In your opinion, what is the most important thing to monitor while driving an Evo X, aside from boost?

Additional details for the "it depends" people:
- Daily driver, rarely tracked
- bolt-ons
- mid-to-high 300 whp range
- no water/meth

I ask because I have an empty pod and am looking to put something in it.

Omitted coolant temp because we have some measure of that on the center display.

 

The only gauge I have besides boost is an AEM UEGO, which I have yet to install. For some reason I like the idea of having the peace of mind that my AFR is alright at all times.

 

Wideband AFR and then oil pressure or oil temp.

 

I run boost, AFR, EGT. I would like to have Oil Pressure as well but don't have room on the dash for a 4th gauge. In reality though, if you just run pump gas (no meth) EGT is really more for tuning and verifying the tune after wards, you don't need it all the time.

Boost and AFR I think you do need most of the time. If you spring a boost leak or pop a line off the FPR etc etc, those two will cover your ****. I'll probably switch EGT over to Oil Pressure after my next touch up tune.

 

Air/Fuel is most important.

With out a way to measure air/fuel it is near impossible to fully dial in a tune.

Tuning without a wideband is asking for trouble.

Monitoring air/fuel delivery should be number one on your to do list for gauge selection.

 

Agree

 

I expected the AFR landslide, was going to omit it, but then again, it's good to see.

For those who didn't vote AFR, care to share you rationale? Why did you choose what you chose?

 

I agree for tuning, but what about while driving? Safe tune, mildly modified, just daily to work, and some sporadic track time?

Maybe a better question is:
Say the tune has already been dialed in, and is daily-driver safe. What makes AFR important enough to be available at a glance, over the other options, in that situation?

Not contesting your knowledge, just trying to educate myself.

 

AFR hands down...

Oil Pressure and Boost are the others in my car.

 

clock?

AFR - even for a daily its still probably the most useful...

 

Let's say you pop off your FPR line hose off. You will be going lean and even though you think your tune is dialed in, you will be heading for disaster.

Different weather conditions could certainly throw off your a/f.

Say you start over boosting in the cold weather. Having an a/f gauge will tell you what is going on.

It's like practicing safe sex.

 

but if you don't use it a clothes hanger can't fix your engine...

 

I would have to say AFR and PSI is all I look at and temp gauge just incase

 

Nope, fishing around will not work in that case...

 

Thanks for the info. Definitely going AFR.