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What are your favorite (important) gauges - besides #571240 01/03/10 03:48 PM 01/03/10 03:48 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,243 Canada Kam*Kuda OP master
Kam*Kuda OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,243 Canada	What is your most important guages assuming voltage oil pressure and Tach are already done or what gauge was more valuable to you than you thought 1970 Barracuda Convertible 1968 Satellite Street Strip car 1654.5 Mustang 1955 Land Rover

Re: What are your favorite (important) guages - besides [Re: Kam*Kuda] #571241 01/03/10 03:50 PM 01/03/10 03:50 PM
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Thumperdart I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion	Since I drive my dart w/an 8" vert, I like a trans temp gauge also. Re read post duh.........definately a water temp also! Last edited by Thumperdart; 01/03/10 05:17 PM. 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: What are your favorite (important) guages - besides [Re: Kam*Kuda] #571242 01/03/10 03:50 PM 01/03/10 03:50 PM
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JERICOGTX I Live Here J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,032 MN	Other then a shift light, oil pressure gauge, and water temp, the rest is all clutter. ONLY thing I would think useful to a auto trans user would be a trans temp gauge. Jeff 69 GTX 68 Road Runner

Re: What are your favorite (important) guages - besides [Re: Thumperdart] #571243 01/03/10 03:51 PM 01/03/10 03:51 PM
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joshking440 Lunch is on me! J Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,590 Indy	Im a big fan of oil temp, but we run aluminum rods...

Re: What are your favorite (important) guages - besides [Re: Kam*Kuda] #571244 01/03/10 03:52 PM 01/03/10 03:52 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 10,542 BROOK PARK, OH WILD BILL Senior Member of the Junior Dragster Club
WILD BILL Senior Member of the Junior Dragster Club Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 10,542 BROOK PARK, OH	I also have a water temp guage in mine. However, After the dyno sesion and talks W/ Scott I'm looking at oil temp guages.

Re: What are your favorite (important) guages - besides [Re: WILD BILL] #571245 01/03/10 04:01 PM 01/03/10 04:01 PM
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MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	I have the normal stuff, shift light, oil pressure, volts, water temp, fuel pressure and also have a crank case pressure/vac... It depends on what I want to look at AND if I have my data logger hooked up( I dont have the crank case hooked up to the logger) oh yeah.. forgot the tach... but I dont watch that, its just a source to turn on the shift light and to set the carb

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Re: What are your favorite (important) guages - besides #571247 01/03/10 04:06 PM 01/03/10 04:06 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 10,542 BROOK PARK, OH WILD BILL Senior Member of the Junior Dragster Club
WILD BILL Senior Member of the Junior Dragster Club Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 10,542 BROOK PARK, OH	Quote: oil pressure,oil temp ,water temp,trans temp,fuel pressure, vacuum, Crank case vacuum or manifold vacuum?

Re: What are your favorite (important) guages - besides [Re: Kam*Kuda] #571248 01/03/10 04:33 PM 01/03/10 04:33 PM
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440Jim I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 16,928 NC	Quote: What is your most important guages assuming voltage oil pressure and Tach are already done Add to that the water temp. I use it to be consistant run and run. I also like my trans fluid temp gauge. The engine oil temp gauge is added info and I can see the ET change with oil temp, but that is the last of the above gauges since I can estimate the oil temp effect on ET if I start going round-robin (10-15 minutes between runs in later rounds of elimination). I actually use the same gauge for both oil temps, I have a switch to change from engine oil sensor to trans sensor. I had a fuel pressure gauge when I ran a carb. But now with the injection the pressure is roughly 80+ psi and my old gauge only went to about 15. Some are only used for trouble shooting. Some in the staging lanes or starting line, some a glance at the finish line, and some for the return road. I have a shift light, so I don't look at the tach to shift, but during time trials I will look at it at the finish line and check oil pressure, trans temp, etc. 1993 Daytona, 5.50 at 130mph (1/8) 1.19 sixty ft (PG). Link to 572 B1 - Part 1

Re: What are your favorite (important) guages - besides [Re: Kam*Kuda] #571249 01/03/10 04:46 PM 01/03/10 04:46 PM
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hemi-itis I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,587 Great Neck,LI,new york	I need to add oil & trans temp gauges,,,,,,,,,,,,somewhere 5708730-IMG_1726.JPG (38 downloads) HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!

Re: What are your favorite (important) guages - besides [Re: Kam*Kuda] #571250 01/03/10 07:13 PM 01/03/10 07:13 PM
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smokinwoody I Live Here S Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 12,339 somwhere	oil temp...trans temp...vacuum gauge...water temp...oil pressure...air pressure...shift light...fuel pressure

Re: What are your favorite (important) guages - besides [Re: smokinwoody] #571251 01/03/10 07:28 PM 01/03/10 07:28 PM
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Leon441 master Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,330 Lynchburg, VA	I like the dual purpose oil temp gauge idea. I have a 5" tach and speedometer. I never look at either one. Voltmeter only when I am having trouble. Oil pressure Water temp are two biggies. When I ran nitrous I ran a pressure gauge for that and learned to only worry about it when pressure was too high(Nitrous temp is better to tune with) The single most overlooked gauge that I am glad to now have is the crankcase vacuum gauge. Career best 8.02 @ 169 at 3050# and 10" tires small block power.

Re: What are your favorite (important) guages - besides [Re: smokinwoody] #571252 01/03/10 07:30 PM 01/03/10 07:30 PM
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69CHARGERMD master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,852 KENTUCKY	I ordered you one of these,,,very hard to find,,,only available in Canada,,,LOL Formal Sponser of Alexander Keith's Racing / Drinking Team

Re: What are your favorite (important) guages - besides [Re: 69CHARGERMD] #571253 01/03/10 08:04 PM 01/03/10 08:04 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,288 Oregon sg66mopar pro stock
sg66mopar pro stock Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,288 Oregon	My trans Guru buddy talked me into putting in a transmission line pressure gauge late this season. I wouldn't be without one now, even after running the same car for 20 years with only oil pressure and water temp!

Re: What are your favorite (important) guages - besides [Re: sg66mopar] #571254 01/03/10 08:18 PM 01/03/10 08:18 PM
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chryco super stock Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 866 Winnipeg ,Mb. CA.	Oil Pres. , Engine Temp , Fuel Pressure , RPM`S in that order Chryco 5709287-IMG_2198.jpg (28 downloads) Gas is fer washin' parts ....Alky`s fer drinkin' ...Nitro`s fer Racin'!

Re: What are your favorite (important) guages - besides [Re: sg66mopar] #571255 01/04/10 12:17 PM 01/04/10 12:17 PM
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dizuster master D Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,635 Oakland, MI	Quote: My trans Guru buddy talked me into putting in a transmission line pressure gauge late this season. I wouldn't be without one now, even after running the same car for 20 years with only oil pressure and water temp! Why wouldn't you run without one now? What has it done for you?

Re: What are your favorite (important) guages - besides [Re: dizuster] #571256 01/04/10 12:55 PM 01/04/10 12:55 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,288 Oregon sg66mopar pro stock
sg66mopar pro stock Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,288 Oregon	The line pressure gauge allows me to monitor what's going on in the trans. The pressure fluctuates with gear changes, rpm, etc. Just like watching the oil pressure in your motor. If you see a little blip you know there's a problem and probably even where and what it is. If the line pressure dips at a point where it shouldn't I know I'm gonna have a problem. Maybe burn the low gear band or high gear clutches, whatever.

Re: What are your favorite (important) guages - besides [Re: sg66mopar] #571257 01/04/10 02:03 PM 01/04/10 02:03 PM
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Jeepmon master Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 8,094 Sunnyvale, CA	I've thought about installing an oil temp gauge but have figured out I can tell an approx temperature by just looking at the oil pressure.. When the temp is cold, I'll have 60 psi at idle, when its up to proper operating temp, it will be at 30 psi at idle.. anything below 30 psi and I know I have trouble.. So in my humble opinion the oil temp gauge is not really that important, but would love to here the reasons why I am wrong.. 73 Duster 360 stroker http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2594657

Re: What are your favorite (important) guages - besides [Re: Jeepmon] #571258 01/04/10 08:29 PM 01/04/10 08:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,243 Canada Kam*Kuda OP master
Kam*Kuda OP master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,243 Canada	Quote: I've thought about installing an oil temp gauge but have figured out I can tell an approx temperature by just looking at the oil pressure.. When the temp is cold, I'll have 60 psi at idle, when its up to proper operating temp, it will be at 30 psi at idle.. anything below 30 psi and I know I have trouble.. So in my humble opinion the oil temp gauge is not really that important, but would love to here the reasons why I am wrong.. Thanks for the input. The tranny gauge is an important addition as well as a booost gauge 1970 Barracuda Convertible 1968 Satellite Street Strip car 1654.5 Mustang 1955 Land Rover

Re: What are your favorite (important) guages - besides [Re: Kam*Kuda] #571259 01/04/10 09:19 PM 01/04/10 09:19 PM
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tonycpe member Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 146 michigan	wow , no one has a air / fuel ratio gauge ? Old Fogey Racing Ltd.

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