Gauges

[Crock]

I'm going to get my Leadfoot bezel done soon and I want to pick out a pair of gauges that look like the speedo and tach. Which gauges are the closest, strictly in terms of appearance? If you have specific part numbers, please include them.
I'm defiinitely getting a boost gauge but I haven't decided what to fill the second hole with yet.


Thanks.

 

[Captain KRM P5]

autometer ultralites. silver face, red light, red needle. matches the stock ones best for the price IMHO. i'd go with boost and maybe EGT depending on what your plans are for the car

 

[ChiMSP]

Autometer ultralites

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Maybe get an A/f gauge to go w/ the boost gauge

 

[Captain KRM P5]

nice pics sam

 

[Matthew]

i wouldnt waste money on a narrow air fuel gauge, its almost just for show. cant do any tunning with it at all. if you cant shell out for a wideband, buy an elec fuel press gauge and EGT gauge.

 

[daedalus]

*cough* defi d-gauge *cough*... just personal pick... I dont like the autometer series, i've had way to many problems with faulty readings, slow reactions on their egt's, etc.

but its up to you. the d-gauge matches stock lighting pretty darn well...

this thread has some good examples...

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=74919&page=1&pp=15&highlight=defi+gauges

 

[ChiMSP]

nice pics sam

Thanks. I have you to thank for the gauges(cool)

 

[Shane-O]

Defi guages are sweet, but if I had like a lot of money I would get the Blitz carbon black light guages they are sweet. But at like 200 a piece I think not. I got the CF AutoMeter Air/Fuel and Boost ones and they look pretty nice too with the interior of the car cause they have yellow lines which match the stiching and stuff(well at least on the 03.5's)

 

[JHew84]

Defi guages are sweet, but if I had like a lot of money I would get the Blitz carbon black light guages they are sweet. But at like 200 a piece I think not. I got the CF AutoMeter Air/Fuel and Boost ones and they look pretty nice too with the interior of the car cause they have yellow lines which match the stiching and stuff(well at least on the 03.5's)

see but defi gauges cost a lot for a reason, their sensors are awesome, and IMO are probably the best on the market, your not only paying for a gauge to look pretty (which it seems a lot of people look for that over performance) but your also paying for performance, it would be like buying the cheap CAI that skimped on all the little stuff like clamps/air filter/etc, if you want the best, you pay for the best ... personally when i get around to it my entire lineup will be the defi BF series gauges, run off the control unit and the daisy chain system, you can store "data" up to 2 min IIRC and play it back, so you can store your 1/4 or auto-x run, then when your done, hit replay and it will tell you EXACTLY what your car was doing in the last X minutes/seconds... the only downfall i see to the BF series gauges is that they ONLY come in 2 5/8" , does anyone else run bigger gauges like that? i'd be curious to see what they look like inside the car...

 

[UnNaturalinc]

I'm having all the acc. gauges made to match the factory gauges. Here is the tach that was made to match (I won't be using it anymore). They will all have 'MazdaSpeed' that lights up. Three will be on the A-Pillar, have not decided on the others yet.

I might even go as far as to getting custom overlays done so the red is exactly the same.

daedalus, That set-up looks very nice. :thumbs-up:

 

[Yay-Boost]

Stewart Warner match the best that I've seen. These pictures are old. I now have the DaveB rings and they look very stock!
www racerpartswholesale.com

 

[Captain KRM P5]

I'm having all the acc. gauges made to match the factory gauges. Here is the tach that was made to match (I won't be using it anymore). They will all have 'MazdaSpeed' that lights up. Three will be on the A-Pillar, have not decided on the others yet.

I might even go as far as to getting custom overlays done so the red is exactly the same.

daedalus, That set-up looks very nice. :thumbs-up:

wow that looks sharp

 

[Dexter]

Greddy silverface 60mm match almos exactly but also pricey as hell

 

[II-Savy]

The Autometer are the best for the money and just the best period. Real racers use them, they are top quality. The Ultra Lite series matches better than some of the other gauges shown in the thread.....and the A/F gauge is perfect for the dash of a normal every day driver...it shows nicely when you go rich which is important. This A/F gauge does not show the exact number....so if your after the exact number your outta luck, but most people don't need or want the EXACT number.

 

[Dexter]

my definition of matching would be the numbers also lighting up, not just some face backlighting.

 

[UnNaturalinc]

The Autometer are the best for the money and just the best period. Real racers use them, they are top quality. The Ultra Lite series matches better than some of the other gauges shown in the thread.....and the A/F gauge is perfect for the dash of a normal every day driver...it shows nicely when you go rich which is important. This A/F gauge does not show the exact number....so if your after the exact number your outta luck, but most people don't need or want the EXACT number.

Yeah, Autometer is a pretty good bang for the buck. :thumbs-up:



Dexter, Everything matching is what's money, exactly. That's why I might get custom face overlays so everything will be exact. :-D

 

[Leadfoot]

I'm using the SW-Performance as well, and am really happy with the look during day & night....the numbers are backlit so you only get the numbers illuminated at night, and during day it's the silver faces.

I love the Defi's...but cost is a factor. the SW's run around $50 a piece.

 

[goku4658]

anyone know if the Defi D-series a/f can be hooked up to a wideband sensor?

 

[Rawyzf]

Autometer Phantom!

 

[Yay-Boost]

Stewart Warner finally released a EGT gauge too. Around $100 not bad. I think I'll be switching out my oil pressure. Cheap A/F gauges are worthless for our cars. They aren't going to tell you if it's rich are not under boost. They tell you it's rich because it's under 14.7. 14 at 6,000 RPM's is not good but, with normal A/F gauge you won't know. EGT gives better indication of what is going on at a reasonable price.