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• EGT Gauges by Natedogg on 10 Jun, 2009 05:16
• what are people running? where did they get them from and how much did they pay? i've only found this one so far.
  
  http://www.autometer.com/cat_gaugedetail.aspx?gid=3289&sid=11
  
  any help advice appreciated.
• #1 by Natedogg on 10 Jun, 2009 05:28
• doh - just found serach function and this post
  
  http://www.vwdiesel.net/forum/index.php?topic=18193.15
  
  delete this post if you like.
• #2 by DYNOMAX on 12 Jun, 2009 05:49
• www.auberins.com
  
  He got the stuff.
• #3 by arb on 12 Jun, 2009 11:35
• Quote from: Natedogg on 10 Jun, 2009 05:16

  what are people running? where did they get them from and how much did they pay? i've only found this one so far.
  
  http://www.autometer.com/cat_gaugedetail.aspx?gid=3289&sid=11
  
  any help advice appreciated.
  

  
  I would not delete this post - this meter looks good and is even NOT made in China ;-)  It would be nice if they listed a price or where you get one.
• #4 by GEE-BEE on 12 Jun, 2009 12:22
• Here is the best...
  
  Backlight , but pricey $$$$
  
  McNallyelectronics.com
  
  I did:
  
  egt/ boost
  
  water/ voltage
  
  oil psi / oil temp
  
  Gee-Bee
• #5 by rabbitman on 12 Jun, 2009 12:38
• I got a VDO setup for 98 bucks, the thermocouple was super slow so I got an aircraft spruce one for 23 bucks. Very fast reacting.
  
  EDIT: When mine was NA I had the t-couple reading only the #2 cylinder. Now that it's getting all of the exhaust it reacts faster, I assume the reason for that is because now it always has exhaust going past it instead of just one cylinder puffing heat on it....then waiting it's turn....another puff....and so on
• #6 by Rabbit TD on 12 Jun, 2009 17:25
• Whatever gauge you get be sure to get that spruce thermocouple you read about here even if your gauge comes with one itself.  They react so fast you can almost use it as a tachometer when accelerating.  I have the Autometer Sport Comp which doesn't have the better lighting that the Pro Comp does  but it matched the boost gauge I already had from a truck project a few years back.  All pyrometers are pretty expensive, just get it and you'll like it   P.S. Put the thermocouple where they show here in pictures in the search section, centered under the turbo.  It will not be as acurate any place else.
• #7 by Les on 23 Jul, 2009 15:27
• All my gauges are VDO so the next one i am going to buy is VDO EGT. What thermocouple you got from Spruce for 23 bucks? Their fast resoinse one is over 100 bucks.
  
  Les
• #8 by Jay on 24 Jul, 2009 14:42
• The one Nate posted looks similar to ones made by a local(ish) company   
  But they're expensive just for the gauge with no sender    So I won't be using them (they seem to like Mitsubishi and Scoobys on their site    )
  
  
  Can anyone give us some info where to get decent (not the best quality but decent quality) gauge and senders? I've got some money coming my way that's going on the car and I want to get the gauges sorted now, but don't want to pay silly money.
• #9 by saurkraut on 24 Jul, 2009 15:13
• 
  
  http://www.egauges.com/vdo_mult.asp?Type=Pyrometer&Series=Vision&Units=E
  
  $78.25 gauge only
  
  Then get the aircraftspruce thermocouple
• #10 by Les on 24 Jul, 2009 15:52
• Aircraftspruce has a lots of thermocouples. Which one you recommend?
• #11 by Vincent Waldon on 24 Jul, 2009 16:51
• From the FAQ:
  
  http://www.vwdiesel.net/forum/index.php?topic=4785.0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
  
   
• #12 by sven on 25 Jul, 2009 14:36
• www.realsteel.co.uk
  
  thats where i will be getting my EGT guage from
• #13 by theman53 on 25 Jul, 2009 19:04
• straight from my messages...
  
  The probe part # is 10-01478.  Here's a link:
  
  http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/inpages/micro8egt.php
  
  Here's a thread with the Westach gauges:
  
  http://www.vwdiesel.net/forum/index.php?topic=4785.15
  
  The round face gauge that fits a standard pod is the 2C2-1 gauge (not to be confused with the 2C2) and must be special ordered from Aircraft Spruce or directly from www.Westach.com