what gauges are yall using in your trucks because i search around and find that there are many choices and prices. i want easy install, lowest price and 3 gauge set.

 

Main three would be EGT, Boost and Trans temp, if you tow. Without towing, EGT, Oil Temp and Boost.

 

Just bought these, I did the wiring of the guages tonight in the house, tomorrow if its not too cold I will put them in. Good deal, these guys will hook you up

http://www.puredieselpower.com/catal...ing-p-144.html

 

I actually used the phantom series guages, for some reason the link brings you to the start page.

 

Ditto on the Autometer Phantoms, if you want lower cost get them, if not get the Autometer Cobalts, them are some cool gauges! Get the A pillar mount with either the 3 or 4 pod pillar. Get Boost, Tranny Temp, and Pyrometer, and probably fuel pressure if you get the 4th one.

 

I think a water temp gauge would be a better choice than a transmission gauge. I tow a 12,000 lb fifth wheel and have never seen my transmission gauge go over 190. These transmissions run cool even in hot weather and long climbs. But my truck did overheat after blowing about a gallon of water out after a 6 hour trip in 105 degree heat and the stock gauge gave me no warning at all. I plan to install a water and oil temp gauge next month. The rear axle in these trucks gets pretty hot after a long climb in the mountains too.

Randy

 

the water and oil temp gauge i have heard seem to change about evenly, so i would get either, or not both and save some cash and get a fuel pressure gauge instead.

 

Isspro gauges... Pyro, Tranny and boost are a must. After that fuel pressure and water temp.

 

Joe, now how many gauges do you have on that thing? like 13 or something? LOL "Resident Gauge Hoe Joe"

 

12 right now... but I will stop at 16 I think... Maybe... I guess...

 

Dang!! I'm up to 8. What do you have that I'm missing?? I got Boost, Oil Pressure, Fuel Pressure, Nitrous Pressure, Water Temp, Oil Temp, Tranny Temp and EGT. Guess I need Voltmeter & Diff Temp, but what else you got there that I need??

 

your missing that gauge to monitor the gauges. how do you know they are working otherwise? LMAO

 

Water temp-pyro- trans temp Isspro

 

There's always 2nd bank pre-turbo pyro, post-turbo pyro, trans line pressure, exhaust backpressure, HPOP pressure, aux fuel tank fuel level, fuel temp (mostly for veggie oil), water pressure (for water/meth injection), air bag pressure, nitrous bottle temp, ambient air temp, front diff temp. That should be enough instruments to fly with!

Joe (CSIPSD) is the main reason that the soon-to-be-released gauge system will support up to 16 simultaneous gauges.

Regards,
Michael Pliska
ISSPRO Engineering Manager

 

Don't forget to do intake temperature as well. In counter to Randy777, I would do a tranny temp if your a hauler of heavy items. You just never know when your going to push it, so many variables that you can't count on that could make one load one day easy, but the same load with different weather or other circumstances make the truck work harder. I would be prepared and get a tranny temp(if you haul, if not don't worry about it). I go from mid. tn. back home to dallas and mid. tn to gloucester va. and I have encountered alot of different situations along the way towing horses, it's just better to spend a little now on prevention, then have to have a repair that cost a few grand because you had burnt tranny oil running thru your transmission and ruining the servos(I have had that happened to me, so I know of what I speak). But I am also planning on getting oil pressure and water temp gauges as well, so in that we are in agreement, however, I am going to try to stop at 7 gauges, although I can see where the addiction would be in them.