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17-06-2007, 10:53 AM

Jon(M600BHP)

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What gauges do you all use?

Im after some new gauges(Fuel pressure,Oil temp Egt) and i want to know which are the best and wheres the best place to buy them?

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17-06-2007, 10:58 AM

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i have all autometer

EGT
AFR
BOOST
OIL TEMP
OIL PRESSURE
WATER TEMP
VOLTS

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17-06-2007, 11:13 AM

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Cool wheres the Best/cheapest place to buy them in the uk

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17-06-2007, 11:42 AM

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i have the racetech ones

got mine of ian howell (he does do good prices

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17-06-2007, 12:22 PM

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I use auto gauge, smoked series they are completely black until the ignition is switched on then they look sweeeeeeeeet !

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17-06-2007, 01:20 PM

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I use auto gauge, smoked series they are completely black until the ignition is switched on then they look sweeeeeeeeet !

Must get me some more of them!!

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17-06-2007, 01:30 PM

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Ian i brought a nice gauge holder it points the gauges towards the driver slightly you should get one mate, ill take a pic at night thats when they look the nuts

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17-06-2007, 02:03 PM

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Ian i brought a nice gauge holder it points the gauges towards the driver slightly you should get one mate, ill take a pic at night thats when they look the nuts

they look well nice mate

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17-06-2007, 02:06 PM

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ive got autometer pro comps

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17-06-2007, 02:08 PM

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i use SPA never had a problem with them

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17-06-2007, 02:18 PM

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coswurv they look well mate. Where you get em from?

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17-06-2007, 02:27 PM

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Im ashamed to say but flea bay here's the item number for the holder 140128182552 and the bloke i got the gauges off is jdm-trade just type that into advanced search then items by seller and see what gauges he has left mate

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17-06-2007, 04:39 PM

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Looks good

think i might go with defis

Where can i get holders like the one above but for an Escos?

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17-06-2007, 04:58 PM

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Defi's, Pectel monitor and a Nomad 40psi Boost gauge.

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17-06-2007, 05:02 PM

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heres mine

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17-06-2007, 05:47 PM

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I would only buy SPA even tho I have had lots of trouble.

Defi's look good but dont read over two bar on the boost or I would have them instead of SPA

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17-06-2007, 06:14 PM

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at the moment i have a mixture of gauges in my cars.

Defi, Racetech, Mocal, Auto meter, Sec's monitor.

All accurate (all been tested), but the Defi is simply the best, for looks and features.

In my cossie i run,

Racetech and auto meter Boost's, Auto meter rev counter, Racetech oil temp and pressure, Defi EGT, Tech edge AFR, Racetech fuel pressure. and a Sec's ECU monitor.

Xr2tt i run,

Mocal Boost, Oil temp and pressure, Auto meter EGT, AFR, and ACT's. and i fit a coolant gauge for trackdays.

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17-06-2007, 08:08 PM

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I would only buy SPA even tho I have had lots of trouble.

Defi's look good but dont read over two bar on the boost or I would have them instead of SPA

Yeh im gonna go with the Defis( ive already got a collins boost gauge that reads to 40psi)

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17-06-2007, 08:09 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jon(M600BHP)

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I would only buy SPA even tho I have had lots of trouble.

Defi's look good but dont read over two bar on the boost or I would have them instead of SPA

Yeh im gonna go with the Defis( ive already got a collins boost gauge that reads to 40psi)

should be cool with that set up mate.

I would change to defis If i have any other hassles with the SPA.

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17-06-2007, 08:11 PM

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racetech. simple and accurate (or so i believe lol)

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17-06-2007, 09:31 PM

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spa gauges they got warnings etc plus two gauges in one so with 3 you get six mine have been totally reliable

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17-06-2007, 09:48 PM

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I use VDO gauges.

Have done now for over 10yrs.

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17-06-2007, 10:58 PM

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i also have racetech and never had a problem

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18-06-2007, 12:08 AM

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defi's

can setup the gauges to warn you if temps too high or pressures go too low, record etc

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18-06-2007, 01:12 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by rapidcossie

I would only buy SPA even tho I have had lots of trouble.

Defi's look good but dont read over two bar on the boost or I would have them instead of SPA

me too. can set all the warning settings on them, demo modes etc.look great aswell.also they are stepper driven unlike some others that are just run off electric current.