cheekychimp
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Okay need suggestions for the best four gauges for a daily driver.
My initial instincts say (1) Boost, (2) EGT, (3) Oil Pressure, (4) Water Temperature
But on a lightly tuned car I am thinking that maybe a volts gauge might be more useful? Better than breaking down one night due to a crapped out alternator without any warning. I 'will' have a fuel pressure gauge under the hood. Not possible to monitor as you drive obviously, but it's still convenient enough to check if there are fuel issues of any sort. I don't really feel that transmission/differential temp gauges or intercooler in and out thermocouples are necessary on a daily.
Any thoughts.
For those who prefer to keep gauges out of site in a daily, I'm going to be doing another one of these but using a stock coloured pod to match the standard interior: -
Thread is here.
My initial instincts say (1) Boost, (2) EGT, (3) Oil Pressure, (4) Water Temperature
But on a lightly tuned car I am thinking that maybe a volts gauge might be more useful? Better than breaking down one night due to a crapped out alternator without any warning. I 'will' have a fuel pressure gauge under the hood. Not possible to monitor as you drive obviously, but it's still convenient enough to check if there are fuel issues of any sort. I don't really feel that transmission/differential temp gauges or intercooler in and out thermocouples are necessary on a daily.
Any thoughts.
For those who prefer to keep gauges out of site in a daily, I'm going to be doing another one of these but using a stock coloured pod to match the standard interior: -
Thread is here.
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