Speco Gauges- Any Good?

[petri]

Chaps, I'm looking at a 4' Tacho for my GQ. I found a Speco4' at Autobarn for $199.

Can anyone rate them for me?

For the rest of the gauges i'm going Autometer but they don't make a 4' tacho hence me looking elsewhere....

Any advice would be good

[bogged]

dont forget the shift light.. its compulsory in ricers...

[chimpboy]

I thought GQs came with a tacho already...?

[petri]

I thought GQs came with a tacho already...?

amazing observation.

[bru21]

had a speco set in my last truck. all were sweet except for the tacho - it looked like a child had painted it.

[bogged]

I thought GQs came with a tacho already...?

yea, but the factory GQ one you cant see from outside the car

[petri]

I thought GQs came with a tacho already...?

yea, but the factory GQ one you cant see from outside the car

and it is lacking ricer lights......... we all know how important they are

[chimpboy]

I wasn't being a smart arse actually. I was wondering if your car already had a tacho because I thought all GQs did have one. Then if it does have a tacho, I was wondering why you want to blow $200 on another one.

I admit a 4-foot tacho would be pretty impressive but still... it's $200.

[petri]

I wasn't being a smart arse actually. I was wondering if your car already had a tacho because I thought all GQs did have one. Then if it does have a tacho, I was wondering why you want to blow $200 on another one.

I admit a 4-foot tacho would be pretty impressive but still... it's $200.

Sorry... Jumped on u there....
I've got a v8 in it and want a few extra gauges to monitor the engine.. A really bright Tacho is one of them..... at least i'm not asking for a 5" one...

[adriand82]

Speco are just as good as Autometer and their cheaper models Autogage. $200 is still dear for a bloody tacho imo.

[stool]

I had a Speco 2" water temp gauge

It shit its self in 3 days

So thay are cheep for a reason

[petri]

yeah... getting mixed reports on them. Might just steer clear from them... Just this 4' seemed to be a good size.... might check it's warranty

I am not fullysikenough to justify a 5' one....... or am i

[cooki_monsta]

do you drive an auto, or come with various over sized gold chains, if you answered yes to any of these you pimpin broz shud haz already 'piked yaz up wan cuz, right off da back of da truk bro' cos youd be fulli sik uleh

aside from that, if you need one get one

[sierrajim]

do you drive an auto,

You've never driven an auto off road have you?

[r0ck_m0nkey]

do you drive an auto,

You've never driven an auto off road have you?

Or on road.

[Gwagensteve]

do you drive an auto,

You've never driven an auto off road have you?

Xtorqueconverterbazillion

Ps I still don't know why you need two gauges telling you the same thing. Kinda like having 2 fuel gauges for the same tank...

Steve.

[petri]

for the actual helpful replies, thankyou!
for the funny ones.....
for the others.....
for those who need to know why I want one......

[GRPABT1]

dont forget the shift light.. its compulsory in ricers...

Actually the after market tacho is the ricer part, I have a Speco shift light and factory tacho in my commodore that I race. The factory tacho is waaaaaaay off when racing but the shift light is spot on tested with the adjustable crane ignition rev limit. I shift at about 6500 on the shift light which reads about 5300 on the factory tacho.

So yes two tacho's kinda does make sense in some applications.

[chris.e]

I had a speco shift light tach in my old datsun 1600, worked fine but the back lighting was poor, really hard to see at night.

[Gwagensteve]

I'm building a three stage Jaycar shift light kit for my 660. (and a small digital tach for checking boost threshold and idle speed) Off road I'm not reading a tach of any kind and it's actually quite hard to pick the change point before I hit the limiter.

IMHO the stock tach and a good programable shift light is much more useful than any number of tachs, regardless of how big or shiny one or any of them are.

My road car runs a (factory fitted) programmable shift light and beeper. It's heaps more useful than a tach in 2nd and 3rd gear, and would be far more useful than a tach offroad.

I'll just pop of to the microwave now....

Steve.

[CWBYUP]

IMHO the stock tach and a good programable shift light is much more useful than any number of tachs, regardless of how big or shiny one or any of them are.

Thats my thoughts, Much nicer look and shift light tells you when its timeto back off or shift.

[bru21]

http://www.jegs.com/p/Auto+Meter/745240/10002/-1/10339

get an autometer one for under $200 delivered,

[cooki_monsta]

do you drive an auto,

You've never driven an auto off road have you?

Or on road.

kind of funny running joke, always see fulli sik vl autos with 5" monster taco's driving around, like it helps their auto box change gears

[Gwagensteve]

Unless they have a manual valvebody in the auto?

Bigger concern is the coil pack cars with 5" monster tachs in them that mysteriously show 0 rpm when the engine is running....

Oh, with a functional tach in the dash.

Steve.

[zookimal]

I had a Speco 2" water temp gauge

It shit its self in 3 days

So thay are cheep for a reason

I've got a 2" Speco water temp guage in my Zook. Has been in there prob about 2 years. Has been submerged in mud, and I hose the car out after wheeling, normally you have to wipe the dust off to read it, treated like rubbish but it still works and I couldn't be happier. Luck of the draw I guess, but it will probably crap itself tomorrow now I've posted this.

[GRPABT1]

do you drive an auto,

You've never driven an auto off road have you?

Or on road.

kind of funny running joke, always see fulli sik vl autos with 5" monster taco's driving around, like it helps their auto box change gears

Like Steve said, alot of those VL's will run full manual valve bodied jatco autos and can be very potent without even looking it. If you said auto lancer's I would have agreed.

[petri]

I've got a 2" Speco water temp guage in my Zook. Has been in there prob about 2 years. Has been submerged in mud, and I hose the car out after wheeling, normally you have to wipe the dust off to read it, treated like rubbish but it still works and I couldn't be happier. Luck of the draw I guess, but it will probably crap itself tomorrow now I've posted this.

yeah... that's a jinx if i've ever heard one

[nicbeer]

i run 3 speco gauges.

volts
oil pres
water temp

oil press one leaked from block end, looking at getting a new plastic or copper line kit for it.

otherwise great

[petri]

Now I'm confused!>........

Which way do i go?
(Sounds like a closet opening joke)

I really do want a 4' tacho for the dash, the one in the console is not happy..

Do I really have to buy a VL to fit the Tacho?..... hmmmmm

[badger]

i ran speco water temp (because your better off without one than trusting the nissan one) and boost in my gq for 3 years n they still worked fine not even in cups just bouncing on the dash mat.