[bhp808]

Hi guys, i have a problem and i need some help. I am going to get 3 defi guages in an a pillar. I am getting boost and oil pressure for sure but my buddy who is a tech told me to forget about the egt and get a wideband. I will get the wideband but i still want to keep the flow of the guages in the pillar. I want to know which guage would you recomend and why would it be a better choice than the others.

thanks in advance
brian

[jtsherri]

Regardless of what your buddy says, Boost, EGT and Oil Pressure are the way to go.

[bhp808]

bump for different options.....

[Vostok 7]

Originally Posted by jtsherri

Regardless of what your buddy says, Boost, EGT and Oil Pressure are the way to go.

+1. That's about the only recommendation I've ever heard for our cars.

Vostok 7

[bhp808]

Originally Posted by Vostok 7

+1. That's about the only recommendation I've ever heard for our cars.

Vostok 7

i know thats what everyone recomends but i know thats not what everyone has and i wanted them to tell me why they didnt go with the egt.

[will12345]

i personally would get the wideband..an egt gauge is just a dummy version of a wideband gauge. egt is there to let you know if youre running hotter do to running lean. But if youre dont plan on tuning out any of the fuel issues that you may see with a wideband i.e. running rich or lean, than stick with an egt gauge. but..if you do ever plan on doing a tune properly to get your fuel curve correct go with a wideband

[zell_06]

Why not go with both? I just put in the defi setup with boost, egt, and oil press and I still plan on gettin the wideband. All up to whether you're gonna do some serious tuning later on.

[bhp808]

i want to get the wideband but the reason i am not sold on the egt is because i want to know if any other guage is worth getting? oil temp or water or fuel? If the wideband and the egt do the samething i would want to replace one of them with something else thats useful. That is where i am getting at and i need help with, thanks

[supermarkus]

The more you know=better. Get everything.

[bhp808]

Originally Posted by supermarkus

The more you know=better. Get everything.

get them all huh? so you want my car to look like this?

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a...mdefisetup.jpg


what do you think im made out f money mister?


more opinions please

[Vostok 7]

Honestly IMO EGT is invaluable on a turbocharged car. It will tell you a lot about what is going on in the system.

Wideband is only really good if you're doing your own tuning. The EGT gives you hard facts about what the engine is doing.

Vostok 7

[520]

^+12345

I have oil pressure, EGT, Boost, and fuel pressure.

[bhp808]

Originally Posted by 520hpSTi

^+12345

I have oil pressure, EGT, Boost, and fuel pressure.

how do you have it set up? i dont want the center pod so thats y i am stuck on 3. 3 on the pilar and the wideband in the vent

[520]

[chaos311clarity]

personally id get the both, wideband and EGT are my next gauges to buy... ive already got 4 so far...