MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: Which 2 Boost gauges?
Post by: edd666999 on July 19, 2011, 08:12:19 am

Ok so i have a pod for 2 gauges, one of them will be boost what should my 2nd be?

IMO

air fuel or oil temp? But which will be better?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Which 2 Boost gauges?
Post by: Jaywoo-GTI on July 19, 2011, 08:49:06 am

I would say oil temp is handy to keep a eye on in a tuned car, or oil pressure.

Title: Re: Which 2 Boost gauges?
Post by: Poppa Dom on July 19, 2011, 09:04:49 am

If you are going that rouet I would most certainly be putting in a wide band O2 sensor and looking at displaying AFR over oil temp/pressure.

Title: Re: Which 2 Boost gauges?
Post by: ROH ECHT on July 19, 2011, 10:13:08 am

air/fuel imo...

Title: Re: Which 2 Boost gauges?
Post by: PDT on July 19, 2011, 11:28:46 am

Quote from: DomT on July 19, 2011, 09:04:49 am

If you are going that rouet I would most certainly be putting in a wide band O2 sensor and looking at displaying AFR over oil temp/pressure.

Good idea, but budget big for something accurate. And TBH the ME9 (standard ECU) has plenty of protection for odd AF ratios and if it does start to run dangerously lean it will probably have caused the damage well before you spot it on the gauge, but this is never really an issue with a TFSI on original ECU.

I would go for an oil temp gauge. 50-180 degrees should be fine.