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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 12:49 AM
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should i got with either a 2 or a 3 gauge pod on the side pillar? i want to get a boost gauge and an egt is there anythin else i should get or should i just stay wiht those 2 and get a 2 gauge pod?
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by EvOwanKenobi08
should i got with either a 2 or a 3 gauge pod on the side pillar? i want to get a boost gauge and an egt is there anythin else i should get or should i just stay wiht those 2 and get a 2 gauge pod?
Do you plan on doing your own tuning? If not, then I don't think you'll be using that EGT gauge. The other 2 important ones are 1) Oil Pressure and 2) Oil Temp.

EGT is good, but it's not just something you install and let it sit there...you get it for a purpose, so make sure you will be using it for this purpose before buying it.
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 12:59 AM
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heres the thing the tuning shop i goto requires u to have one or they wont tune u but i do intend to learn how to tune and then tune myself and between the two which is more importnat oil pressure or oil temp or should i just get a seperate mount and put those somewhere else?
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 01:05 AM
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Warrtalon is correct....... if you are going to tune this is another gauge you should get wideband a/f..... this is my new toy
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted by EvOwanKenobi08
heres the thing the tuning shop i goto requires u to have one or they wont tune u but i do intend to learn how to tune and then tune myself and between the two which is more importnat oil pressure or oil temp or should i just get a seperate mount and put those somewhere else?
i think i would get oil pressure before oil temp....wth Oil temp you can tell when you car is up to operating temp before you let it rip (or just wait about 5-10 min)...... with oil pressure it's nice to know the oil is flowing very important
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 01:13 AM
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how about wideband 02 boost and egt? and hold off on the oils
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 01:17 AM
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Both oils too... EGT isn't super important, but it's up there two... IMO, get a steering column pod for the Boost, and a triple A pillar for the two oils and EGT... That's what I plan on doing, eventually, but I have the boost now and I love it where it is with the Autometer steering column single pod.
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 01:21 AM
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wideband i think is way better then the egt.....i would go boost,oil pressure, wideband.......if the shop won't tune you because you have a wideband instead of a EGT you need to find a new shop
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 01:30 AM
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the steering colomn guage doesnt get in the way at all? i havent really seen pics of it so i dont know what it exactly looks like. and the only reason i dont really wanna get a wideband right now is cuz they are pretty expensive
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 01:48 AM
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also what kind of gauges would u guys recommend im think about just goin with autometer since they seem to be the cheapest
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i just got the XD-1 in the pic for 329 shipped
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 01:53 AM
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where from?
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 02:05 AM
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https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...d.php?t=153172
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Originally Posted by EvOwanKenobi08
the steering colomn guage doesnt get in the way at all? i havent really seen pics of it so i dont know what it exactly looks like. and the only reason i dont really wanna get a wideband right now is cuz they are pretty expensive


the Autometer steering column single pod is good and doesn't really get in the way of anything cept parking brake light and the 160 ont he speedo. I installed my a little bit different then the Autometer steering column single pod how-to on this site, and made it so the holes you have to drill in the steering coloum cover can't be seen with the pod on and with the pod off (if you deside to remove it later, cuz if you wanted to remove it after installing it the way described in the how-to, you would have holes that could be seen in the cover) and it looks cleaner then the how-to.
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 02:21 AM
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Originally Posted by djmikeymike
Warrtalon is correct....... if you are going to tune this is another gauge you should get wideband a/f..... this is my new toy
Is that a 60mm gauge? If so, that's badass

IMO, I only need fuel pressure, greddy boost, greddy oil press, and plx WB02 for tuning. I'm thankful dsmlink logs it all in one file so it's easier to analyze
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