Yeah I didn't know how to answer it originally..I thought you got me there..but then the big light bulb when bonkers above my head

 

We do not currently have anymore T-shirts or stickers for that matter. Time to put another order in for those.

 

Well don't forget about me. Nothing better than free advertising

 

Its not really free when hes giving you a shirt..

if the shirt cost them 10.00 to make.. hed have to make 100 profit to make up for the loss.

Im in the buisness ... i know

 

True but if someone asks me about the shirt, then spend $5000 with him.....
I know I'm splitting hairs, but hey, if you don't ask you don't know

 

HOLY CRAP!!! I didn't know you were in Thousand Oaks, I grew up in Chatsworth and will be down there the end of the month. Mabye I'll swing by

 

Just trying to give you a bit of insight on mech gauges. It seemed everyone was going against them for some reason. I use them everyday, most people I know use them and wouldn't ever put electric gauges in their cars if they don't have to. Some you do. As for the blowing tubes and such, if that occured more often than not, don't you think Autometer, being the big *** company they are would do something to fix the problem? It's not a problem. Why fix what's not broken? Just giving you some advantages to mech gauges. Do what you will, it's personal perference.

 

Why would you? From your last arguement with me, most people don't use gauges right? They want the stock apperance, right? I feel you just jump in to down what I'm saying because of the arguement we had earier. Grow up and actually think of what i'm saying and stop being so bitter.

 

Finally someone who actually looks past the fact that I don't drive a Camaro. Someone who actually read what I was saying. Autometer has only been around for 100 some odd years so I think they know what works. If mechanical gauges were as bad as these people are portraying them to be, they would be made BETTER. They are just making the electrical ones better because everyone has an ECU now. I guess i'm a bit old fashion in this instance, I stick with what works.

 

I agreed with some of your points and just stopped posting because it turned into another stupid little war, but do you actually think that people are that shallow as to disagree with you because you dont drive a camaro?


On the guage issue: I still say electric is the way to go, even though toykilla is right about them not being as accurate... Electrical are usually easier to install ( a mech boost guage is probably the easiest guage of them all to install, though ) and some of us that are a little paranoid about running oil lines through the firewall dont have to deal with it.

For this instance, an electrical oil pressure guage is my opinion on the best way to go.

Im done - no more - i hate these arguments - they are pointless...

~Brian

 

Correct me if i'm wrong but don't Camaro's have stock oil pressure gauges? I highly doubt any Camaro owner will need something as accurate as a Autometer gauge if they aren't doing some serious mods.

 

You are right, another reason why there is no need to go with a mechanical guage...


~Brian

 

The debate we had was fine. What you were saying is fine, it was just a debate. The mindless crap like this is what i'm talking about...

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The fact is Mechanical break, go bad, screw up, whatever you want to call it. I've never heard of a Electrical gauge going bad in my life (I'm sure it's happened but I haven't heard of it) but I've heard about bad Mechanical boost gauges all the time. It's just my perference to have Electrical. In my case I need to know that the gauge isn't lieing 100% of the time. Mechanical gauges just aren't as good. ... There is just too many things that can happen with Mechanical gauges. If this breaks, that gauge is ****ed. If that breaks, this gauge is ****ed. Electrical is accurate all the time. If your not getting oil pressure the Electrical gauge will tell ya. If your lines break/get damaged your Mechanical oil pressure gauge will be inaccurate. They do break folks.
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Hmm, you can say the same for the opposite.


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Originally posted by toykilla For example. An air/fuel ratio gauge. If your o2 sensor goes bad it will be unaccurate.
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OEM O2 sensor are not accurate enough to tell you your air/fuel ratio on the fly. Wide band O2 are. Those guages are a light show only.

As you said toykilla, for YOU that is your choice. But the guy asking the question, that might not be, hence he is asking the proffesionals that have true experience.


The personal attacks and insults are just immature and bull****. Do f-body drivers actually treat other f-drivers in this mannor? It's not like I was talking out my ***. I was just making comments and points that lean towards mechanical gauges over electrical. Stuff like the above makes me think it's directed at me personally because I choose to drive an import.

 

Actually the last argument was what another person wanted and not asking about gauges it was about air/fuel. this question is about gauges! are you alittle confused as to what post your on? This gauges last air fuel got it now? good!

 

toykilla: Dont respond to My84Z, it just makes things worse... I think we have told both sides to both electrical and mechanical guages, so we have done what was needed. Lets just stop posting or this could become an all out flame war...


done...

~Brian