faced gauges perfectly(same color and style of writing).

 

[ShoGuy93]

AHHHH you stole my gauges!! oh I have lunar series in my triple gauge pod also!! a/f volts and oil pressure.

 

[yamahaSHO]

ShoGuy93:
AHHHH you stole my gauges!! oh I have lunar series in my triple gauge pod also!! a/f volts and oil pressure.

You may have noticed I have black trim rings instead of silver... Matches much better after I painted them.

 

[RI-SHO]

mattshowagon:
yea ok why do you need an aftermaket o2 sensor and where do i get 1

Any decent company that sells A/F ratio gauges will offer there own seprate 2-wire O2 sensor with a weld-in bung to put anywhere in your exhaust. The reason I say you would want the wide band O2 would be to more accurate and not have a gauge that just bounces back and forth till your actually on it which isn't when you want to know.

I plan to match my soon to be re-installed in RI-SHO II radio/eq setup from RI-SHO here:

I am going with digital green LED Nordskog, here is the one water temp one I bought so far:

They look nice and blacked out when off, bright green LED, offer a dimmer/bright option, and audio beep/ringer for low oil/fuel pressure, high temp, or if I were to buy a A/F one has a ring for a lean condtion as well. Not exactly the cheapest at about $70-$100 each plus sending units but fits my very picky search critera.

Forget the problem with me not finding a 2 1/16" oil pressure just found one directly from them for a higher price but I defitnaly want it to fit right.

So what do you guys think for this setup:

Volts
Water Temp
Oil Pressure

Any other configurations? I also plan on adding 4 more to a custom center console/panel setup for later.

<small>[ March 24, 2004, 11:13 PM: Message edited by: RI-SHO ]</small>

 

[yamahaSHO]

RI-SHO:

So what do you guys think for this setup:

Volts
Water Temp
Oil Pressure

Any other configurations? I also plan on adding 4 more to a custom center console/panel setup for later.

Thats what I would go with, but it doesn't really matter if you are getting 4 more after that.

 

[K-Dawg]

Maybe switch the volts for an EGT gauge?

 

[RI-SHO]

K-Dawg:
Maybe switch the volts for an EGT gauge?

Yea I want to get that one for a panel setup i'll be doing later, I want the primares on my pod, volts because of the large stereo i'll be installing, water temp for future over heating problems or if the dummy ford one fails, and oil pressure for any soon bearing problems or even a oil pump, just a nice reassurence in the back of my head. The rest of the non-import gauges will put in that custom panel.

Thanks for all the help guys and keep the pictures coming especially if you have a nice custom non pilliar setup i'd like to get some ideas.

 

[RStalveyARFF]

it bounces back and forth because your computer adjusts the A/F ratio 100's of times a second. What do you think the car just starts up and thinks, "Aww, this is a nice day to have a 14:1 ratio!" It assesses and adapts to the conditions going on.

 

[RI-SHO]

Did I ask what it does or how it works?

I just posted my opinion on why I personally don't want one.

Anyways my last one is done to a volt meter or EGT? any suggestions?

 

[BlownByU]

For now I got three autometer ultra-lite guages to fit in my tripple guage pod: oil pressure, volts and water temp. Eventually I would like to add three more guages where the tape holder is, or more easily right below by deck that will do water, trans and oil temp and than have the volts, oil pressure and vaccum in the guage pod. That covers pretty much everything as far as I'm concerned, plus it will look cool, IMO! ****

 

[Chris Benvie]

MMM guages i got a few of those


One that says BOOST!

 

[yamahaSHO]

Chris Benvie:
MMM guages i got a few of those


One that says BOOST!

For your factory supercharger, right?

 

[AutoSHO]

yamahaSHO:

Chris Benvie:
MMM guages i got a few of those


One that says BOOST!

For your factory supercharger, right?

I don't think the Vortech S-Trim was stock...