gauges that look like sapph instruments
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Are there any gauges that have the same look as the standard sapph instruments, so with a black face, white numbers, orange needles and green illumination? Plus they need to be reliable, I don't what gauges that suddenly give false readings...
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The VDO gauges look nice, but I want an oil pressure and temperature gauge in bar and °C, not in PSI and Fahrenheit. The same goes for the Autometer gauges. 
For the third gauge I'm not really sure yet. I already have an AFR and boost gauge, so was thinking about an EGT gauge. But maybe that's a bit overkill as I never take it on a track and a voltmeter would be better?
For the third gauge I'm not really sure yet. I already have an AFR and boost gauge, so was thinking about an EGT gauge. But maybe that's a bit overkill as I never take it on a track and a voltmeter would be better?
The VDO gauges look nice, but I want an oil pressure and temperature gauge in bar and °C, not in PSI and Fahrenheit. The same goes for the Autometer gauges. 
For the third gauge I'm not really sure yet. I already have an AFR and boost gauge, so was thinking about an EGT gauge. But maybe that's a bit overkill as I never take it on a track and a voltmeter would be better?
For the third gauge I'm not really sure yet. I already have an AFR and boost gauge, so was thinking about an EGT gauge. But maybe that's a bit overkill as I never take it on a track and a voltmeter would be better?
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I found the VDO metric gauges now. Funnily enough they aren't listed on their own site.
They also have an EGT gauge, but it seems like those are quite expensive?
They also have an EGT gauge, but it seems like those are quite expensive?
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It's the EGT gauge (or complete kit actually) that is quite expensive, about 200 to 250 pounds. Seems a bit much as I 'm not even sure whether it's needed next to the AFR gauge.
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I thought the temperature directly after the turbo could be translated quite well to temperatures near the cilinder head?
The way I see it the AFR gauge tells go whether it's running rich or lean. But after a while of hard driving the temperatures will go up, even if it's running on a good AFR, so therefore the EGT is important to monitor.
Or am I missing the clue?
The way I see it the AFR gauge tells go whether it's running rich or lean. But after a while of hard driving the temperatures will go up, even if it's running on a good AFR, so therefore the EGT is important to monitor.
Or am I missing the clue?
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