View Poll Results: which type of sender/guage are you using

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boost guage part 2

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Dec 22, 2007 | 03:38 AM

fordf150guy

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boost guage part 2

ok...after my first post asking about boost guages i think i may have started a bit of a scrap, and i haven't received much of an answer or why i should go one way over the other. so this time i'm going to poll my topic just to see what the average psd owners are running. electric senders, or mechanical guages. if you wish to tell why you went one way or another please feel free to explain.

Dec 22, 2007 | 05:08 AM

ron's power stroke

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I went mechanical with a 60 psi gauge..reason was.. I plan for bigger mods and bigger boost...I have the ITP OBA in my map line as of now..it keeps the PCM from seeing any thing over 22 LB of boost and de fueling my truck..i could be wrong..but if your hiding it from the map or PCM.. then the electric gauge wont see it ether..

Dec 22, 2007 | 10:49 AM

ghunt

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I don't really see the need for an electric boost gauge unless you really don't want to run that vacuum tubing. Plus the electric gauges cost something like twice as much as a good mechanical gauge.

Dec 29, 2007 | 09:23 PM

blue350

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I prefer mechanical and analog gauges like to see a gauge sweep. As far as an electrical sender and mechanical sender they are basically identical IMO its just whether there is a electrical wire goin back to the gauge or a fuel line, hose, rigid copper etc. Its all about how neat you want it.

Dec 29, 2007 | 09:39 PM

jwshobe

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I personally can't tell you pros and cons of either one. But I like seeing the sweep in mechanical gauges and they look better.

Dec 29, 2007 | 11:05 PM

IceboxFX

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i agree with jwshobe, i like seing the sweep. you can tell if your at half boost, just by looking at it and not thinking numbers, like looking at your fuel gauge

Dec 30, 2007 | 01:32 AM

fordf150guy

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yeah i don't think too many ppl like the digital gauges. sport bike manufactures put them on their bikes in the early 2000's but quickly changed back to the old fashion needle...i wonder why...you can't read them unless you stare at them for a couple seconds.

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Dec 30, 2007 | 07:41 AM

tex25025

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Originally Posted by jwshobe

I personally can't tell you pros and cons of either one. But I like seeing the sweep in mechanical gauges and they look better.

You have sweeps in electric gauges as well. The only difference between mechanical and electrical is that mechanical you have whatever your measuring being pump to the gauge to get it's reading(more accurate), and with electric you have the sender at the tap source and a wire that goes to the gauge in the cab and sends the reading to the gauge that way. Sometimes current can mess with your readings and give you a little bit of false ones, that is few and far between but it does happen(in my experiance). The problem that I have with mechanical gauges is that especially when your talking the temp gauges like tranny temp, water temp, and oil temp, or even fuel psi(I know it's measuring psi, but you've got a fluid running thru the cab) you have them in the cab with you and if you ever have an emergency, alot of things can go bad when you have stuff like that being pumped into the cab that really doesn't need to be there. I would sacrifice a little bit of accuracy(especially when I only experiance it few and far between) for not having to worried about things being piped into the cab(that includes boost), but that's just me.