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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 03:22 PM
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i.e which are the best make,as ive just brought a nomad boost guage,wondering if there any good?also where can i buy decent piller pod from? cheers
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 03:37 PM
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Nomad one's are alright i had some in mine but changed them to ford racing ones now as i think they look better The defi one"s are VERY!! nice but are a fair few pounds
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 03:38 PM
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nomad seem to be quite good. I've got autometer - and have done for about 5 or 6 years - they've been really good. I always check em for accuracy though.
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 03:51 PM
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what guages do you guys have i mean oil temp water temp ect?also wheres a good place to buy these from?

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Personally I like Defi DIN Gauges best. That's genuine eighties style and the green illumination fits any 80's Ford quite well.

http://www.nippon-seiki.co.jp/defish...n/din_top.html
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 04:03 PM
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race yech in mine
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 05:28 PM
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Nomad in mine when i got it set up earlier in the year i got the tuner to check them against the ones they use and they reckoned that the Nomad one's was spot on
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nice one!!so wheres the best place to get a piller pod from?and a few other guages?
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 05:33 PM
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i was going for defi but there well expensive so going for the next best thing Tim gauges
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Old Sep 10, 2006 | 05:48 PM
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Yea Defi a quality set of gauges, as said well expensive though.

I'm gonna have the Ford Racing autometer gauges
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