Gauge placement?

[A//// Guy]

gaugepods.com

Also what kind of gauges did you buy? Becuase the stock gauges for oil and water will be better that the cheap ebay imitations that come like 4 gagues for 100 bucks. Make sure your geting something decent like VDO, defi, greddy or maybe Autometer-even though I dont think Autometer is the greatest.

[Swifty1638]

I run faze. I like their gauges, and have never had a problem with them..

-A. Swift

[john]

You can mount them in the glove box if need be like you should move the SAFC to hide it from curious eyes. Last year, my interior went from everything out and in your face --> three gauge pillar on a toggle for power, SAFC and AVCR in the glove box, removed lighted switch for the stuterbox, and moved the turbo timer. I had quite a light show at night before...

[Swifty1638]

i like seeing the safc..i wonder if i could built like a plastic folding door or sumthin. I think that would look pretty slick. I am already planning out the placement. I can put the a/f, pyrometer, and boost gauges on the driver's pillar..if i find a 3 gauge pod. Then, the fuel and oil psi where the vents are, and the volt next to the safc. As long as you guys say that the stock water temp gauge is good, then i might not get it, but I dunno..the fan is hooked up to a switch, so I can control when it's on or off. So, I wanna keep track of it more accuratly..also, on a turbo car, should the water temp still be within 180-210? or is it higher? thanks to all who helped..I am getting good ideas here..

-A. Swift

[Jakey]

Quite honestly, if I were in your shoes I would look into modifying the original gauge cluster. I have seen it done before and have some information about it on my computer at home that I can post up later. I believe Nick Drake out at Pina Motorsports did it but I'll need to double check. I'd say the main reason for doing this would be since you want to replace a number of your original OEM gauges, there's no point in having a factory gauge plus an aftermarket.

[Jakey]

Well I thought I had information about modifying the stock gauge cluster but I can't seem to find anything, just a couple of pics....

[Jakey]

Ding Ding Ding: http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=104148&highlight=gauge+cluster

[Swifty1638]

wow, not bad at all..I think that it might get hard to do though..I dunno if I will do the water temp anymore. I will do the oil psi and the others, just cause I already have the gauges. Oh, do you guys think that the egt gauge is worth it?

-A. Swift

[Alpine TSi]

On the topic of EGT, most are split on them. I have one, but don't use it at all. I have a wideband display so that is mainly why. But when I didn't have a WB I wasn't really paying much attention to the EGT as my probe was piss poor slow(Autometer), now there are faster ones out there, but I still don't really feel they are required. EGT's aren't a for sure thing, temps for the most part imply the AF ratio, but not always.

Now that I have pretty much said that I don't think EGT's are worthwhile, you want to buy mine? ;)

[Swifty1638]

lol. I use faze..is it a faze egt? if not, then no. I'll be selling the oil psi and autometer boost gauge outta this car. So, don't worry about the egt gauge? I don't have a wideband sensor..but I have the A/F gauge..would that work, or do I need to buy them as a complete set?

-A. Swift