Motorsport - Gauges

[Adz2332]

got to hate ebay sometimes!

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

Yeah man, just not worth the time and effort!

Get the genuine gauges.

APEX'i / Defi / HKS etc...

[Adz2332]

yer...Love the old white faced defis but hard to come by

[34GeeTeeTee]

Yeah man, just not worth the time and effort!

Get the genuine gauges.

APEX'i / Defi / HKS etc...

Heaps of people running similar too mine without a hassle! In GTT's i know Martin is, Kurtis is, Ben is......... All similar sorts of brands etc

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

Cheap Gauges! Do the job well enough!

Heaps of people running similar too mine without a hassle! In GTT's i know Martin is, Kurtis is, Ben is......... All similar sorts of brands etc

Yeah you and other members have cheap gauges, but they are not 'fake'...

It's the 'fake' gauges that are shit and sold at cheap prices.

You say cheap as in they are cheap because they are not the JDM brands (like the ones I have mentioned) but they actually still work

Genuine = Works and cost more money.

Cheap = Works and cost less money.

Fake = Does not work and cost less money = Waste of money.

[34GeeTeeTee]

Gotya! Fair call

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

Yeah man, just not worth the time and effort!

Get the genuine gauges.

APEX'i / Defi / HKS etc...

I said this to Adz cause I personally use a HKS Boost gauge and it's great!

[Adz2332]

That and we have had the 'fake ebay shit' discussion before!!

Still looking for a second hand HKS ssqv!

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

Gotya! Fair call

That and we have had the 'fake ebay shit' discussion before!!

Still looking for a second hand HKS ssqv!

Haha! Just looking out for you so you don't get ripped off!

[Neil]

Pretty accurate on mine!

How do you know your jdm gauges are accurate

I use Stack gauges,,,very happy with them and I have tested my water temp and oil pressure and they are both spot on.

Another useful gauge would be Volts.

Cheers

Neil

[sweefu]

Also consider Defi Advance ZD - you can get the 'clubsport' pack which has oil temp, water temp and oil pressure for about $600. I like the idea of this, as you have one small screen to display all 3 values, not 3 separate gauges.

[Joshbigt62r]

The new trust greddy gauges look the goods.

[Chris32R]

Do you have a link?

[szymonsta]

trust/greddy multi d/a gauge

http://greddy.com/featured/35

i'd recommend to buy through jesse streeter

[Tonks]

After having some shitty knock off defis, went genuine and got DEFI's single DIN unit.

Wish I got them sooner. Kit was amazing, everything is so well made and the installation is easy as, even comes with solderless connections.

Left to right, water temp, oil temp, oil pressure.

[toppertee]

One thing I've found, on the track, you don't normally have time to look at gauges.

If you can get gauges with a output alarm, it's a big plus, as you can wire it to a led light on the dash. To give you a indication of some thing is wrong.

Just my 2cents

[sweefu]

I'm looking for a digital water temperature readout for my S14. I'd prefer just a small digital readout instead of a full size 52mm gauge or similar.
I know Yashio Factory had the Okachan water temperature gauge (it measured other things too) but this is discontinued and hard to find now.

I'm not sure if it was inaccurate either, as it plugs into the ECU and uses the factory temp sensor. Or maybe that was a good thing, I don't know.

Either way - does anyone know of a similar alternative?

Cheers!

[hrd-hr30]

Engine Gaurdian.

Digital display.

Thermocouple temperature gauge and alarm.

Has outputs to control thermo fans at whatever temp you choose.

2 alarm levels, again at whatever temp you choose. Alarms are visual and buzzer.

No Tee-ing into coolant lines so doesn't cause any new potential failures like the popular japanese Tee into the top hose does.

Not dependant on having full coolant to work accurately.

There's a few different models. $120-$150 on ebay last time I bought one. I've been using them for years and have them on all my cars - track car, 4WD, everyday car .

[sweefu]

Awesome, thanks mate! Seems like the sort of thing I'm looking for.
Is this right?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ENGINE-GUARDIAN-WATCHDOG-COOLING-FAN-CONTROL-PROGRAMABLE-RELAY-KIT-EG-2-PLC-NEW-/181206306633?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2a30bccf49

Also, is there any option to use a normal coolant sensor with it?

[hrd-hr30]

that's the one I use. Some can also do oil temp/pressure as well I think.

It uses a thermocouple bolted to the head. Fit it under a thermostat housing bolt.

It doesn't have the option to use a normal coolant sensor.

It is better than a normal coolant sensor because it doesn't have to be immersed in coolant to read an accurate temperature. ie if you get a leak, a gauge using a normal immersed sensor is useless - it can even read cooler than normal when the engine is overheating.