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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 11:24 AM
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i'm currently about 75% finished completing my CTSC kit. i plan to get a boost gauge, but i was wondering if it'd be necessary for me to get fuel and oil pressure gauges as well. would they be useful at all? or would i accomplish the same thing by just looking around the oil lines and FPR/injectors for leaks?
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Old Dec 30, 2007 | 03:53 PM
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If you have a leaking injector and the fuel pump is running then you will know, its a very strong gas smell and you can visibly see the gas as it won't stop leaking due to the pressure. I think an oil pressure gauge should have come on the car straight from honda. Even though its just a sc'er kit you still need to know where your pressure is at.
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 04:09 AM
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If you've got the cash?, I'd get an air/fuel ratio guage and oil pressure, in addition to the boost guage.
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by nightcrawler7188,Dec 30 2007, 03:24 PM
i'm currently about 75% finished completing my CTSC kit. i plan to get a boost gauge, but i was wondering if it'd be necessary for me to get fuel and oil pressure gauges as well. would they be useful at all? or would i accomplish the same thing by just looking around the oil lines and FPR/injectors for leaks?
if your gonna run an aem ems, just pick up there serial gauge. its da shiznit!

otherwise, will get cramped real quick with all those gauges piling up. hmmm, boost gauge and oil pressure are nice.
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 09:47 AM
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I'm in the same boat. My room mate told me I'll need 3 to feel safe and know the things I need to know. Boost, Oil pressure, and A/F. He's tunning my car so I know my A/Fs will be on point but he said it's always good to keep an eye on it.
When you get everything done you should come down to Va. Beach for a tune! You're using a EMS right?
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 10:07 AM
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i plan to use a VAFCII
i'll probably get it tuned at PTuning
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 11:10 AM
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and gay.
EMS onry!
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 11:46 AM
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Ditch the fuel pressure and go with A/F or EGT.
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 12:55 PM
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ok i'll probably get an A/F gauge and a boost gauge then. but is the EGT gauge that necessary? would it let me know whether my FMIC is doing something or not?
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 09:09 PM
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lol na, you don't need an EGT.

a/f, oil, or boost.
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