Who makes th ebest gauges and pillar mount?

[CGoyette]

Who makes the best gauges?



Who makes the best pillar mount



can I get a transmission temp and fuel pressure gauge in one?



I want to put a EGT/Boost/transmission Temp/fuel pressure gauge on one pillar but thats 4 gauges for what I think is only a 3 at best set up? Need some help on this please comment if you have a fix



Curt

PS



Who sells all of them at one place and has a website

 

[swamp rat]

If you don't mind spending close to $600, you can get the SPA digital gauges to do exactly what you need. Boost & EGT ($325)in one gauge , and fuel pressure/ oil temp ($235 IIRC) or tran temp in th eother gauge. Doing that will allow you to use a double A-pilar mount to cover all four readings.



Here is one place you can get it all:



http://www.smokindiesel.com/Gauges&Acc.html



Hope this helps.



Swampy

 

[BarryG]

Gauges

I went the same way Swamp Rat did with the SPA gauges. You will probably get as many opinions on gauges as there are members. I personally went with digital and the SPA gauges for the same reason that you are talking about. All the SPA's are dual gauges so you can fit six in the space of three on the A pillar. The autometer A pillar from Geno's worked great as a replacement for me. It fits well and painted easily with a can of mopar paint. I drilled a hole underneath the second mounting area and fastened it to the A Pillar with a screw and a spacer. I am not sure that is required but I didn't want that thing falling down while off roading and it is very sturdy. Many places sell the SPA's but the website for them directly is www.spatechnique.com and provides some good information.

 

[EMDDIESEL]

Definatley one of the most asked questions on here. Basically its personal prefference. If you want digital, go with SPA. If you want Mechanical, the 2 best companies by far are VDO and Autometer. They are the highest quality you will find and the most options. Autometer currently has 3 gauge sizes, 4 lighting colors, and EIGHT different styles, Sport Comp, Pro Comp, Z Series, Phantom, Ultra Lite, Carbon Fiber, Sport Comp Silver, Auto Gage (Low end), and soon LUNAR series which will be cool as hell when there done. They offer boost gauges in 0-20psi, 0-35psi, 0-50psi and 0-60psi, and they offer Electric, Mechanical, and Mechanical Isolated pressure gauges. They are my favorite based on quality, customer service and hands on expierience. They are also used by Virtually ALL of NASCAR, NHRA, IHRA, IHBA, CART, and lots more. VDO's are really nice too, just not as many options.

As for SPA's, i like the "2 gauges in one" idea, but with a triple pillar, i can monitor Boost, EGT and Trans Temp with my Autometers. Thats all you need to monitor. Fuel pressure is good too, but i dont need it in the pillar in my line of sight, i mounted mine below the dash so i can glance at it every once in while, i dont need to see it all the time. With a 5 or 6 speed trannie, you dont need a trans temp gauge and an oil temp gauge is really unnessecary. Also, SPA's are WAY too expensive for me, a complete set of three of there gauges and senders is well over $500. 00. They are also not dimmable. I got all my Autometer gauges, senders and the pillar for about $300. 00. Also, personally i dont like how they are always jumping around. Just my preference, pick what you like.