Im planing on getting a D16Z6 engine soon. Im also getting a 3 pod a pillar cluster. What would be the top 3 i should put in?? Im planing on using Autometer Colbalt series gauges.

 

egt, fuel pressure, oil pressure

 

Is that d16 built to hell? If not why would you need gauges?

 

its not yet but i plan on turboing it

 

oh, then boost, egt, and a/f.

 

oil press would be helpful too... :dunno:

 

air/fuel isn't worth the time, unless you rig a wideband to output a narrowband signal to the gague... otherwise it's as accurate as your girlfriend sticking her nose out the window and sniffing.

For turbo, EGT/BOOST right where you can see it, and oil temp, coolant temp, and oil pressure, still visible, but mounted in a secondary location, like by the radio.

-PHiZ

 

I'd do a real water temp (cause the stock one lies), oil pressure, and obviously, boost. a/f = eyecandy, and everything else isn't necessary if you get your car tuned. On that note, I really don't like pillar pods. I'd look into a din panel pod, or guage bezel pod, personally, but thats just MO.

 

Well, it depends, on 5th gens, there are not many options other than a-pillar...

-PHiZ

 

I'm with PHiZ. If you want A/F, get an APEXi turbo timer. It's 10X as useful as a A/F gauge and happens to have a o2 meter, A/F ratio, and a voltmeter built in as well. So for the third gauge, get a clock Otherwise, get a 2-gauge a-pillar. 3 gauges will obstruct your view, in fact I hate my a-pillar mount. You can get fuel pressure and oil pressure in a bezel-mount.