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R32 Gtr Din Cluster (Oil Temp, Voltage, Boost) Into R32 Gts-T?

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Hi guys.
Id like to run a the triple gauge cluster as fitted to GTR/260RS etc in my GTS-t for the purpose of having a voltage and oil temp guage without having to run aftermarket items.
Was this an option on the GTS-t, or is it prewired at all?
If not, am i able to wire it in? Id assume the voltage guage would be quite simple. Will there be a fitting somewhere on the RB20DET to run the RB26DET oil temp sender, or will the RB20DET have a sender already, just not wired to a gauge?
For the boost gauge, would i be able to just wire it in parallel from the sensor mounted to the firewall that sends signal to the dash cluster? I know a second boost gauge is redundant but id rather have it working than sitting there with a non-moving needle.

Thanks in advance.

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No, not an option on GTSt. Therefore no wiring in place for it. Also no oil temperature sender. To fit an oil temp sender you'd need to put a sandwich plate on the engine and fit the GTR's oil temp sender in that.

Volt meters are the single most useless gauge you can fit to a car. It's not the 1970s any more. You already have a boost gauge on the dash. Therefore 2/3 of the GTR 3 guage set is worthless. Therefore fitting one to a GTSt is pretty much worthless.

You'd be far better off getting a single-DIN mounting panel and 3 of the ChinaBay stepper motor guages (or proper Defi ones if you're flush for cash) that will actually do something useful for you. I did exactly this. Oil temperature - big check. Probably the single most important gauge you can fit to car that you thrash (other than a decent oil pressure gauge). Boost - wanted to make sure I had something more reliable than the stocker, which are known to tell fibs and also don't go high enough anyway. And I got an EGT guage. Very useful tuning aid, and also serves as a warning for leanouts. I got the ChinaBay guages that have peak recall and change colour to RED lighting when they alarm (go over the max setting). Cute.

Your desires may differ. I was torn between what I chose to get and the other option of losing one of those choices in favour of an oil pressure gauge. At the time my dash's oil pressure gauge was workign perfectly but since then it has started flaking out. If I were doing it again I might not fit the EGT and get the pressure gauge.

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