i was just wondering if a oil temp gauge is needed??
mods to truck
air intake
4" turbo back exhaust
SCT programmer

should i be worried about monitoring my oil temp?
the reason i ask is that im going to install a 4 gauge pillar and im trying to decide on what gauges to install??
thinking of.....
100psi fuel pressure gauge
1500 EGT gauge
tans temp guage
and a boost psi gauge

hows does that set up sound?? any suggestions?

 

oil temp is one of the most important (if not the most) gauge to have with a 6.0. If it were me I would do away with the turbo boost gauge and get an oil temp instead. It is really important to keep a close eye on the EOT/ECT deltas. Since you have a 06 you should have the factory boost gauge in the cluster. It actually is one of the only factory gauges that works pretty good.

 

ok cool thanks for the tip..... what about the other gauges?

 

I would also replace the trans temp gauge with a PYRO. Although the stock trans temp is pretty much useless, at leat there is one. Being a tuned truck, I would want to see EGT's along with FP, EOT, ECT.

 

isnt the pyro and EGT gauge the same??

 

heres exactly what im looking at....

99-07 Ford Super Duty PowerStroke Quad Custom Gauge Package

gauges installed:
100PSI Fuel Pressure Gauge
Transmission Temperature Gauge
1500° Pyrometer EGT Gauge
oil temp gauge

let me know if i should switch out gauges to another more important gauge that im not thinking about right now

 

Oh yes, Pyro and EGT are the same. I guess I miss ready the original post.

I would still do away with the trans temp (if you were only going with 4), and replace it with ECT. The reason is the same as EOT. You really want to keep an eye on the deltas between ECT and EOT. Very, Very important with the 6.0

So with a 4 gauge setup here is what I would recomend for you
ECT
EOT
EGT
FP

 

ok im pretty new to diesels so could you tell me exactly what is a ECT?

 

and EOT?........

 

ECT = engine coolant temp
EOT = engine oil temp

 

do you mean the water temp gauge? i know its prolly a dumb question but i dont see a engine coolant gauge just a water temp gauge

 

ECT= engine coolant temp

EOT= engine Oil Temp

You should consider a SGII its digital and then install EGT,FuelPrss,and whatever else you want on the Pillair

But the SGII is going to get a TON of gauges from the OBDII port

 

Or you could get one of these and have several gauges in one for a lot less money.

ScanGaugeII

ScanGaugeII

 

are the engine coolant temp gauge and water temp gauge the same thing??

 

yes same thing