Thread: Guages

not sure if i alrady asked this but i was curious as to what people think i should get for guages i have air/fuel and was thining short sweep oil and volt...anyone have other suggestions?

Trans temp and oil pressure are always popular ones. Since you are n/a, I would think volts would be a better one than A/F. I have an A/F gauge and will be the first to tell you it is more for show than anything as the narrowband O2 sensor which it reads is not good and giving accurate a/f readings.

Might also consider oil temperature. That's what I might be getting.

well i already got the a/f guage as a gift...lol so...

Well there ya go then. Oil temp is a great gauge to use. However, without a special adapter that goes between your oil filter and the housing (cant be used on the GP 3800 due to the proximity of the oil filter to the suspension such as the lower control arm) or taping into an oil feed of some kind in the block perhaps, they are hard to set up.

I have not seen them used much in the GP community. However with me pulling out my engine and tranny, I plan on finding such a place that a valid temp reading could be taken from. We'll see how that all goes.

if it isnt a wideband a/f gauge its junk anyway. light show! wheeee!

Originally Posted by SyntheticShield

Well there ya go then. Oil temp is a great gauge to use. However, without a special adapter that goes between your oil filter and the housing (cant be used on the GP 3800 due to the proximity of the oil filter to the suspension such as the lower control arm) or taping into an oil feed of some kind in the block perhaps, they are hard to set up.

They're easy. A T-adapter at the oil pressure sensor...

so you think oil pressure and volt would be good...?

oil pressure, trans temp, wideband a/f

how come trans temp and not volt? im just curious...

unless you got a system a volt gauge is pretty useless. its only good for diagnosing when your alternator is going out. save your money and buy that one later or something if you really want it.

ok...im just trying to figure this out cause i have to buy 2 more gauges

if my car BEGINS to run low on oil i know it because of my oil pressure gauge. if it ever drops too low i will immediately shut the car off.

spun bearings happen in like 15 seconds of running with not enough oil.

ok i see...