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February 21, 2011, 01:50:28 pm

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Recommended EGT Gauge
« on: February 21, 2011, 01:50:28 pm »
Whats a good egt gauge to get and is it best to mount after the turbo or off the cylinder before the turbo, ive got the manifold off the car  now so might as well do this one too, also anyone know of any dual A-pilar gauge pods for our Wabbits lol...

Reply #1February 21, 2011, 01:59:58 pm

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Re: Recommended EGT Gauge
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2011, 01:59:58 pm »
Great writeup(s) on this in the FAQ section...   ;) ;D

You can also search for "Aircraft Spruce" and find some good references.
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Reply #2February 21, 2011, 02:15:10 pm

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Re: Recommended EGT Gauge
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2011, 02:15:10 pm »
no real custom fit gauges yet this is a mk1 from a guy here in this forum.

http://www.vwcraft.com/vw-gauge-pods/mk1-rabbit-jetta-golf/

I have a westach from Vince Walden. He had some for sale, but I just checked and he has sold them all. I would check ebay for them it looks like the part number you want is 10-01268 it is a a single egt 2c2
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Reply #3February 21, 2011, 04:32:09 pm

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« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2011, 04:32:09 pm »
I have an autometer EGT gauge and the aircraft spruce 1/8th EGT probe. There is a thread in the FAQ, like vincet said,
that shows the reaction times of the differnt probes. The aircraft spruce probe is the fastest and best reacting of them all. The best place to put the probe is in the exhaust manifold.
Compounded 93 AAZ

Reply #4February 21, 2011, 04:42:51 pm

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« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2011, 04:42:51 pm »
I have a rabbit GTI console in black if you need one
hold's three gauges

 And check out Mcnallygauge.com , if your not on a cheap budget
I have Mcnally's :
oil psi / temp
egt/boost
water/volt

they work perfect
drill and tap the exhaust manifold, intake neck
Mcnally has the drill and tap cheap on there website

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Reply #5February 22, 2011, 08:08:22 am

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« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2011, 08:08:22 am »
http://www.mcnallyelectronics.com/  and yes I am saving my shekels for this upgrade. I have a small portion of my tax return set aside to put into the car.
Quote from: Vincent Walden
I do know that I drive torque,  while listening to my friends prattle on about horsepower.

Reply #6February 22, 2011, 08:14:37 am

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Re: Recommended EGT Gauge
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2011, 08:14:37 am »
Iam going to send my set of three back to upgrade to the white face to match my Meister cluster
that Trevor did for me..

they are very accurate..

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Reply #7February 22, 2011, 09:30:35 am

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« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2011, 09:30:35 am »
What happens when the three digit EGT gauge reaches 999F.. does it keep going and only tell you the first three numbers of your EGT.

Reply #8February 22, 2011, 09:35:45 am

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« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2011, 09:35:45 am »
no real custom fit gauges yet this is a mk1 from a guy here in this forum.

http://www.vwcraft.com/vw-gauge-pods/mk1-rabbit-jetta-golf/

I have a westach from Vince Walden. He had some for sale, but I just checked and he has sold them all. I would check ebay for them it looks like the part number you want is 10-01268 it is a a single egt 2c2

just be careful, the mk1 test pod is still mounted up in my car.. so they are definitely not ready..

and if you have a mk2 with straight windshield trim, the mk2 pod will not work without mods to the top corner of it.
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Reply #9February 22, 2011, 12:11:43 pm

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« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2011, 12:11:43 pm »
good to know ROR
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I do know that I drive torque,  while listening to my friends prattle on about horsepower.

Reply #10February 22, 2011, 01:07:50 pm

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« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2011, 01:07:50 pm »
My Auto Meter Cobalt shines with a purdy light, and seems to work great.

Reply #11February 22, 2011, 01:32:27 pm

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« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2011, 01:32:27 pm »
X2 on the Autometer Cobalt.
Mine might be too bright actually but I like it.
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Reply #12February 22, 2011, 09:51:04 pm

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« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2011, 09:51:04 pm »
I like the VDO vision black series. I just ordered the egt, water, and boost for the Eco, and am pretty sure I am gonna upgrade the lighting to the green LED's from newsouth to match the stock gauge cluster.


Reply #13February 23, 2011, 08:28:51 pm

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« Reply #13 on: February 23, 2011, 08:28:51 pm »
Search Ebay for EGT, there's a guy who sells a digital one. Just upgrade to the better thermocouple that they offer. Reacts extremely fast and its digital accurate.
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Reply #14February 23, 2011, 09:39:06 pm

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« Reply #14 on: February 23, 2011, 09:39:06 pm »
What happens when the three digit EGT gauge reaches 999F.. does it keep going and only tell you the first three numbers of your EGT.

it goes back to 100 then you know its 1000 degrees. i have one in my TDI i love it!
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