Gauges

[NESW20]

tach, speedo, fuel level, coolant temp, oil pressure, oil temp.

[ichitaka05]

Just cuz ppl commenting on AIT, so I voted on AIT. Now we have 2 ppl voted on AIT. lol

[S2KtoFT86]

Alls I want is that huge ass ricer tach on my dash and I'll be set!

[RRnold]

Why not just get this?

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by RRnold

Why not just get this?

Damn, you beat me to it!

[NESW20]

don't need boost because it's gonna be n/a. it would just be a vacuum gauge.

really only need IAT if it's boosted, see above, so we don't need that.

a/f and EGT are good for tuning purposes.

it'll come with water temp.

fuel pressure isn't going to be very worthwhile for direct injection.

oil temp and pressure would be good for trackdays, temp more than pressure. usually if you lose oil pressure, no gauge will help you catch it before it becomes a SERIOUS problem for your engine. besides, if you lose oil pressure, not much you can do about it, whereas if the temp starts going up, you can back off and let things cool a bit.

[OldSkoolToys]

Originally Posted by NESW20

oil temp and pressure would be good for trackdays, temp more than pressure. usually if you lose oil pressure, no gauge will help you catch it before it becomes a SERIOUS problem for your engine. besides, if you lose oil pressure, not much you can do about it, whereas if the temp starts going up, you can back off and let things cool a bit.

You must become one with your oil pressure gauge, only then will it be an invaluable tool for you. /sage nod

No seriously, in the 86 I can tell if the oil is low / needs changed if the needle moves but a fraction of an inch (if not less) down. And by low, thats typically 3/4 to 1 quart low, far before any serious problem could occur.

I <3 my oil pressure gauge.

[NESW20]

on a track, however, it's far less useful. the way i usually determine if my oil is low is by using the dipstick, haha.

for daily driving, absolutely, it's a great gauge to have. and it still is useful on track, but i think an oil temp gauge is a little more useful. that's all i really meant.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by NESW20

on a track, however, it's far less useful. the way i usually determine if my oil is low is by using the dipstick, haha.

for daily driving, absolutely, it's a great gauge to have. and it still is useful on track, but i think an oil temp gauge is a little more useful. that's all i really meant.

True, I only check opg after get off the track... specially w my friend's Honda (Prelude). There's too damn many gauges that I can't keep in track which one is for which and keep focusing on the track... that reminds me, I need to tell him to take off some of the gauges to somewhere not annoying spot.

[RRnold]

Originally Posted by NESW20

oil temp and pressure would be good for trackdays, temp more than pressure. usually if you lose oil pressure, no gauge will help you catch it before it becomes a SERIOUS problem for your engine. besides, if you lose oil pressure, not much you can do about it, whereas if the temp starts going up, you can back off and let things cool a bit.

Originally Posted by OldSkoolToys

You must become one with your oil pressure gauge, only then will it be an invaluable tool for you. /sage nod

No seriously, in the 86 I can tell if the oil is low / needs changed if the needle moves but a fraction of an inch (if not less) down. And by low, thats typically 3/4 to 1 quart low, far before any serious problem could occur.

I <3 my oil pressure gauge.

Originally Posted by NESW20

on a track, however, it's far less useful. the way i usually determine if my oil is low is by using the dipstick, haha.

for daily driving, absolutely, it's a great gauge to have. and it still is useful on track, but i think an oil temp gauge is a little more useful. that's all i really meant.

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

True, I only check opg after get off the track... specially w my friend's Honda (Prelude). There's too damn many gauges that I can't keep in track which one is for which and keep focusing on the track... that reminds me, I need to tell him to take off some of the gauges to somewhere not annoying spot.

Honest question here. Are you guys really burning through oil during trackdays that it has to be monitored periodically?

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by RRnold

Honest question here. Are you guys really burning through oil during trackdays that it has to be monitored periodically?

Honest answer for me & my car does burn oil when I go to track on summer (1/3~1/2 quart every 1500miles). I usually do full fluid check day before track day, so most of the time I don't need to monitor it at all at the track, but my friend's Prelude is different story... I, myself have no clue what he did to that Prelude to make it that fast (for Prelude) and had several problem at the track (few oil spills), so it's important for him to monitor it.

[OldSkoolToys]

Originally Posted by RRnold

Honest question here. Are you guys really burning through oil during trackdays that it has to be monitored periodically?

Honest return question: You're asking that to a guy, that when being tracked, drove a 23 year old car running its original engine w/internals?

Its a damn miracle (no, its just Old School Toyota really) that my 4A lasted as long as it did with the way I drove it a few years ago.

[WingsofWar]

definitely water temp, oil temp, oil pressure.

Rest are subject to what i really need at the time.

[RRnold]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Honest answer for me & my car does burn oil when I go to track on summer (1/3~1/2 quart every 1500miles). I usually do full fluid check day before track day, so most of the time I don't need to monitor it at all at the track, but my friend's Prelude is different story... I, myself have no clue what he did to that Prelude to make it that fast (for Prelude) and had several problem at the track (few oil spills), so it's important for him to monitor it.

Originally Posted by OldSkoolToys

Honest return question: You're asking that to a guy, that when being tracked, drove a 23 year old car running its original engine w/internals?

Its a damn miracle (no, its just Old School Toyota really) that my 4A lasted as long as it did with the way I drove it a few years ago.

Never rebuilt? That is good but I guess it depends on how old the car is. I doubt it would be necessary on this car.

Unless it's a turbo or comes with a digital gauge like the GTR, do you see any benefit from adding extra gauges?