Going to buy some gauges for my truck. Looking to get a boost, egt and trans temp. What brand do you guys have, do you like them?

Thanks
Andy

 

Aus, i got glowshifts, if i did it all over again, i'd go with ISSPRO. There's alos another route, and thats an Aeroforce Interceptor gauge. Has most, bells and whistles, that plug into the OBD port. The fuel, boost and egt functions for it, will need to be bought seperate and plumbed into it. Not that, you weren't gonna do that anyway, with isolated gauges.

 

Andy, I have installed Autometer Digitals...Water, Trans Temp and EGT..
I've been using mine for about a month now. No complaints....Cost was about $325.00 with shipping and a pod.

Jeff

 

autometer gauges has alot of nice looking choices aswell that wont break the bank, and from what i've been reading their customer service is pretty good also.

 

I have the ISSPRO EV2 gauges and I like them, but the backlighting is a common complaint. I can offer things to think about while shopping:

• I looked for a style that matched the dash as closely as possible, I thought it had more class.
• Blue backlighting is not your friend at night... it is the harshest hue on night vision, if that matters to you. Red is the friendliest.
• I don't like lights directly in my face at night, so I mounted my gauges below the dash, instead of the more common A-pillar install.
• Ease of install - does it include all the necessary components? Can it leak in the cab (mechanical oil and boost pressure gauges with tubes)? Is it self-contained or do you need a module? Is it a plug in the back, or do you need to strip, crimp, and bolt a bunch of stuff? Is it shallow enough to fit in whatever pod you choose? Many don't fit in an A-pillar without modification.

 

I have Isspro Performax. Only 3 wires into the cab, install is so easy once the sensors are in. They have the factory look and lighting. Their service and support is top notch.

 

I couldn't spend the extra cash for expensive gauges. In the end they are "just gauges" that you watch go up and down. Even if not 100% accurate any gauge will tell you when something is getting hot.

I went with the glowshift simply because the color matches the factory gauges.

 

Just ordered issopro package from clay at riffraff

 

I just installed the Autometer Ford Factory Match EGT, trans and boost, and I love them. Great customer service too. They get my vote.

 

I have quite a few different gauges. The ISSPRO EV2 are the most accurate and easiest to read....especiallly at night. I think they illuminate the best as well.

The Autometer Factory Match series are an exact match, including when illuminated. I find them slightly more difficult to read compared to EV2 models.

The Autometer Phantom gauges look great during the day but are REALLY difficult to see at night. I find myself having to stare at them for a while just to figure out what the value is.

Banks gauges are fair but nothing to write home about.

Us Gear is decent during the day but worthless at night. They have a light but it doesn't illuminate the gauge very well.

The Airlift and Viair gauges are poor. I struggle to read them during the day and don't even bother to try and read them at night.

 

Jury is still out on my Glowshift gauges, but not one problem in about a year and a half. They work great and I like to go to red at night with several color options available on the fly. I was tight on money at the time and went inexpensive. No complaints or regrets. $225 w/pillar -Tech support was there for my install questions, english speaking guys that answered first ring. So far so good......

 

I ave autometer factory match and I think that they are great. Have no way to check how accurate they are - just have to trust them I guess. I don't have any trouble reading them but they are on a pillar mount so they are right in my face so to speak. As far as night vision they are fine, never could find the correct lead off of the dimmer, and I tested several before I gave up.

 

Thanks guys, awesome info. There is just too many to choose from! Those auto meter factory match ones I really like as do I like the isspro. I bought a A pillar pod off eBay last night to suit a rhd truck, but love the idea of above the rear view mirror. Where do they come from?

 

I have Western Diesel (DiProcol) gauges in mine. They only had white bulbs in them, but a few minutes with a green Sharpie and they've matched the dash lights perfectly ever since. However, I would never buy another boost gauge that works by sending pressurized air all the way to the gauge through a little plastic tube. Sooner or later, both ends of that connection will leak, and you'll be chasing a boost leak in your a-pillar. I may sell the ones I have and get a set of Isspros, just for that reason.

Mark