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Old 03-24-2003, 09:18 PM
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I am re-designing my dash and I am wondering if I am missing any guages that I should have?

For each engine I will have

1 water temp
2 water preasure
3 oil preasure
4 oil temp
5 tack

Also I will have Voltage, speedo, fuel.

Am I missing any important ones?

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If you are doing a new dash I would put a red light that will come on if something is not right, you might not see low oil psi as fast as you will see the light come on to warn you.
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Drive temp is nice too.
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Boost if needed and exh. temp
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I have the Gaffrig Red Line guages. Some of them do not come as redlines but oil preasure, water temp, fuel level do.

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Not a line on the gauge, a red light that will come on put them up at the top of the dash so you will see it.
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Boost man
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fuel PSI, maybe EGT, i have dual oil PSI one electric, one mech
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Speedo
GPS Speedo
Tach
Hour Meter
Oil pressure (from pump)
Oil pressure (going back into the block after filter/cooler)
Oil temp (from pump)
Oil Temp (going back to block after filter/cooler)
Ammeter
Voltmeter
Water Temp (block)
Fuel level
Fuel pressure
Boost (in the box)
Boost/Vacuum (in the intake)
Drive temp
Intercooler discharge water temp
Water pressure (after the raw pump)
Water pressure (in the block)
EGT (dual needles)
Air Fuel Ratio

I'm sure there's more
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I cant believe you guys dont have one of these! I have a recall switch on mine too
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