Which 3 gauges?

[cyberjays]

So I wanna get some gauges for my WRX, but not sure which ones are most important?

I will obviously get a boost gauge but which other 2 would you guys suggest?

The engine is stock, so maybe just 2 gauges in the A pillar will do...

I'm thinking oil temp gauge

Edited October 7, 2014 by cyberjays

[Andy_Mac]

Or wait for this beast to be properly supported in nz.

http://www.defi-shop.com/products/smart_adp_w/summary_smart_adp_w/

Quite tempted to get one myself and then just get the extra needed sensors since i've already got the advance unit

[boon]

1. RPM

2. Speedo

3. Fuel level

Do people really need much more than that? Honestly I couldn't give a flying turd about how many PSI I'm making at any given time.

Like OK, on a racecar it's nice to know the car isn't about to toss a rod (oil pressure and temperature) but the rest is wank, money that could be spent on making it go faster instead.

[Guest]

I like boost gauge so in the event of something going pearshaped and the car feels extra fast i can go whoops overboosty. Otherwise oil temp/press are nice to know along with water temp then you know when cars up to rape spec. Also once the 7psi ish low oil press light flicks on its byebye something time anyway. Reality is boon tis right stock dash is fine. If I was going to spend moonbeams on gauges (which I never would) I would just buy a link display and have a tidy dash not a blooming xmas tree.

[boon]

Clearly each monster tacho adds 5hp.

[Kiwi_Fozze]

Oil temp

Oil pressure

Boost

/thread...

LOL

[loner]

In a stock car you don't need any extra gauges.

If you have a manual boost controller... you will need a boost gauge.

If you are tuning your own car, then maybe add an exhaust temperature gauge (and a fuel pressure gauge if you have an adjustable reg).

If you are going on the track add an oil temperature gauge... oil pressure is useless as evowrx said.

[kris_pran]

Boost

AFR

Hate the idea of gauges clogging up the dash.

[lachlan]

stock plus wideband .

also the boost controller can tell me boost but its by my knee

[Scoobydoo]

Slight threadjack, but I have these for sale.. if you're interested

http://clubsub.org.nz/forum/showthread.php?43606-FS-Greddy-Gauges-x-4-Wellington

[Guest]

Widebands only helpful if you have something to read knock and intention.

[Joker]

 kwi_fozze said:

Oil temp

Oil pressure

Boost

/thread...

LOL

these

[cyberjays]

Thanks for your replies & opinions, Just wanna keep tabs on what's going on under the hood. So I guess I'll just be getting a boost gauge for now to keep an eye out for leaks or spikes.

Gonna re-map & up the boost at a later stage =) but until then I'm pretty happy with the power it's making stock, so I'm focusing on visual mods for now.

[Kiwi_Fozze]

Bro, having a look at your car at the gymkhana you are running a v3 wrx motor with orange afm, yellows and a vf22. Someones done some leg work... wonder if you are running an sti ecu too?

[cyberjays]

 kwi_fozze said:

Bro, having a look at your car at the gymkhana you are running a v3 wrx motor with orange afm, yellows and a vf22. Someones done some leg work... wonder if you are running an sti ecu too?

Yeah I saw that when I bought the car, I was snooping around my engine bay. So I did a bit of research on google & I found out that the 1997 JDM WRX actually comes with those goodies standard. My rev gauge redlines at 7500rpm vs normal wrx redline at 7000rpm. So stock power of 280ps hence why I'm happy with the power.

Edited October 9, 2014 by cyberjays