General For General 240sx/Silvia (s-chassis) discussions.

Which Gauges First

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Nov 8, 2005 | 05:50 PM
  #1  
nsn240's Avatar
Thread Starter
Contributing Member
 
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 1,634
From: Hershey, PA
Which Gauges First

Going With Defi BF Gauges and the necessary Control Unit...

Here's the line-up
1. Boost/ Vacuum
2. Oil Pressure
3. Water Temperature
Then
4. Exhaust Gas Temperature

Anyone Know where to get a good price on these?

Last edited by nsn240; Nov 9, 2005 at 06:09 PM.
Old Nov 9, 2005 | 05:27 AM
  #2  
ogee-s13's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 102
From: Central PA
I thought you already bought gauges??
Old Nov 9, 2005 | 02:26 PM
  #3  
GrahamH's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 3
From: Kailua, Hawaii
I would get the oil pressure first.

No oil pressure=blown motor
Old Nov 9, 2005 | 04:13 PM
  #4  
Bryan's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 8,440
From: Harrisburg, PA
I believe the toss up is between the EGT and the Water Temp gauge, sounds like he has the others or is positive on getting them.
Old Nov 9, 2005 | 04:23 PM
  #5  
Helghast's Avatar
Contributing Member
 
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 986
From: Anaheim Hills.
EGT first.


Boost at high EGT Temp = BYE BYE TURBO!
Old Nov 9, 2005 | 06:22 PM
  #6  
silviasichigo's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 339
From: ‰«“ꈺ–k’J
I have the whole Defi Line up, I bought them all at the same time and that was Almost $3000 for everything. I would say get the TEMP Guages 1st for they are the most expensive of the set. Once you start knocking out the expensive ones then the Cheap ones won't seem so bad. I say this because if you are buying guages obviously (to me) you don't have guages and they are not going to make your car faster or run better but once you have all the guages in you can better tune the car and monitor its vital signs a little better, and Defi are the best guages I have used. So what you buy at this point is not really that important since you have gone this long with out guages (minus the stock ones which are ok to a point)
Old Nov 9, 2005 | 06:26 PM
  #7  
nsn240's Avatar
Thread Starter
Contributing Member
 
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 1,634
From: Hershey, PA
Originally posted by Helghast
EGT first.


Boost at high EGT Temp = BYE BYE TURBO!
thats cause High EGT means you are running lean...
Old Nov 10, 2005 | 02:39 PM
  #8  
l2aine's Avatar
Contributing Member
 
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 6,587
From: Socal, 909/626
EGT. And get something besides DEFI, only idiots pay that much for gauges on a street car LOL
Old Nov 10, 2005 | 04:53 PM
  #9  
Helghast's Avatar
Contributing Member
 
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 986
From: Anaheim Hills.
Get Greddy.

I'm rocking all 52mm Greddy Guages.
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 07:28 AM
  #10  
get-the-drift's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 2
lubrication is everything!!! ill get the oil presure first
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 09:39 AM
  #11  
*Tx_BLooD_240*'s Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 206
From: Austin,TX
glowshift.com my brother got some nice ones of there.
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 09:43 AM
  #12  
Zephyr's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 276
From: Diamond Bar, CA
Greddy is cheaper....

I only thought about buying two gauges, boost and oil temp. Boost since im SR and oil temp basically to watch the oil temp from the turbo. Id figure if the temp gauge on my cluster starts moving then theres a problem and I'd better pull over, so I dont need water temp, and Id figure oil pressure wont be needed since if there is no oil pressure, you're kinda not going anywhere.
Old Nov 14, 2005 | 11:53 AM
  #13  
Bryan's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 8,440
From: Harrisburg, PA
Re: Which Gauges First

Originally posted by nsn240
Going With Defi BF Gauges and the necessary Control Unit...

Here's the line-up
1. Boost/ Vacuum
2. Oil Pressure
3. Water Temperature
Then
4. Exhaust Gas Temperature

Anyone Know where to get a good price on these?
If you're going Defi, your not going to really find good prices...their prices are pretty high everywhere for their products.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
nsn240
NA Motor
35
Aug 30, 2005 05:10 PM
1995 240sx
NA Motor
3
Jul 30, 2005 01:40 PM
d4vech3n
General
11
Jan 5, 2005 08:19 PM
polishmafia4u
General
59
Nov 8, 2003 05:55 AM
Tahoe
S-Chassis Newbie / FAQs Forum
8
Oct 18, 2003 03:53 AM




All times are GMT -7. The time now is 08:49 AM.