Author Topic: What 3 gauges to get (Read 12782 times)

zukgod1 · « **on:** January 31, 2008, 08:43:05 am »

If you only had 3 places to place gauges in your TD what would you get?

Boost and EGT are obvious choices but what about the third one?

Water temp?

Oil pressure?

Oil temp?

jimfoo · « **Reply #1 on:** January 31, 2008, 08:43:50 am »

Water temp for sure. Don't want to overheat.

zukgod1 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 31, 2008, 09:35:06 am »

Quote from: "jimfoo"

Water temp for sure. Don't want to overheat.

Thats what I was thinking as well. Just kinda wanted a general idea what everyone else was thinking.
Oil pressure would be cool but I cant give up EGT or Boost.

jtanguay · « **Reply #3 on:** January 31, 2008, 12:55:28 pm »

well i would just use oil temp boost & egt, and monitor water temp from its stock position.

rallydiesel · « **Reply #4 on:** January 31, 2008, 01:21:09 pm »

I vote for boost, egt and oil pressure.

jimfoo · « **Reply #5 on:** January 31, 2008, 01:49:38 pm »

I guess we should ask are these the only gauges you will have, or are they add ons, in which case what factory gauges do you have? My answer was based on these 3 being the only ones.

zukgod1 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 31, 2008, 01:55:02 pm »

These are add-on's yes.

I'll use the stock cluster for water temp for what it's worth then use these for better monitoring.

Right now it's going to be Oil pressure, EGT, Boost.

burn_your_money · « **Reply #7 on:** January 31, 2008, 01:59:09 pm »

I'd go with oil temp over water temp

zukgod1 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 31, 2008, 02:22:51 pm »

Quote from: "burn_your_money"

I'd go with oil temp over water temp

Really?

Whys that Tyler?

I should give you guys a idea of how I'm going to be driving this car.

I commute 124 miles a day, 62 each way all freeway.

No racing at all and mostly flat.

jimfoo · « **Reply #9 on:** January 31, 2008, 02:27:59 pm »

If you have an external oil cooler, I'd go with oil pressure, and I might go with it anyway if you run synthetic oil that can take much higher temps.
Are there any gauges that display two things, like oil pressure and temp?

jtanguay · « **Reply #10 on:** January 31, 2008, 02:29:18 pm »

Quote from: "jimfoo"

If you have an external oil cooler, I'd go with oil pressure, and I might go with it anyway if you run synthetic oil that can take much higher temps.
Are there any gauges that display two things, like oil pressure and temp?

i'm pretty sure i saw some of those aircraft spruce dual gauges. they don't look so 'hot' but do the job.

Mark(The Miser)UK · « **Reply #11 on:** January 31, 2008, 02:30:44 pm »

Voltage, Water pressure and EGT

jimfoo · « **Reply #12 on:** January 31, 2008, 02:32:11 pm »

Never seen any car with a water pressure gauge.

zukgod1 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 31, 2008, 02:45:26 pm »

Quote from: "jimfoo"

If you have an external oil cooler, I'd go with oil pressure, and I might go with it anyway if you run synthetic oil that can take much higher temps.
Are there any gauges that display two things, like oil pressure and temp?

I have an external oil cooler so I'm really not all that concerned about oil temp and after break in I'll be running syn.

I have a link @ home to a place that sells some SWEET gauges, they are 2 in one gauges so you can have Boost and EGT on the same gauge. Oil pressure and oil temp, etc etc.

Mark(The Miser)UK · « **Reply #14 on:** January 31, 2008, 02:48:45 pm »

Quote from: "jimfoo"

Never seen any car with a water pressure gauge.

Nope... Restricted to steam engines; but would be a good thing on a diesel IMO. :mrgreen: