I want to get a 3 gauge pillar for my car but i dont really know what to get as far as what gauges. I dont need boost or anything like that. I was thinking trans temp gauge, oil pressure and thats all i've got. So what should i go for the last one or all three? I also wants something that looks cool. And finally how hard is it to hook up the guages so that they work?
Banned FOR SCAMMING - Nick[William] Dascal - (516) 931-0586
maybe exhaust temp
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That sounds like a good set of gauges.
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I would def get a fuel pressure gauge, can actually be very useful for diagnosing problems at times. Trans temp, and oil pressure would be good choices for the other two if you dont plan on running nitrous.
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Originally posted by gabez28
sorry but unless you really need gauges thats sounds a little ricey to me.
Originally posted by gabez28
sorry but unless you really need gauges thats sounds a little ricey to me.
ok so knowing my trans temp and ooil pressure is ricey now? get real manWhat about the difficulty of installing them?
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no, because you said you wanted something to look cool. Nothing is more annoying than seeing a riced out car with a big tach. But unless you have a higher stall converter I doubt you would need to keep an eye on your trans temp. Dont get all pissy @ me Im just telling you unless you've done some mods to warrant those gauges theresno need to waste your money to make it "cool"
Banned FOR SCAMMING - Nick[William] Dascal - (516) 931-0586
If he likes it and he wants to spend money on it......whats the problem?????
I think the guages on the pillar is "cool" becasue of the info is shows about the car, and it lookes more "racey" not "ricey" to me
So your gunna say on a Camaro Drag Car that the tach on the hood is too "ricey" for you??? I think not sooo just chill
I think the guages on the pillar is "cool" becasue of the info is shows about the car, and it lookes more "racey" not "ricey" to me
So your gunna say on a Camaro Drag Car that the tach on the hood is too "ricey" for you??? I think not sooo just chill
ok anyway so does anyone know how hard it is to install them?
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How hard they are to install depends on which gauges you buy, and whether you buy an electronic or a mechanical gauge. Running a couple wires from the engine or trans to the A-pillar is pretty easy. Threading a capillary tube for a mechanical temperature gauge, or a braided line for a mechanical pressure gauge is a little harder.
I guess I should change the title on the link in my signature from "Strep into my office...." to "Step into my rice bowl...." because I am a "gauge junkie" and even have a 5" tach....
Trans temp is useful with a stall convertor. There is an unused port on the side of the 4L60E for the electronic temp sensor.
Engine oil temp is useful.... you'd be surprised how long it takes for the oil to come up to operating temp on a cold day. I drilled and tapped the oil drain plug to install an electronic oil temp sensor.
Oil pressure.... I added a mechanical gauge, but I'm also running 80psi oil pressure with a solid roller cam, so I didn't have a lot of faith in the dash gauge. The mechanical gauge simply needs a braided tube tapped into the block, and there is an unused port right above the oil filter on the 94 and newer models (93's already have the stock pressure sensor there).
Fuel pressure... very useful. You really can't use a mechanical gauge inside the passenger compartment. I know they make "isolators", but I've had one of those fail on me, and allow fuel into the line in the passenger compartment. An electronic gauge requires you to attach a pressure sensor to the Schrader fuel pressure tap on the hard line behind the fuel rails. A bit of wiring to run into the interior.
Nitrous pressure.... can't live without it if you spray. Mechanical works fine. You tap into the main nitrous line with a braided hose, using a special "restrictor" fitting that prevents nitrous from blowing a blinding cloud of nitrous into the interior in the event the gauge or line springs a leak. This is one of the hardest gauges to put in the A-pillar, because the braided line and the length of th gauge becomes a problem.
I have not found it necessary to use anything other than the stock water temp gauge. I think A/F gauges are little more than psychedelic light shows. Not very useful. But I also run a ScanMaster, and can check all the vital engine sensors with a touch of a button.
Tach.... NO!!! unless you have a good reason. My "reason" is a) engine redline is 7,400rpm... a little higher than the stock tach goes, and b) I'm such an old fart that I need something bigger and clearer than the stocker.....
All of the gauges will need lights that go on and off with the headlights. Easy to tap into the headlight switch, or even the output of the dash dimmer rheostat.
I guess I should change the title on the link in my signature from "Strep into my office...." to "Step into my rice bowl...." because I am a "gauge junkie" and even have a 5" tach....
Trans temp is useful with a stall convertor. There is an unused port on the side of the 4L60E for the electronic temp sensor.
Engine oil temp is useful.... you'd be surprised how long it takes for the oil to come up to operating temp on a cold day. I drilled and tapped the oil drain plug to install an electronic oil temp sensor.
Oil pressure.... I added a mechanical gauge, but I'm also running 80psi oil pressure with a solid roller cam, so I didn't have a lot of faith in the dash gauge. The mechanical gauge simply needs a braided tube tapped into the block, and there is an unused port right above the oil filter on the 94 and newer models (93's already have the stock pressure sensor there).
Fuel pressure... very useful. You really can't use a mechanical gauge inside the passenger compartment. I know they make "isolators", but I've had one of those fail on me, and allow fuel into the line in the passenger compartment. An electronic gauge requires you to attach a pressure sensor to the Schrader fuel pressure tap on the hard line behind the fuel rails. A bit of wiring to run into the interior.
Nitrous pressure.... can't live without it if you spray. Mechanical works fine. You tap into the main nitrous line with a braided hose, using a special "restrictor" fitting that prevents nitrous from blowing a blinding cloud of nitrous into the interior in the event the gauge or line springs a leak. This is one of the hardest gauges to put in the A-pillar, because the braided line and the length of th gauge becomes a problem.
I have not found it necessary to use anything other than the stock water temp gauge. I think A/F gauges are little more than psychedelic light shows. Not very useful. But I also run a ScanMaster, and can check all the vital engine sensors with a touch of a button.
Tach.... NO!!! unless you have a good reason. My "reason" is a) engine redline is 7,400rpm... a little higher than the stock tach goes, and b) I'm such an old fart that I need something bigger and clearer than the stocker.....
All of the gauges will need lights that go on and off with the headlights. Easy to tap into the headlight switch, or even the output of the dash dimmer rheostat.