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#1: What additional gauges to install? Author: live67,

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:35 pm
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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

#2: Author: 3stagevtec, Location: killing two stones with one bird...

Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 4:09 am
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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..

#3: Author: live67,

Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 7:36 am
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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

#4: Author: corollalover101, Location: Giving the more fortunate a reason to be emotional

Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 7:47 am
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IMO no need to "gauge-up" unnecessarily , I think for your application the 2 you're going with are best esp the oil pressure

#5: Author: X_Factor, Location: St. Augustine

Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:29 am
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an external water temp. with a warning light is handy...

#6: Author: Honda_Roach, Location: Searching for a new transmission or gearbox!

Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 4:57 pm
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A/F ratio....or even if possible a vtec controller which may incorporate monitoring other sensors for oil temp, oil pressure, etc.

#7: Author: THE SYNDICATE, Location: Drowning My Sorrows With a Cold HEINEKEN....

Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 7:00 am
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X_Factor wrote:

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

X2!

#8: Author: live67,

Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 2:20 pm
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Any more comments?

#9: Author: gt4tified, Location: re-building....watch out!

Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 1:21 am
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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.

#10: Author: tr1ad, Location: Behind the camera.....learning

Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 7:31 pm
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^^x2....

#11: Author: corollalover101, Location: Giving the more fortunate a reason to be emotional

Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:00 pm
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EK4 is not an SiR? If it has the B16A and he's swinging RPM I'd still go with an Oil Pressure gauge

#12: Author: live67,

Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:43 pm
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corollalover101 wrote:

EK4 is not an SiR?

Asking or telling?

EK4 is chassis designation.

Is not B16A2 engine SiR?

Correct me if I am wrong?

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