aftermarket gauge setup

[Charn Gill]

Thought Id start a post about what aftermarket gauges are critical for our DSM's, more specifically, which ones should you have vs which ones would be more or less optional. im debating on whether or not to purchase and egt/pyrometer and a wideband or just the wideband. Been reading up on both and many posts lean either way.. So...I thought Id open up the discussion here. (PS I also searched for an existing thread and couldnt find one. apologies if this topic has already been discussed)

So...what aftermarket gauges do you guys have? which are the most important to have?  ...Annnd Go!

thanks in advance to those who contribute!

[kevin derhouson]

wideband, oil pressure, oil temp, and an electronic boost gauge..

though i have meth/flow pressure, wideband, oil temp, and an e boost gauge.

meth gauge will tell me if theres an issue with that system,

wideband will tell me if something fucks up fuel related as well,

oil temp will warn me of various mechanical issues, or how hot the oil in my system is for shutting down.

an accurate boost gauge will let you know if there's a boost issue.

an oil pressure gauge will let you know if theres a problem in relation to oil delivery, but often times i'd figure it wouldn't give you enough notice.. which is why i didn't add one in to my car.

[Travis Koch]

I've got a boost gauge and oil pressure gauge..... downfall with the oil pressure gauge is that the stock gauge doesn't function correctly when the aftermarket gauge is hooked up, not that one would need two gauges for the same reading.  I was considering just hogging out the spot whre the stock gauge is and putting the aftermarket one in that location just to avoid having a gauge that reads nothing.

 Soon to come is wideband, egt, oil pressure, oil temp, and boost gauge setup for another car.

[Kevin Altoe]

I've got a boost gauge and oil pressure gauge..... downfall with the oil pressure gauge is that the stock gauge doesn't function correctly when the aftermarket gauge is hooked up, not that one would need two gauges for the same reading.  I was considering just hogging out the spot whre the stock gauge is and putting the aftermarket one in that location just to avoid having a gauge that reads nothing.

 Soon to come is wideband, egt, oil pressure, oil temp, and boost gauge setup for another car.

You can have them both function by making a T.
http://www.dsmtuners.com/threads/using-a-t-to-install-an-oil-pressure-gauge.359004/

I did this for mine both gauges work. 

For me I have a wideband, mechanical boost gauge and mechanical oil pressure.

[Brett Haviland]

i put these in order of importance.

-boost gauge
-wideband air fuel
-oil temp
-coolant temp
-EGT
-Oil pressure (stock system seems good enough, has low press switch (light) plus the variable gauge)

[kevin derhouson]

oil temp is really over looked and under rated.. but can really tell you if there's an issue somewhere earlier than anything else.

[daniel Dee]

for me the "Volts gauge" is at the top of my list....
It tells me the battery and alt is functioning
In the years of owning my DSM all problems but one have been electrical in nature.

My gauge package is
Voltmeter, fuel pressure (located in the engine compartment) boost/vacuum gauge.
and all the factory gauges
I have a innovate wideband but don't really look at it as AEM can log it (and display)
and all the factory gauges. (I am trying not to clutter my dash area with duplicated gauges).

Actually it would be neat to run an all in one digital display that looks like it belongs there.