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swl987

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Boost gauge,Fuel Pressure gauge, and Wideband gauge. Please explain if you will. thank you I won't bother you guys about gauges anymore, until its time to put them in at least.
 
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Aeroforce
 

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Auto Meter 10004 - Auto Meter Steering Column Gauge Pods - Overview - SummitRacing.com

$33 more and you can have all three.
 

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If these gauges are to be closely monitored for critical information, I would go for the AFR gauge and the fuel pressure. Who cares to know how much boost they are making when the air fuel ratio is pegged the whole time on lean. I'd rather know the safety related stuff first.
 

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Forget the wideband gauge. It means absolutely nothing if you don't have a wideband O2 sensor.
 

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bhuff30 said:
Forget the wideband gauge. It means absolutely nothing if you don't have a wideband O2 sensor.
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Heh, sorry. I assumed that would have been the case, but if the OP wasn't planning on running a wideband, the A/F gauge will be nothing more than a light show.
 
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Shiroelex said:
Heh, sorry. I assumed that would have been the case, but if the OP wasn't planning on running a wideband, the A/F gauge will be nothing more than a light show.
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I would be getting a real wideband with the sensor in my exhaust.
 

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You kinda need all three. And as it was mentioned earlier, if you got the A/F gauge, the fuel pressure gauge and the boost/vacuum gauge are only around $30 each...cheaper if you can find them used...don't skimp out over an extra $30...
 

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Wideband and Boost. The fuel pressure gauge is really for diagnosing a problem and can be added temporarily when needed otherwise it's just about pointless. The same can be said for a boost gauge but it's nice to know how the car builds boost depending on how you drive. I used it in my Mach 1 so I could see where I could keep the RPMs when cruising on the freeway for the best fuel economy. If your A/F is good it pretty much eliminates the need for fuel pressure gauge, otherwise fuel pressure is only useful for tracking down a problem.

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^ Exactly what I was going to say.

If the fuel pressure drops, you can bet it'll show up on the wideband as soon as it occurs.
 
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