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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 11:54 AM
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Hi goin to buy 3 Prosport Gauges wondered which 3 are the best to get ? was thinking Boost,Oil Pressure,AFR ? is the AFR gauge worth having ?
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by kev028
Hi goin to buy 3 Prosport Gauges wondered which 3 are the best to get ? was thinking Boost,Oil Pressure,AFR ? is the AFR gauge worth having ?
Some will say that oil temp or other info is more useful than a narrowband AFR.

Ideally you will need a 10 gauge pod to cover all the pockets
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 12:26 PM
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Boost, oil pressure and temperature
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 12:27 PM
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Boost, oil pressure and temperature
As above ^^^.

These will be the 'engine savers' more than any - so long as you're reactive to any dodgy readings.....
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 12:29 PM
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Depending on your spec, a boost gauge is more than enough tbh. Accuracy can be hit and miss and if you need to rely on gauges I would spend some proper money. If you want pretty lights boost/water/oil are most popular.
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 02:33 PM
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ok thanks guys think al go for boost oil temp and pressure then
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 02:54 PM
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another question should i buy bar or psi oil pressure gauge ? and oil temp celsius or fahrenheit ? whats more usefully
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Old Aug 23, 2010 | 02:56 PM
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Celcius for temp, as for pressures go with water you're happiest with. I prefer bar but it is down to choice and whether you are happy with the conversion factor
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I'd say boost, oil temp and wideband AFR (or even EGT) myself.

If you're "giving it some" and something happens to oil pressure so it ends up low, your engine is most likely done for anyway. EGT or AFR on the other hand can be used to catch e.g. a failing injector etc, which might not otherwise be visible until rebuild time.


Edit: if you can have more than three gauges, however, then by all means get oil pressure too
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