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Evening All,

I'm getting some gauges to put in for my R33, what should I get.. i'm thinking Boost, Oil Temp and Oil Pressure.. however i'm weighing up swapping the Boost for Water Temp as I have a turbo timer that doubles as a boost gauge with a memory for max boost (which isn't overly helpful).. I'm looking at the Just Jap Autogauges..

I'm looking at doing some track days.. And think that oil temp + pressure are pretty neccesary..

Also i'm guessing it would be better to get ones with warning functions..

Any thoughts would be great as I need to order them tomorrow morning to get them in time for the weekend to get installed!

Cheers

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water temp oil pressure (get boost if you done have a elec boost controller for read out, not sure how accurate the tt is if it is then thats fine but hard to see)

oil temp

exhaust temp

fuel pressure

get them in that order, first 2 lines most important really

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water temp is deffently good to get as the stock one isn't spot on. Oil temp is helpful, not only on the track, but when u get into your car in the morning, you'll know when the oil is at the right temperature to boot it. Ane oil pressure. Thats my 2cents.

Ok cheers, so from what everyone says, water temp, oil temp, oil pressure... Looks like that's probably the go than.. I can get a boost one later as my stock one and turbo time are pretty much in line with each other and seem to be fine..

Has anyone used the autogauge ones with the warnings? are they configurable warnings...

Update, I went with the 3 din package from JustJap with oil temp/water temp and boost, i might get an oil pressure one seperately at a later date if I feel I need it..

I'm heading to thailand in september, so might pick up some decent ones over there to replace these!!

Cheers for everyone's help, I think Oil Pressure + EGT will be the next ones to get, OR get a digital readout that can display all of them..

Ok the gauges have arrived, now, I got oil temp + water temp + boost..

Question is, in an R33 gts-t, for the water temp, do I just unplug the stock sensor, or can I run them both at the same time? What do other people do? Does the ECU need the water temp sensor to be plugged in??

ecu water temp is needed to allow for cold start maps.

most people use a alloy fitting in the top Radiator hose that has a threaded insert so the temp probe can sit in the water flow.

most A/M guage probes dont fit in the std dash guage sensor location on the intake manifold.

best bet is a generic or Greddy adapter that can be put in the top hose.. i made one up just using alloy pipe - not as pretty as the alloy made ones from greddy etc

Thanks guys, Ronin, i'll send you a PM..

Cheers Chris, I had a feeling the water temp was needed for the ECU as it's one of the readouts you can get from consult when your reading off the OBD..

For the boost, i'll just add another T piece into the line after the one for my Turbo Timer.. Oil temp just goto get a sandwich plate, anyone recommended other than Just Jap or should I just get a remote oil cooler..

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yeah i was sick of cheap gauges not being 100 true, so i paid a bit more for these. these are the exact same as the SABER gauges with a different logo on them. they have the same hardware and bits in the box as the saber ones also. just 100 bux cheaper than saber.

yeah i was sick of cheap gauges not being 100 true, so i paid a bit more for these. these are the exact same as the SABER gauges with a different logo on them. they have the same hardware and bits in the box as the saber ones also. just 100 bux cheaper than saber.

mate they look good, I want something that matches the stock R33 gauge cluster and they suit it well

what is the gauge on the left? Oil pressure/Oil temp?

just wondering how you go about hooking up the Oil Temp and Oil pressure gauges?

mate they look good, I want something that matches the stock R33 gauge cluster and they suit it well

what is the gauge on the left? Oil pressure/Oil temp?

just wondering how you go about hooking up the Oil Temp and Oil pressure gauges?

gauge on the left is oil temp. i used to have oil pressure but i believe oil temp is better for a daily driver.

i have an oil cooler and relocation kit so i just screwed the sensor into the remote mounting block, the relocation kits really are great for many reasons.

water temp gauge is wired into an inline radiator hose sensor.

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^^ Did you use the existing water temp sensor? Or the one that came with the gauges? Can you use the existing one and wire off it?

I'm going to use Ronin's Greddy radiator adaptor that has a plug for it..

Next question is:

How do you feed the wires through the firewall of a R33, do I use a coat hangar or something? Do I need to remove the kick panel to access it?..

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