Which guages?

[CIverson]

I'm about to order my guages and I can't decide which to get.



I will get an EGT, Boost, and Trans temp for now w/ the pillar pod.



I was gonna get the dipricol guages to match the 03, but I don't see an oil pressure guage (for when I add more guages in the future), and I've heard they don't match that well at night.



Then I was looking at the autometer phantoms. I had these in a previous car and liked them, and they have a white face and black bezel which goes w/ the scheme of the 03 guage cluster.



Finally, I saw the ultra-lites. These look like they might look nice in the truck. They have a silver face and bezel, and my truck is silver so they will match in that sense. LOL.



Any recommendations? I would like to get these soon, just need to pick a guage.

 

[lmills]

Well, I was like you also. I like the phantoms and was very close to getting them, but they only make a 30 psi boost gauge. I have every intention of running more than that. So I needed a boost gauge that would be more in the range of 50 psi. That's why I settled for the Dipricol gauges. I am very happy with them. As for the color's matching at night..... they are about as close as you are going to get when you mix two manufacturer's items together. I road home the other night on a 90 mile trip and looked at them quite frequently and thought they looked fine.

 

[nickleinonen]

Originally posted by lmills

Well, I was like you also. I like the phantoms and was very close to getting them, but they only make a 30 psi boost gauge. I have every intention of running more than that. So I needed a boost gauge that would be more in the range of 50 psi. That's why I settled for the Dipricol gauges. I am very happy with them. As for the color's matching at night..... they are about as close as you are going to get when you mix two manufacturer's items together. I road home the other night on a 90 mile trip and looked at them quite frequently and thought they looked fine.

the phantoms come in 35 psi labeled boost, and 60 psi labeled blower. but i believe they will custom label gauge for you for a premium price...



[i want to try to get some sport comp 0-35 2 5/8" boost & pyro that have the dial reverse silk screened, so they are white with black text, but still say sport comp on them and they'll have the silver bezel. i think that'll look nice mounted in individual cups on the dash... . and it should be original]

 

[y-knot]

It's really your call, you have to pay for them and look at them. I will tell you I had ISSPRO, and WESTACH, I removed them and tossed them I the garbage can. I got tired of not being able to see there readings in the dark. They have a lamp that is about the same size as a mini MAG lite, ecept it is not as brite. Anyway I installed AUTOMETER ultra-lit series (I had very good experience with autometer in the past, but listened to the wrong peolpe on forms like this) they are high quality, look nice, work great, and are nice and easy to read in the night.

 

[Car_nut57]

Di-Pricol does offer an oil pressure gauge in both the 03 Dodge style with black bezel or the new chrome bezel. Check out our gauge packages with pillar mount and all the goodies to install them.

 

[CIverson]

Thanks for the responses. Just what I needed.



I'm prolly gonna go w/ the 03 dipricol's now that I know they have a oil pressure guage, but might opt for the ultralites too.

 

[Tony T.]

CIverson: Just a thought the grab handle has to go if you use the A-piller mount for three gauges. :{ Good luck with your selection.

 

[CIverson]

Originally posted by Tony T.

CIverson: Just a thought the grab handle has to go if you use the A-piller mount for three gauges. :{ Good luck with your selection.

Yup, never used it yet anyway. I'm used to hopping up into my old truck. 98 ram on 38's so this is like getting into a car for me still