[firefish]

I have a oil sump drain plug from Lindsey with a 1/8 NPT fitting for a temperature sending unit and I am now looking for a nice looking oil temp (and trans temp and oil press too) gauge. I am thinking about these http://www.speedhut.com/gauge_products-a...lution.htm but I am not sure. You guys with extra gauges, what make do you run?

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[flash]

if you are planning on putting them in the slot below the stereo, only the smaller 2.12" gauges will work



i ran VDO gauges so as to match the OEM dash gauges as closely as possible



check out egauges.com - they have a very wide selection

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[bva]

I could not find a VDO boost/vacuum gauge that didn't have "TURBO" printed on the face so i went with NewSouth http://www.newsouthp...om/spectrum.htm. They're LED backlit and it matches the blue LEDs I put in the instrument cluster and dash.



I also use a NewSouth oil temp gauge with the sender mounted in a plate that fits under the oil filter http://prosportgauge...ptor-plate.aspx. It works with the Canton filter and it includes additional ports to add a pressure sender.

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[firefish]

Thanks, I'll check egauges for VDO. The newsouth gauges have, IMO only, too many lines in them. And yes, they'll go in the slot below the stereo.

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[firefish]

Ordered these, available in both US and metric and lots of choices in colors and fonts http://www.speedhut.com/custom_gauge_des...er-593.htm

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[firefish]

Waiting to be installed.



Where do I put the oil pressure sending unit?

   

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[flash]

porsche does not really give you any spots to install sending units that they are not already using

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[firefish]

Hmm, I wonder if it's possible to "steal" a signal from the stock sending unit, provided that they match? But that is a little bit of missing the point of having two gauges...

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[flash]

not sure, but i think your assessment is correct - frankly, i wasn't worried about pressure - the factory gauge is actually quite accurate there



i was, however, worried about oil temp, so i tapped the drain plug for that one

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[firefish]

I only really wanted the temp gauges but opted for the oil press too in order to fit the empty slot next to the two. But I like the idea of being able to set high and low pressure warnings and hooking up an external light (ie like a shiftlight on the dash that triggers at say 1,5 bar) since my steering wheel blocks the ! and I certainly don't have the time to check the pressure gauge at close enough intervals to avoid damage due to oil starvation when hammering around the track.

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[flash]

yeah - i went with a clock for that reason - but, i get the idea - good luck - i have my cluster apart now, and there just isn't any easy way to do anything there

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