what guages are needed
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From: Duncanville
what guages are needed
as a couple people know, im hot rodding my 6.0. im to the point where im gonna order guages. i didnt think about it before hand and i ordered a 3 guauge pod. now i just need to know what 3 guages to get
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While you do have trans and coolant temp in the dash they are not "real guages" they are more like glorified idiot lights. They are not in the least bit accurate. By the time you see an increase on one of those gauges you are most likely way too hot. You shouldn't go by them. Being an 07 you should have a in dash boost gauge. Those are pretty accuarte. I wouldn't worry about getting a boost gauge just yet.
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How much are you wanting to put down at the rear wheels and what else do you do with the truck? Even if money isn't a factor in hotrodding, you might have other limiting factors that aren't readily apparent.
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Also bare in mind, no towing at all with that much HP unless you plan on doing some type of two turbo setup. Rather dual or sequential and even then I wouldn't tow anywhere near the weight that this things are rated for in stock form.
It all just depends on what your end game is.
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well i wanted to hit the dyno every now and then but im gonna make it a street truck. ill be able to unstack my programms and i was thinkin bout puttin a lil juice to itsince it is a street truck i could prolly get away towing a lill more
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but we are getting off track. every1 hot rods in thier own manner. im just curious about what guages i need to put in my 3 guage piller. should i trust the factory guages. texans said i shouldnt trust the factory temp guages. so what do i need to get.
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In my opinion, you are going to need more then just 3 gauges. The cheapest way would be to get some type of OBD-II monitor that has expansion(s) slots for atleast EGT and then do a Fuel PSI gauge seperate. If you are adding juice, you'll need a gauge for that as well.
I wouldn't run stacked programs in the first place. Counter productive. More harm then good in fact.
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Based on experience from other forums, I always get nervous when someone says they plan to make 750 hp in a thread about what gauges to get. I don't mean any offense! It's just odd.
That being said, the answer is simple: get gauges that will show you what you need to monitor to safely make 750 hp. If you know how to make that kind of power, you know what you need to monitor. Factory gauges are almost never accurate, by design. They don't even have numbers on them.
That being said, the answer is simple: get gauges that will show you what you need to monitor to safely make 750 hp. If you know how to make that kind of power, you know what you need to monitor. Factory gauges are almost never accurate, by design. They don't even have numbers on them.