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Old Jan 6, 2018 | 04:51 PM
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I'm buying this truck this week and it has a hydra chip but it doesn't have a pillar gauge. I'm New to powerstrokes and I was wondering what gauges would be best for it?
 
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Old Jan 6, 2018 | 07:23 PM
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Nice looking truck. Everyone has their preferences some because that's what they like others because that's what they can afford.

I run Autometer gauges (5).
1)Transmission temp
2)EGT's
3)Boost
4)Fuel Pressure
5)Coolant temp
 
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Old Jan 6, 2018 | 08:41 PM
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Which type of guages to get, or which brand? Is it a 6spd or automatic? You won't need transmission temp if its a zf6, an automatic you might want to if you don't go the OBD way. EGT and fuel pressure are pretty much the minimum everyone adds since there's no stock sensors to read those on the truck. If you get a compatible OBD reader and Torque Pro or ForScan apps you can read nearly every stock sensor on your phone or a tablet if you choose to.
As for which brand it's usually a matter of preference. I went with Hewitt since they looked like they match the stock dash the most to me
 
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I really like the Edge Insight. Easy to install with OBD you are able to add sensors to monitor extra things.
 
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i use pyrometer and boost gauges. pyrometer is the only gauge that should be a must have,
even the boost gauge is not really needed.
 
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Oops. Sigh. Logged in to reply to a different thread and it brought up this one.
 
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