Guages ??

[XiT]

what are the ideal guages to have to keep an eye on everything ?? need to buy a tacho and figured i may as well get whatever else i need while i'm at it.

[Tez]

That's really up to you - how gung-ho do you want to go?
Engine:
Tacho
Water Temp
Oil Pressure
Oil Temp
Air Intake Temp
Gearbox:
Oil Temp
Diff:
Oil Temp
Electrics:
Volts
Amps
Boosted?:
Boost Pressure
Fuel Pressure

Just to name a few things...

Cheers

[Brayden]

Whatever you buy, if you're interested in accuracy don't buy cheap shit.

[XiT]

nah i wanna stick to good brands, MB is only n/a so i dont need to much i wouldnt think, i was thinking maybe tacho, replace the original gauges and build a custom dash with a gps speedo seems its out anyways, just wandering what else should be added, any other temp or pressure gauges ? (just for basic monitoring)

[Crazee]

I would suggest pressure and temp for both oil and coolant, that way if anything goes wrong you'll know about it before you get into a 'steam pouring from the bonnet' situation

[XiT]

Cheers mate had that happen before lol, different car thank god

[Dave85MB]

Low Oil Pressure Kill switch wired into the Ignition circuit set at approx. 30psi.... requires a momentary switch to override on start up... we have one on the Hillclimb Mini Clubman

Alternatively. the sound of connecting rods exiting the block will be so quick that gauges aren't necessary & no further damage is possible.

[XiT]

yea trying to not have the alternative