Author Topic: EGT gauge, Boost gauge and EMP Gauge (Read 11454 times)

ryanp · « **on:** January 27, 2009, 02:25:09 pm »

Hi,

Where is the best place for me to buy these from? I can find the boos guages for about £15 each but the EGT are about £90. Anyone got any ideas? i have not paid that for the engine!

Ryan

lildevil · « **Reply #1 on:** January 27, 2009, 03:13:55 pm »

check out ebay, they have all those three for a set, I think it was 125 bucks for all three, aswell as probes and wiring and what not, I think they were called glow shift...not sure on that but search it up

Vincent Waldon · « **Reply #2 on:** January 27, 2009, 03:54:19 pm »

One of the cool things about this board is that it's international in scope...we have folks from all over the planet.

That being said, if your profile is included your location your question might receive answers that are as useful as possible. :wink:

rallydiesel · « **Reply #3 on:** January 27, 2009, 04:38:27 pm »

If you want accurate EGT you will need to pay for it. There are some brands that are garbage.

ein bora · « **Reply #4 on:** January 27, 2009, 04:55:17 pm »

Check out - http://www.egauges.com/VD2_main.asp I found them to be about the best price wise.
If you like Steward Warner then there's - http://store.42draftdesigns.com/Stewart-Warner-Gauges_c_10-3-0.html
Lastly there's always Summit, they have just about everything - http://www.summitracing.com/

I'm getting a set of ISSPRO - as you do get what you pay for.

53 willys · « **Reply #5 on:** January 27, 2009, 05:41:55 pm »

I like Isspro....they come factory on MANY heavy equipment diesels...
IMHO one thing not to skimp on is a pyro...

Turbinepowered · « **Reply #6 on:** January 27, 2009, 07:51:51 pm »

Quote from: "53 willys"

I like Isspro....they come factory on MANY heavy equipment diesels...
IMHO one thing not to skimp on is a pyro...

Westach pyro for me. If it's good enough for aircraft, it might be good enough for my VW.

regcheeseman · « **Reply #7 on:** January 28, 2009, 02:37:30 am »

Bought my EGT from a aero shop - cost about £40 with sender, fitted in the MK1 pod and looked factory.

Nice and fast response.

I'll digout details if you are in the UK.

regcheeseman · « **Reply #8 on:** January 28, 2009, 02:50:11 am »

Airworld UK ltd

Probe £17.25

http://shop.airworlduk.com/thermocouple-probe-for-egt-gauge-screw-in-300855-981-p.asp

Gauge £27.44

http://shop.airworlduk.com/egt-gauge--round--single--2-300842-23-p.asp

Nothing to do with me. Just helpful people and good service

Smokey Eddy · « **Reply #9 on:** January 28, 2009, 03:47:15 am »

prothe's gauge he sells has really quick response time but i don't know if it's accurate or not. Pretty hard to test without two probes.

dillenger1 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 28, 2009, 04:30:51 am »

I got mine from hoyt electrics.It was like 60$ coupled with the "spruce" thermo.It is very fast reading.Itr will detect the slightest peddal movement.

53 willys · « **Reply #11 on:** January 28, 2009, 09:17:51 am »

Quote from: "Smokey Eddy"

prothe's gauge he sells has really quick response time but i don't know if it's accurate or not. Pretty hard to test without two probes.

problem with his gauge is it does not start to read until 600*...kinda dumb IMHO
600*- 2000*+ is not the most desirable temps ranges for our cars...
plus those gauges are cheap china...that same company contacted me and tried to get me to sell their gauges..but I would not do it because of the weird ranges...those china pyro gauges are about $11 bucks each dealer cost :shock:

regcheeseman · « **Reply #12 on:** January 29, 2009, 02:38:33 am »

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I wouldn't get any EGT gauge that didn't read down to 200°F.

What's the issue with the range? I don't understand?

I thought I'd only need be concerned with high temps?

In use, my guage would never more much unless I was really trying - 1/4's and sprints would see it over 700C

53 willys · « **Reply #13 on:** January 29, 2009, 06:59:46 am »

Quote from: "regcheeseman"

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I wouldn't get any EGT gauge that didn't read down to 200°F.

What's the issue with the range? I don't understand?

I thought I'd only need be concerned with high temps?

In use, my guage would never more much unless I was really trying - 1/4's and sprints would see it over 700C

the reason that range is not really desirable is because you can't get a accurate "cool down" temp.... you wanna let your EGT's cool to around 300* so it does not "choke" up the turbo internals from cooking non-circulating oil...
cool down is important to me...cool down=longer life for the turbo..

arb · « **Reply #14 on:** January 29, 2009, 07:17:06 am »

Quote from: "53 willys"

Quote from: "regcheeseman"
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I wouldn't get any EGT gauge that didn't read down to 200°F.

What's the issue with the range? I don't understand?

I thought I'd only need be concerned with high temps?

In use, my guage would never more much unless I was really trying - 1/4's and sprints would see it over 700C

the reason that range is not really desirable is because you can't get a accurate "cool down" temp.... you wanna let your EGT's cool to around 300* so it does not "choke" up the turbo internals from cooking non-circulating oil...
cool down is important to me...cool down=longer life for the turbo..

Ditto that for me.... when I work in research at Federal Mogul, I baked engine bearings in a cup of motor oil (non-synthetic) at 450 F for a number of hours. The oil would turn a nasty black goo the same day. That's why I never shutdown my turbo diesel engines while the turbine is hot and spooled up.

I wish I had an oil / water cooled turbo like Subaru and other started using in the late 1980's. Is there such an animal for us small enough for a 1.6L ? I currently have the tiny GT15 on mine...