What additional gauges to install?

live67 · Street 2NR Joined: 02 Feb 2009 Tech posts: 59 My 2NRide:

I want to install an oil pressure and voltmeter gauge.

But I want to find out what other gauges might be desirable to install?
(Not water temp....the stock temp. gauge is enough for me)

Fuel pressure? Oil temp?

I have an EK4 NA.

Any comments/advice welcome.

Thanks

3stagevtec · Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 4:09 am Post subject:

oil temp is best for highly tuned / turbo charged engines..

you should already have an oil pressure indicator in your car..

(oil temp might be more important than oil pressure in your case.. i'll leave this open for 2nd opinions)

fuel pressure might be good for fine tuning your A/F ratio.. best used with an adjustable FPR..

you can actually tell when your battery is going to die a few days in advance with a good voltmeter.. just monitor your battery's resting voltage in the morning before you start.. if it ever starts dropping below that normal resting voltage, it doesn't have long again..

if you have a deep cycle battery, it could also mean it needs charging..

live67 · Street 2NR Joined: 02 Feb 2009 Tech posts: 59 My 2NRide:

You mean the so-called "idiot" light is actually oil pressure reading?

I thought it was oil level reading.

Additionally, would the A/F ratio gauge be more important then than the fuel pressure gauge?

Thanks

corollalover101 · Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 7:47 am Post subject:

IMO no need to "gauge-up" unnecessarily , I think for your application the 2 you're going with are best esp the oil pressure

X_Factor · Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:29 am Post subject:

an external water temp. with a warning light is handy...

Honda_Roach · Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 4:57 pm Post subject:

A/F ratio....or even if possible a vtec controller which may incorporate monitoring other sensors for oil temp, oil pressure, etc.

THE SYNDICATE · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:00 am Post subject:

live67 · Street 2NR Joined: 02 Feb 2009 Tech posts: 59 My 2NRide:

Any more comments?

gt4tified · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 1:21 am Post subject:

You have a EK4 and you want to put gauges? Hoss, go spend yuh money behind some music nuh....less of an excuse for yuh car getting tief or broken into.

tr1ad · Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 7:31 pm Post subject:

^^x2....

corollalover101 · Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:00 pm Post subject:

EK4 is not an SiR? If it has the B16A and he's swinging RPM I'd still go with an Oil Pressure gauge

live67 · Street 2NR Joined: 02 Feb 2009 Tech posts: 59 My 2NRide: