Thread: Anyone try these gauges?

Em something as important as oil pressure I will not put my trust into a no name brand. Plus at that price you can easily get gauges from a more respectable brand like autometer, aem etc

Originally Posted by Yamahakid88

Ok thats what i thought. Trying to look for gauges that wont make me broke.

Autometer, aem, prosport are some option.

Go big or go home, if you dont spend the money now for a good set you will be spending it later to get another set. Just my 2cents.

Your not looking hard enough or your looking at digital ones which yea they aren't going to be that cheap.

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewi...d=290610062768

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewi...d=250826263188

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewi...d=141048328944

Some examples

All honesty I would spend the money on an oil pressure gauge and get an electrical one. The hose will only last so long on a mechanical one....then you may have oil all over the interior of your car.

My bad I didn't realize I posted mechanical ones. Definitely get electrical unless you enjoy running a oil line inside the car.

Autometer digital is going to be out of your range (based on what you posted before)

Check out prosport they may have something in your range.

No problem.

I have glowshift gauges. Decently priced, many options, changes color, and they work phenomenal.



Volts, boost, oil pressure in the A-Pillar.

If you go with them, and get the oil pressure, get the adapter sandwich with it, it makes installation 100x easier. Well worth the extra $25.

Originally Posted by Yamahakid88

Ok i had a chance to look at the prospect gauges and they seem pretty well priced. What gauges would you suggest having on a n/a Gp?

They are known to work well enough if they work.

There is a chance they won't. As well as a good chance they won't be terribly accurate. By that I mean off by a pound or two. But it really won't matter. It's all about making sure the numbers are within the norm for your setup so you know if something has gone awry.

To be honest though, for a N/A GP, the only thing you really need is temperature which the stock guage does just fine. Knock doesn't matter, vacuum doesn't matter, oil pressure doesn't matter.

If it knocks or not, won't make or break your car. Vacuum won't matter because you can still pull decent vacuum with small vacuum leaks. Meaning you should check thoroughly and often regardless of vacuum reading. Oil pressure doesn't matter as when the dummy light comes on, that's when you don't have enough oil pressure. But if that happens, the engine is likely damaged and in need of repair or replacement. If you have an oil pressure guage, there is no way it will help you to save the engine if you have an oil pressure issue. The reason being, the main cause of oil pressure issues is a rod bearing failing. Not the oil pump or some other gasket that can simply be replaced. If it was another engine where there was a common issue with say the pickup tube gasket or the oil pump failing, then yes, oil pressure would be worth investing in. But luckily, those items are a non-issue with the 3800.