Thread: Gauges?

GlowShift is a great non-expensive gauge with good features and accurate readouts. GlowShift Performance Gauges & Pods ? Automotive Boost Gauges, Pyrometer
I went with Vacuum/Boost (better than just a boost gauge because it helps you hypermile when need be), Volt (cold climate and aftermarket electronics) and Oil Pressure (standard for any car really).

Other gauges to really consider are: Wideband Air-Fuel Ratio, Exhaust Gas Temperature, Oil Temperature, Water Pressure and Water Temperature.
Really what gauges you need are based on what you're doing with the vehicle.

Tuners: Vacuum/Boost, Wideband, Exhaust Temp (or Fuel pressure)
Cold Climate: Vacuum/Boost, Oil Temp, Volt
Hypermiler: Vacuum/Boost, Oil Pressure, Water Pressure

^ those are just some examples.

whats the difference between
-Mechanical Boost gauge
-Electronic Boost guage

price is see !@

I believe it's: The mechanical ones are based on pressure from the engine bay and the electronic is from an electronic signal from the cars computer system.

Mechanical Boost Gauge:
Requires a pressure line to be routed directly to the gauge. This often requires finding an appropriate pre-existing hole in the firewall or one to be made.

Pros:
- Fastest gauge response time, a direct and virtually instant measurement of boost and/or vacuum.
- Lower cost
- Less to fail

Cons:
- generally longer in length than electronic versions, and requires extra room for pressure line connection
- may require drilling into firewall for pressure line (not require for the Genesis)

Electronic Boost Gauge:
Rather than a pressure line fed directly into the gauge, the line is connected to a pressure sensor box that then transmits the determined readout to the gauge via usually a single signal wire. The signal wire can typically be routed safely through an existing wiring harness hole in the firewall.
In most cases, the pressure sensor box induces a latency to the signal and readout on the gauge can be anywhere from milliseconds to full seconds making proper and accurate readouts very difficult.

Pros:
- Generally very easy to wire in.
- Usually shorter in length making mounting very easy.
- Can't get fluids or gases from the engine into the cabin through the pressure line.

Cons:
- These units typically cost more than their mechanical/analogue counterparts.
- Slow readouts that make gauging boost leaks, peaks and tuning difficult.
- More parts that could break that are costly to replace.


Hope this helps.

sooooooooo Mechanical Boost Gauge is sounding better.....can i get though the firewall somewhere to run the lines? can you put some pics up cause i know you installed a 3 pod in your car? thanks

I routed my wires and pressure line through my hood release grommet. Since the hood release cable is pre-sleeved, it won't rub through.

Pic isn't my car, this pic was taken when looking at it from the engine compartment. To do this, get either some wire lube or vaseline.

can i fit three lines though that small hole.....or how many did you fit?

I ran my boost line and my Positive wire from the battery and a negative wire from the battery (Needed those for my volt gauge and 12v constant) your switched source can be gotten from your power point fuse.

well i got my pods installed....loooks awesome