gauges

[EnProceso]

i need some help on picking out gauges. i'm going to get 4 of them..boost, oil temp, oil press., and tranny temp. problem is these gauges cost around $200 each (assuming i got all 4 in electrical). i know i'm getting the 2 oil gauges and tranny temp in electrical for safety reasons but would a mechnical gauge for boost be ok? its considerably cheaper that way. would it still read pretty accurate?

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[wannabeblown]

I like mech boost gauges alot better. They are quite accurate. If your on a budget try to buy used gauges. Ebay, and honda-tech.com are the places i normally buy gauges from. Good luck!

[EnProceso]

but dont some tracks not let you race with mechancial oil gauges since you have to feed it into the gauge which means it goes inside the car. not only that but if i get in a accident i dont want hot oil all over me. thats why i'm going electrical on those.
if i knew nothing would happen to my car i would get mechanical cuz they are a lot cheaper, so mechanical is ok for boost though?

[wannabeblown]

Originally posted by 18secQuaterMile
but dont some tracks not let you race with mechancial oil gauges since you have to feed it into the gauge which means it goes inside the car. not only that but if i get in a accident i dont want hot oil all over me. thats why i'm going electrical on those.
if i knew nothing would happen to my car i would get mechanical cuz they are a lot cheaper, so mechanical is ok for boost though?

Ya mech fluid pressure gauges aren't a great idea for a street car. Yep i've used a mech boost gauge on all my turbo cars, no problems. I'd start reading the honda-tech.com classifieds and ebay. I get alot of good deals on there.

[RiceBuRNeR]

I have AC S7 boost and elec oil pressure and there both pretty accurate. Not to mention the 2 of them cost me about $100 on ebay.