Wat important stuff to watch...

zappy65 · 28-02-2007, 08:36 PM

hehehe, figure that out...anyways i was just wondering wat you guys think are the three most important gauges to buy and wat to monitor...wat is the deal with mechanical gauges..ie: wats the other one? i know this has been up before but i want to tally peoples results before i purchase...chers

Cosmo Dude · 28-02-2007, 08:45 PM

Believe it or not there is an 'H' in what.

Vehicle Speed = Km/h
Engine Speed = RPM
Engine temp = celsius

zappy65 · 28-02-2007, 08:53 PM

wow really....wit....lol with the gauges i mean aftermarket eg...oil pressure, oil temp etc...

Rupewrecht · 28-02-2007, 09:16 PM

Oil pressure, oil temperature, boost

But what Cosmo said is right

skitz · 28-02-2007, 09:29 PM

what about keen ppl. with things like battary voltage and air flow or what ever it is :P (things for ppl with out a turbo)

Rupewrecht · 28-02-2007, 10:11 PM

Voltage if you have a big system. And i think the other one you mean is air/fuel ratio.

89sp1.8 · 28-02-2007, 10:11 PM

air fuel ratio can be handy..lean-rich

Astro Boy · 28-02-2007, 10:52 PM

I'll take a photo of the rally car dash and post tomorrow!

skitz · 28-02-2007, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rupewrecht

Voltage if you have a big system. And i think the other one you mean is air/fuel ratio.

yep there the ones i ment they would be more important to me than a boost gauge :P well while i dont have a car with a turbo that is :P

so here is a question:

if you have to pick 3 what three would u all pick? (obulessly everyone will have different answers which is cool as sum of us are N/A and others arnt)

some examples:
oil presure, oil temp, voltage, boost, air/fuel ratio and i am sure there are a few more

there is no point to this question i am just curious.

i would prob being N/A and into car audio pick air/fuel ratio, oil temp, voltage

LordWorm · 28-02-2007, 11:43 PM

Fuel pressure is also useful.. fuel pressure dropping off while at WOT and high boost = extreme engine death....mind you wideband AFR would give you an indication that something wasn't right as you watch it lean right out.

I've got oil pressure and oil temp in teh garage waiting for the gauge pods to be finished - i'll be going fuel pressure as well...otherwise most other things are displayed on the microtech dash.

THe go with mechanical gauges over electric..electric gauges have a sender which is in the engine bay, basically a sensor, which then sends a signal to the gauge and it displays the readout.. mechanical reads its information directly from the source..so a mechanical oil pressure gauge would have an oil line running to it...as far as I know most mechanical gauges are illegal to have on a street driven car (if you burst an oil line inside the car, or a fuel line inside the car, results could be nasty)

platypus · 01-03-2007, 07:19 AM

mechanical gauges are illegal to have in the cabin - under hood they are fine, other wise you need an electronic with a sender...

but most mechanics should know that

zappy65 · 01-03-2007, 07:28 AM

lol....yes...i do...now lol do most autometer gauges and stuff come with their own senders?

Astro Boy · 01-03-2007, 10:08 AM

no because generally every cas has different threads, and size on the sender location... There will be guages that will *work* off your existing wiring (ie tacho), but generally for things like coolant temp, oil pressure etc. you've got to buy the senders seperately...

Are you after the guages to look good, or be functional???

zappy65 · 01-03-2007, 07:49 PM

be functional of cause..today i purchased a Autometer 2 /58 oil press gauge and pod...just need to know how to wire....soon ill be circuit racing...so yeah function as a nessesity

zappy65 · 01-03-2007, 07:50 PM

the pro comp series by the way...and the guy at autobarn said it had a sender...if not how and where do i get one...

28-02-2007, 08:36 PM	#1
zappy65 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SE Brissy Car: Old: 1989 DOHC Mazda 323 New: Nissan 180SX Type X Posts: 2,135 View Photos By: zappy65	Wat important stuff to watch... hehehe, figure that out...anyways i was just wondering wat you guys think are the three most important gauges to buy and wat to monitor...wat is the deal with mechanical gauges..ie: wats the other one? i know this has been up before but i want to tally peoples results before i purchase...chers

28-02-2007, 08:45 PM	#2
Cosmo Dude コスモ Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Location: Vic Car: Mazda '95 Astina I4, '86 B2K and '10 3 MZR-CD Posts: 7,888 View Photos By: Cosmo Dude	Believe it or not there is an 'H' in what. Vehicle Speed = Km/h Engine Speed = RPM Engine temp = celsius __________________ My 'stina Hatch

28-02-2007, 09:16 PM	#4
Rupewrecht Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: melb.vic.au Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle Posts: 16,525 View Photos By: Rupewrecht	Oil pressure, oil temperature, boost But what Cosmo said is right __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1

28-02-2007, 09:29 PM	#5
skitz I'm not as dumb as my posts would indicate Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: jerrabomberra N.S.W (A.C.T) Car: astina ba 97 Posts: 1,245 View Photos By: skitz	what about keen ppl. with things like battary voltage and air flow or what ever it is :P (things for ppl with out a turbo) __________________ Enjoying the new Skitz Effect: 09 Mazda RX-8 GT Wakefield Park: 1:14.8100

28-02-2007, 10:11 PM	#6
Rupewrecht Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: melb.vic.au Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle Posts: 16,525 View Photos By: Rupewrecht	Voltage if you have a big system. And i think the other one you mean is air/fuel ratio. __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1

28-02-2007, 08:53 PM	#3
zappy65 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SE Brissy Car: Old: 1989 DOHC Mazda 323 New: Nissan 180SX Type X Posts: 2,135 View Photos By: zappy65	wow really....wit....lol with the gauges i mean aftermarket eg...oil pressure, oil temp etc...

28-02-2007, 10:11 PM	#7
89sp1.8 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: brisbane Car: bg astina Posts: 1,186	air fuel ratio can be handy..lean-rich

28-02-2007, 10:52 PM	#8
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28-02-2007, 11:43 PM	#10
LordWorm Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: . Car: . Posts: 1,689	Fuel pressure is also useful.. fuel pressure dropping off while at WOT and high boost = extreme engine death....mind you wideband AFR would give you an indication that something wasn't right as you watch it lean right out. I've got oil pressure and oil temp in teh garage waiting for the gauge pods to be finished - i'll be going fuel pressure as well...otherwise most other things are displayed on the microtech dash. THe go with mechanical gauges over electric..electric gauges have a sender which is in the engine bay, basically a sensor, which then sends a signal to the gauge and it displays the readout.. mechanical reads its information directly from the source..so a mechanical oil pressure gauge would have an oil line running to it...as far as I know most mechanical gauges are illegal to have on a street driven car (if you burst an oil line inside the car, or a fuel line inside the car, results could be nasty) __________________ Need parts? Contact sales@b3motorsports.com

01-03-2007, 07:19 AM	#11
platypus living in the past man Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Newcastle, NSW Car: Subaru Outback 2.0 turbo Posts: 4,707	mechanical gauges are illegal to have in the cabin - under hood they are fine, other wise you need an electronic with a sender... but most mechanics should know that __________________ 1997 BG5 Subaru Outback - Now with STI boost...

01-03-2007, 07:28 AM	#12
zappy65 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SE Brissy Car: Old: 1989 DOHC Mazda 323 New: Nissan 180SX Type X Posts: 2,135 View Photos By: zappy65	lol....yes...i do...now lol do most autometer gauges and stuff come with their own senders?

01-03-2007, 10:08 AM	#13
Astro Boy GSL RallySport Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Brendale QLD!!! Car: Cross 6 Posts: 1,835	no because generally every cas has different threads, and size on the sender location... There will be guages that will work off your existing wiring (ie tacho), but generally for things like coolant temp, oil pressure etc. you've got to buy the senders seperately... Are you after the guages to look good, or be functional??? __________________ - GSL RallySport - Ph: 1300 884 836 - Sick of paying too much for high performance brake pads? Want high performance and cold bite with low rotor wear? - QFM Performance Brake Pads - Also specialising in - DMS High Performance Shock Absorbers - Monit Rally Computers -

01-03-2007, 07:49 PM	#14
zappy65 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SE Brissy Car: Old: 1989 DOHC Mazda 323 New: Nissan 180SX Type X Posts: 2,135 View Photos By: zappy65	be functional of cause..today i purchased a Autometer 2 /58 oil press gauge and pod...just need to know how to wire....soon ill be circuit racing...so yeah function as a nessesity

01-03-2007, 07:50 PM	#15
zappy65 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SE Brissy Car: Old: 1989 DOHC Mazda 323 New: Nissan 180SX Type X Posts: 2,135 View Photos By: zappy65	the pro comp series by the way...and the guy at autobarn said it had a sender...if not how and where do i get one...