gauge question

[evohang]

ey guys i didnt really know where to put this but since gauges are for show and shine, but also for i unno (racing??)...anyways get to the point, whats the difference between Mechanical, and Electrical gauges???.....im thinking about buying some prosport gauges....its either those or the stewart warner gauges...not sure price range is in the same area but still...and also wondering if anyone is running with the prosport and stewart warner gauges by any chance and tell me how they are....thanks guys!!!

[SmikeEvo]

mech reads what the engine is doing and transfers it into the cockpit. electric reads the engine then sends it via a sending unit into the cockpit. For example, a boost gauge reads vac and pressure, a mech uses a small vac line and that line attaches to a vac/psi point on the engine then travels into the cockpit. a elec attaches to the engine with a sending unit that reads the vac/psi and then sends the information with wires (not a vac line) to the guage.

all those mods and no gauges? ah what psi are you running? I have seen the prosport. Look nice, and colorwise pretty close to our dash.

[evohang]

oh no i have a boost gauge...but thats bout it....thats why i was trying to get some guideing here from you guys...but alright now that you said it i understand...im only running 19psi spikeing at 21 as of right now because i dont have a flash yet and i really dont wanna be pushing my luck so as soon as i get flashed ill be doing alright.

[liqquid]

I have a prosport oil pressure, It is their more expensive one, which was still only 100, that's a steal for an electric. It had an annoying audio beep warning whenever the pressure went too low. Sometimes, when the rpm's dropped low while its hot out, the warning would go off. No big deal... but then it started to sometimes "lock up" squealing at me no matter what the oil pressure was, and it wouldn't stop until I shut the car off.

Since then, I've shut off the beeping and I'm back to liking the gauge.

[evohang]

oh okay i see...not bad might invest in some gauges soon then