Prosport Gauges 52mm or 60mm

[Maverick]

Alright guys, I am getting 3 prosport gausges mounting on the center dash. air/fuel ratio, boost gauge, and oil temp gauge(maybe I can get something else, but not sure what. this is more like a decoration).

I want to know what size looks the best though. 52mm or 60mm

[Maverick]

there is a poll guys. no one wants to vote?

[AudiA4Turbo22]

what the heck?? what boost ur 3.0 dude!! did i miss something??

[Smiley]

if i remember reading it right somewhere .. hes getting boosted soon? or swap? i dont remember

[Maverick]

putting a supercharger in. is that good enough?

[Maverick]

I am sticking with the 52mm gauges

here are the three I am going to get.
air/fuel ratio
oil pressure
boost gauge

what's the difference between mechanical and electric boost gauge? which one should I get?

[jcg05c]

yuck. do the gauges somewhere else.

[Maverick]

like what?

[AudiA4Turbo22]

u can try the pillar! and my bad had no idea u were getting supercharged!

[Maverick]

no, I am not going to put it on the A pillar. I liked the center dash idea in Rem-Rock's car.
well, I didnt say much about my supercharger since I got it in April. it's alright

[Maverick]

he is using the same brand gauges as what I am buying now. he gave me the idea.

[Rem-Rock]

Hey, that is awesome bro, you decided to get them. I am using the metric series ones. I have boost, oil pressure and water temp. If you get the same ones that I have then it should cost you just under 200 for everything. The pods come with the gauges too so you don't have to purchase them seperate. You will also have to get the oil filter adapter and the water temp sender. Sorry I didn't get around to taking those pics for you. It is a work in progress right now because I work 7days a week with 2 jobs and My wife and 1yr old daughter. I will get them to you though. (hopefully before you put yours on, lol)

[jcg05c]

^ that is true though. His did actually look pretty good in person.

[Maverick]

Rem-Rock, that's ok. I know what that is like although I am not married and dont have kids.
I am getting my gauges on ebay. clicky

the boost gauge, which one did you get? mechanical or electric? I have no idea what's the difference

[Rem-Rock]

Get all electric. The diference is that there is like a small selonoid that will mount in your engine bay that the hose will connect to and then wires will go from there to your gauges. Instead of mechanical, where you have to run the hose all the way through your firewall (or whichever way you want it to get inside) and then goes to your gauge direct.

[dougyfresh]

EGT is another good one to have.

Given you are thinking about a S/C.... I would, personally go with A/F, oil pressure and EGT in the dash center. Then go with a digital boost gauge in the mirror.

You are going to want A/F and EGT with the PES kit. Gotta have lots of info infront of you with that kit so you don't blow up your motor.

All electronic gauges. The B5 S4s look nice with Defi gauges in the center dash.

[Maverick]

lol, thank you for informing doug.
I am not going to run stock internals, not even the same block. I will be fine with just those 3 gauges. the EGT gauge is pretty much the same as the coolant temp gauge in the console

[dougyfresh]

Makes sense (about the block).

How is EGT (exhaust gas temp) the same as engine coolant temp?


edit: Oh, and I voted for 52mm.


This is what the B5 S4 looks like with AEM digital gauges (David Sarabi's car):


Most of the twin GT S4 cars coming out of ASP have this set-up with digital Defi gauges ( Boost, EGT, FPR):

[Maverick]

I dont like the loof of gauges on the B5 S4's.
EGT gauge is just measuring how hot i am. I dont know what's the normal temperature when I am supercharged.
that coolant gauge will do the trick for me because I can easily know I am not overheating

[Evo Racewerks]

EGT (Exhaust Gas Temperature) measures the temperature of your exhaust gases. It is not the same as coolant temperature as that measures the temperature of the coolant (whether or not you're overheating).
EGT's give an indication of what the A/F ratio is. EGT gauges were used as the old school way of tuning before wideband o2 sensor gauges became affordable.
Since the widebands are affordable, EGT gauges have become obsolete. They are still good to have in conjunction with a wideband.
Do not get a A/F gauge. They're just christmas lights and do not work well at all. If you want to monitor A/F ratio, get a wideband o2 sensor gauge.

I dont like the loof of gauges on the B5 S4's.
EGT gauge is just measuring how hot i am. I dont know what's the normal temperature when I am supercharged.
that coolant gauge will do the trick for me because I can easily know I am not overheating

[Rem-Rock]

^ I second that. Egt is a waste of time and so is a/f gauge. Just go balls to the wall and get a wideband. I can't wait to get one. :)

[Maverick]

i am getting a wideband

[Excelbjj]

You can buy the AFR gauge from Prosport so they all match. Then you can connect it directly to an Innovate Motorsports LC-1 wideband o2 because it already has the controller built into the wiring on the wideband.

[audiminiac]

Take 60mm. Clear view. And mount them like I did.