I have been looking at gauges for awhile and cant decide on a brand. I know defi's are the best but no way im dropping 250 per gauge. been debating on going with prosports or aem digital. Any recommendations? can anyone put pics of there set up so i can get an idea. greatly appreciated.

 

What type of gauges are you looking at getting? boost? egt? oil pressure? AFR wide band?

IMO

1. defi's
2. AEM digitals

I have been running Defi's in my Suby for 5 years now with no complaints or issues. To be honest the way the Defi's match the stock sweeping motion of the cluster on the STI is well worth the money. On top of that the back lights match too. It always drives me nuts when guys use other colors that don't flow with the STI gauges. Like the green Auto Meters.

I recently went with AEM digital boost and AFR wide band gauges in my EVO X. So far no issues and they look really nice.

 

going with boost, afr and the third is up in the air. any suggestions on the third

 

EGT, boost, and AFR would be the first ones I would get. when selecting your AFR ensure it is a wide band.

 

WideBand = AEM Uego

 

with a a/f you dont need a egt get an oip press one instead

 

You could also get defi racer gauges. They're a little bit cheaper and you don't need the control unit to use them.

 

just save some money and buy some autometer ones like **** said if you are going with a wideband get boost oil temp and press

 

my prosport ones are mediocre. I wouldn't get them again. Prosport boost / oil pressure. TurboXS wideband.

 

i have a set of indigo colored Defi gauges that were in my WRX when i got it... i hate the color i want like red or something lol... i have a set of GlowShift gauges in my cavalier and i like em... dunno if anyone else on here has used those before or not...

 

I've always liked these, similar to Defis/stock cluster with the blackout and opening ceremony I think.

http://www.daddysscp.com/category_s/2.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7Fe6...eature=related

 

You can get STRI Gauges

 

I love my Defi boost, and Innovate wideband. I get compliments on them all the time.

 

I like these. Want to pick some up once my crappy ebay gauges finally give out, which will be soon.

 

Gauges are hard to look at when you're going this fast!!

vvv


j/k,

The most important gauges in a boosted car in relavent order IMO is:

Boost - Any turbo car should have it, how do you know how much you're pushing and when you're reaching your limit? Plain and simple.

AFR - You got more air going in the cylinders, sure you have supporting fuel mods. Are you mixing it right with your timing?

EGT - This goes hand in hand with AFR. Too hot at max load = too rich/too much retard. Too cold at max load = too lean/too much ignition advance.

Oil Pressure - Shows your oil pump health. You lose oil, you spin a bearing, blow your motor, or your turbo.

Fuel Pressure - You can tell if your fuel pump is failing if pressure falls while going in boost.

Oil and Water Temp - Both will rise together if something is bad (i.e. overheating, blown headgasket/cracked block, pump(s) failing, etc.) choose either one.

Voltage - Is your electrical power or charging system working in order?

Clock (optional) - To tell you when "its about that time"


My mentality is "I have to know as much as my ECU does"


Choices from experience:

Personally, as cool (*cough* and expensive) as Defi gauges are, Auto Meter gauges are pretty reliable. They tell you the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, without God helping you. The only downside is how you install them. Use zipties for boost lines, teflon tape for sensor pipe threads, solder your wire connections, and tighten your leads well, you shouldn't have any problems.

So far I have had no abnormal readings and they provided me a piece of mind at the fraction of the cost of Defi or other gauges.