Top 3 important gauges Forced Induction

**votek** · 14-02-2009 01:06 PM

oh really.. no control unit? i have the water temp already and i want to get oil temp and pressure cos i want to the triple gauge holder :P

but everyone is saying dont get oil temp.. but if i get exhaust temp.. i reckon thats pretty gay too

**JasonGilholme** · 14-02-2009 03:45 PM

oil temp is good to have for a proper accurate reading. Its what most people have.

**tuyen** · 14-02-2009 04:38 PM

when i used to play with my previous skylines, I would have 3 gauges for boost, oil pressure and water temp.

Definitely prefer electronic gauges over mechanical gauges too...

defi, hks, pivot, blitz and apexi where the ones I have used in the past.

**Sexc86** · 14-02-2009 04:45 PM

whats the difference between mecahnical and electronic. ? Has anyone ever herd of oil filled too?

**JasonGilholme** · 14-02-2009 04:50 PM

oil filled gauges are a different design for the motor in the gauge. It gives them smoother motion. I've never had a gauge like that though. mine have always been stepper motor and they work just fine.

mechanical gauges are more responsive (aparently). only downside is you need to feed oil/water/pressure to the gauge to get a reading as the sensor is in the gauge.

Electronic gauges have the sensor on the motor and wires that run to your gauge in the cabin. Electric gauges are safer and legal. Most mechanical gauges (particularly oil pressure) is illegal as theres a chance of having a serious oil leak in your cabin.

**fatboyz39** · 14-02-2009 05:39 PM

Oil temps gauges are not needed for street. Only good for circuit racing, but half the times people usually install it at the wrong location.

Oil pressure, boost gauge, and wideband A/F gauge. Wideband a/f very useful. Esp when fuel level are low, it tends to run leaner for some odd reason. I pulled off the stock oil pressure sensor and place the aftermarket unit there. IMO best place it should be.

**DLO01** · 14-02-2009 05:49 PM

Boost - Spikes, loose vac line etc
Wideband AFR - Fueling correct, peace of mind
Oil press - If your heart stops pumping, yr dead

**DrTran** · 10-03-2009 06:46 PM

im running oil pressure, fuel pressure, boost, egt, and wideband most important gauge for any car is oil pressure because if your oil pressure is drops then you are going to run into major problems