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Gauges
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:25 pm
by BIg StEvE
Howdy folks just a quick one! What pyro gauges are u guys running on your turbo diesels?
What are my choices?
Speco?
Autometer?
cheers
steve
Re: Gauges
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:32 pm
by weeman
BIg StEvE wrote:Howdy folks just a quick one! What pyro gauges are u guys running on your turbo diesels?
What are my choices?
Speco?
Autometer?
cheers
steve
neither
VDO the most acurate not cheap about $300 ish a guage
Re: Gauges
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:36 pm
by BIg StEvE
weeman wrote:BIg StEvE wrote:Howdy folks just a quick one! What pyro gauges are u guys running on your turbo diesels?
What are my choices?
Speco?
Autometer?
cheers
steve
neither
VDO the most acurate not cheap about $300 ish a guage
cheers will search these!
Re: Gauges
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:17 pm
by bogged
weeman wrote:VDO the most acurate not cheap about $300 ish a guage
also VDO, but nowhere near that price :d
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:18 pm
by deanchristensen0001
HKS out of Japan. HKS has peak hold which means you can see shat happend when it all goes pear shaped and you didn't have time to look at the gauge. Second hand $150 AU landed.
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 10:32 am
by SmithyGQ
I use a Hewitt Pyro, I got mine from a truck instrument shop over here in WA. The way I see it the engines in trucks are worth a heap more than mine and they wouldn't stuff around with crap gauges. Only cost around $150 with the sensor.
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:43 pm
by turps
VDO are actually cheaper than some of the other brands like autometer and speco. But work well in the 2" size (pretty sure thats what size they are). Come in either guage, or kit form. The kit is what you want. AS it comes with the probe.
Think I got quoted $230 from Repco 12mths ago.
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:55 pm
by bogged
SmithyGQ wrote:The way I see it the engines in trucks are worth a heap more than mine and they wouldn't stuff around with crap gauges..
you never worked in the transport industry have you
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 1:34 pm
by weeman
i would still go for vdo, i have one my gu its great its accurate but if u do get vdo dont shorten the red cable as that interfears with the actual reading of the gauge.
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 1:39 pm
by bogged
weeman wrote: if u do get vdo dont shorten the red cable as that interfears with the actual reading of the gauge.
which is a real ass since its abotu 30ft long... you only need 10...
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 7:13 pm
by BIg StEvE
cheers guys appreciate it!