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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 04:45 PM
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ive got a digital boost and battery gauge in my car but there not really my cup of tea.So i am thinking of replacing them with a boost/water temp and oil pressure gauges but not sure what brand to go for TIM ,autogauge,sunpro i want somthing that isnt to flashy what are you all using?
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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 05:02 PM
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Imo stay away from cheap nasty gauges like tim, autogauge, sunpro etc better off paying that bit more and going for something like autometer (i have them) and they are superb or racetech, revotec, even splitfire make good gauges
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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 05:42 PM
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i use stack in mine now but used to have splitfire with no problems just had a change on what i am keeping an eye on
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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 05:49 PM
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I have SPA Digital guages in mine, I think they look very nice.

Boost/ACT Temp
Oil pressure/Oil temp

You can change the back light colour to red or green and the brightness aswell.




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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 06:08 PM
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racetech in mine.....
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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 08:24 PM
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are the ford racing gauges any good? Must admit i dont know what make mine are.
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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 08:28 PM
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ive just fitted an oil pressure and a boost gauge in mine and a afr one the afr one is stack which im pleased with the other too are vdo i like things to match and i needed a 3bar boost gauge so i was limited but they work well so again im pleased with them. They dont look to flash iver just plan black with white numbers and indication needle oil pressure one is electric and the boost one is mechanical and seems very accurate sits dead on 2.6bar

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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by EssexMikeSi
are the ford racing gauges any good? Must admit i dont know what make mine are.
Ford racing gauges are made by autometer m8
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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 08:49 PM
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Ive got stack in mine
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