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Pyrometer Group buy / question

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Pyrometer Group buy / question

Post by danaz »

Hi, I'm looking to buy a Pyro gauge and found this one on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/DIGITAL-EGT-THERMOM ... dZViewItem

It looks like it has good features and is very well priced, what i'm wondering is does anyony have one of these or know if they are any good in terms of quality etc?
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Post by Froon »

Like any eBay item - it is most likely mass produced in Hong Kong and shipped around the world.
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Post by barbz »

i just received my boost gauge from http://www.dynotunenitrous.com/ and noted they also sell egt gauges - digital, square or round.

they arent cheap but they are good quality and the support over email has been great.
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Re: Pyrometer gauges

Post by bogged »

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/VDO-Exhaust-Pyro ... dZViewItem
looks better.
VDO are good, and you can fit em up nicely, and have a great screen so you can see easily.
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Re: Pyrometer gauges

Post by sierrajim »

danaz wrote:Hi, I'm looking to buy a Pyro gauge and found this one on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/DIGITAL-EGT-THERMOM ... dZViewItem

It looks like it has good features and is very well priced, what i'm wondering is does anyony have one of these or know if they are any good in terms of quality etc?
Have one in my car, seems to work well, although i don't have anything here that is calibrated to check it against.

This seller does also supply a longer probe that might be worth looking at.
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Post by yamaha__308 »

Also got one of the auber ones. Great, easy to read, alarm and recall function, accurate and WAY cheaper! Get the longer probe too, its more responsive.

Also try ordering from their site instead of ebay, you may get it cheaper.
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Post by Mark2 »

I have 2 of the Auber gauges - apart from the fact that one died recently after 3 months use, they are awesome! Best to buy from their website - they take paypal and postage is quick.

Hopefully the one which died is an exception.
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Post by blackmav »

I have one of these
http://www.thermoguard.com.au/instal.html

Works well. been in for a year or so. has maximum/minmum temp recall.
Easy to fit in the dash as well and fairly cheap.
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Post by thehanko »

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/ftopic137 ... light=pyro

this is a thread i started a while back about the same gear.

most people seemed to think they were good, and only cost about 110 bucks delivered.

note they need to mount into your dash somewhere.

make sure you get the model which dims with your head lights switch or it could be very bright at night. They had a clearance model which didnt last time i looked.

I looked at importing them in bulk, but with the prices he does on the net they are so cheap already.

Any one else keen for a group buy? Im sure we can get a bit better pricing if we get 5 or 10 orders together.

I need one
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Post by Disco1Modified »

Hey DANAZ
I got one of those on ebay and it's great. excellent.
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Post by coxy321 »

thehanko wrote:Any one else keen for a group buy? Im sure we can get a bit better pricing if we get 5 or 10 orders together.

I need one
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I'm keen! I have to get one sooner or later i spose. Best to get it all sorted before i bolt my turbo kit on.
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Post by ISUZUROVER »

This place is the best value for money:

http://www.egauges.com/

No metric VDO egts unfortunately, but they do have autometer.
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Post by coxy321 »

Righto ben, i think its your turn to organise a group buy...
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Post by UrbanRedneck »

Found these they look cool and ya get everything in the kit aswell as having the boost and EGT all in one gauge
http://www.genosgarage.com/prodinfo.asp?number=WM-CG-8
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Post by danaz »

[Found these they look cool and ya get everything in the kit aswell as having the boost and EGT all in one gauge
http://www.genosgarage.com/prodinfo.asp?number=WM-CG-8]

They look pretty good but they're not cheap, and imperial only too. I think I'll go with the one I originally posted as the response to them is generally positive. Thanks for all the help guys[/quote]
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Post by thehanko »

OK,

So I have a bit of a rapor (spelling) with this guy from before, and if he is happy to go ahead with my old discussion with him.

Prices as follows if we get 10. note price is for 10 so we need to get the numbers:

http://auberins.com/index.php?main_page ... ucts_id=19

has high and low temp alarms, recall function, headlight dim, celcius or farenhite. seems to be the go.

$48.50 USD

10 @ $37 USD save $11.5 USD

http://auberins.com/index.php?main_page ... ucts_id=69

the longer 1.5 inch probe

$36 USD or

10 @ $29.20 save $6.80 USD

Normal Postage to australia @ $16 USD each 0r

10 @ $7.6 (to aus) each plus then $9.90 postage around australia.

So its cheaper if we can get him to post them individually to us, less hassel and we get them faster and it means he takes payment rather than me.

Basically if we group buy,

the price is $82.20 each delivered USD

or $89.60 AUD delivered (based on xe.com exchange rates)

normally it would cost you: 109.50 AUD

If you want them let me know, if not no worries, but we need a list of 10 to be able to save the approx 20%.
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Post by coxy321 »

Sign me up for one kit (pyro and bigger probe). :armsup:
As long as its definately the pyro with headlight dimming option.

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Post by thehanko »

so coxy and me makes 2, spread the word peps!
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Post by danaz »

what are peoples thoughts on the length of the probe? does the end of the probe have to be in middle of the exhaust or does it not really make a huge difference?
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Post by thehanko »

Last time I looked into this, everyone said 'make sure you get the longer probe'.

you might also notice, its nearl 6 times the price. this tells me it is a differnent product rather than just a longer one. could be wrong though.

Apparently the longer probe gives you much faster responces to changes in temp.

ie if your in the safe zone of 450 C then hit a hill and after 10 sec you engine is at 590 C but the probe has only registered 520 C thus far and doesnt reach 590 C for another 20 sec once your past the hill then your at risk and it hasnt really done the job for you.

Please note the times and delay are fictional to help make a point understandable.
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Post by Rangie Thing »

I will be in for one the kits aswell
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Post by yamaha__308 »

danaz wrote:what are peoples thoughts on the length of the probe? does the end of the probe have to be in middle of the exhaust or does it not really make a huge difference?
When i fitted mine, the instructions recommended insertion depth to be 1/3 - 1/2 into the exhaust
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Post by danaz »

[Last time I looked into this, everyone said 'make sure you get the longer probe'.]

Yes I've read similar, so would the 'longer probe' from these guys still not be long enough for a 3" pipe? Realistically the 1.35" probe will probably only be inserted 30mm or so, is that close enough to the middle?
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Post by Disco1Modified »

make sure you get the longest probe.
To make this guage work in my 300 tdi I had to source an even longer probe so that the tip was in the exhaust gas stream.
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Post by thehanko »

next length of probe is 3 inches.

also found this
http://auberins.com/index.php?main_page ... ucts_id=24

so you dont have to fit it into your dash, you can mount it anywhere.
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Post by thehanko »

thehanko wrote:so coxy and me makes 2, spread the word peps!
and rangie thing

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Post by thehanko »

thehanko wrote:
thehanko wrote:so coxy and me makes 2, spread the word peps!
and rangie thing

3
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Post by Dominator »

mate you can put me down for a pyro.
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Post by coxy321 »

I reckon if danaz changed the thread topic to "pyrometer group buy" or similar it would get more hits.

Just a passing thought...

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Post by thehanko »

coxy321 wrote:I reckon if danaz changed the thread topic to "pyrometer group buy" or similar it would get more hits.

Just a passing thought...

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