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Jasper - 10/9/05 at 01:57 PM

Looking for some nice instruments from my car - not interested in digital only readouts, had them before in a Digidash and found them a pain to read compare to needles. Thought happy with a combination of digital and analogue

I'm aware of the ones from ETB, Stack and Nordskog. I saw some very sexy ones in the Mustang on 'American Hot Rod' - kind of a silver grey carbon faced dial.

Anyway, what are your favourite instruments? Any good recommendations? Will need 'Boost' and 'Air/Fuel' ratio as well to keep an eye on things.

[Edited on 10/9/05 by Jasper]

mookaloid - 10/9/05 at 03:55 PM

ETB for me

http://www.etbinstruments.com/ETB_Range.htm

cheers

Mark

Ian Pearson - 10/9/05 at 10:13 PM

GREENGAUGES

coovey - 10/9/05 at 10:29 PM

Got to be ETB for me too. There are loads of variations and really easy to install

niceperson709 - 11/9/05 at 08:34 AM

I tend to think that less is more and that for most people that a full set of gauges is more about the "Wank" factor . I'm using the instrument cluster from my engine donor , speedo tacho temp amd fuel what more do you really need ?

indykid - 11/9/05 at 02:11 PM

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Originally posted by niceperson709
I tend to think that less is more and that for most people that a full set of gauges is more about the "Wank" factor . I'm using the instrument cluster from my engine donor , speedo tacho temp amd fuel what more do you really need ?


"wank factor" eh?

check out the gauges on this boat i saw at the top of lake garda! 4x100mm 12x52mm. it might have twin engines, but come on.

as for car gauges, i really like the look of racetech mechanical gauges, but it's a pretty limited range, and they'd have to be mechanical. Rescued attachment wank factor.jpg
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Dale - 11/9/05 at 02:14 PM

If your running boost as you say you should also have a fuel pressure gauge visable from the cockpit, air charge temp gauge is also a good thing.
Dale

pbura - 11/9/05 at 02:45 PM

Smiths! There are a couple of houses building them in the US; how about there?

VDO and Greengauges, too. I like the classics.

Volvorsport - 11/9/05 at 03:15 PM

A full range Of VDO from low tension - they have deals if you buy the kit .

Of course if your doing any tuning yourself , a wideband is better than a narrow band .

[Edited on 11/9/05 by Volvorsport]

NS Dev - 12/9/05 at 11:23 AM

hmmmmmmm, none at all for me!

What does a gauge tell you????

That something is either right or wrong, or good or bad.

A light can do that cheaper and you'll see it straight away. Need to know display, I look at the road not at gauges.

I have a "high pressure" low oil press light that comes on at 30psi.

A high water temp light that comes on at an adjustable temperature

Sequential shift light instead of rev counter.

All the SVA required lights

Bike speedo

Job done.

Jasper - 12/9/05 at 11:28 AM

I will definitely be having some nice big bright warning lights and shift lights too - liked them on the Digidash.

britishtrident - 12/9/05 at 07:35 PM

Keep it simply Smiths

My car has (all new old stock )
Smiths Triumph Speedo
Smiths Triumph Tacho
Smiths MGB combined Oil pres/Water temp
Smith Warming light unit from Triumph Dolly