What Gauges to have?

[Dave_R]

I managed to get my hands on the lhd gauge holder from Seat (very last one).

Anyway decided to get rid of my cd player (save weight ) because I started the car on the weekend and the lil speakers in the dash board can't be heard very well!

I fitted auto meter oil pressure and volts gauges and modded them to fit the Seat gauge holder (filed the black dail off them) cost me £40 each as well

Anyway, getting a DIN pod mount to go where my cd player was only thing is there are 3 holes...... I'm getting a new oil pressure and volt meter gauge but need a 3rd gauge now?!?

Water temp is on the clocks and the oil temp can be seen on the VDO display so........ What else could be helpful to know?

 

[crezz]

i was thinking this. fuel pressure? or i would go oil temp again instead of flicking on the mfa

 

[Dave_R]

Yea I was thinking that but I know the mfa is pretty spot one from what i was reading into them before

 

[AlpineWhite]

I can't think of a useful one to fit, other than perhaps a secondary coolant gauge. The standard one doesn't give that much information - either too cool, just right or too hot.

Or, you could look at it as a perfect opportunity to add some forced induction. Then you can have a boost gauge

 

[Dave_R]

boost is for gays!

n/a all the way for me, my friend

That is a good idea mind cause it's not very good, sits half eay if to raises then get off the track lol

 

[crezz]

naah i wasnt saying that the mfa wasnt accurant, but just easy to view on a central gauge

 

[Dave_R]

Knew what you meant crezz boy! It's just thats the reason why I rather use the mfa

 

[Dolly_Gti]

im getting 3 in the din slot on my G60 needless to say one is Boost is it easy enough to wire up oil pressure guage.

i the volt one i assume goes to an ignition feed maybe the redundant radio feed?

 

[F2 Stu]

I'd go for either a wideband or oil temp

 

[roly]

Wideband i pay more attention to that than anything else now

 

[Dave_R]

by wideband you mean air to fuel ratio gauge??

Thought you can only have wideband if you have a wideband lambda sensor?

 

[roly]

Yeah air/fuel gauge

Most of the more expensive gauges come with a wideband lambda sensor included, my vems came with wideband and egt sensor but cost about £265, good bit of kit though

 

[Dave_R]

Im thinking of going wiv what crezz and stu said... oil temp, I know the mfa has one but one other thing that would be useful when out on a track day is how long have you been out for.

So display the trip timers on the mfa and then I can monitor oil pressure, temp and water temp (standard dash one) with the gauges and see how long i've been out.... instead of waiting till I see a high reading on the oil temp and think "mmmm time to go in now"

I hate rainy days, gives you time to think of silly details lol

 

[crezz]

good choice

 

[Dave_R]

The postman knows best!!! lmao

Keep your eyes pealed on the for sale section soon, the lhd gauge holders with Autometer gauges modded to fit will be on there soon! mmmmmmmmm

And stu I'm always looking at your sig and I gotta say I'm loving the orange rims! A-Maz-Ing!

 

[PhilW]

Wideband or oil temp fo sho.

 

[Chrisdaman]

boost is for gays!

i'm getting fuel pressure aswell as my boost gauge