I don't know about these cars, but on the diesel I used to have, gauges were crucial... what do you guys need to monitor on these engines if you're not modifying them heavily? A/F ratio, fuel pressure, and oil temp maybe??? I really don't know, that's just an educated guess.

 

If its stock nothing but oil pressure is helpfull. IF your modifyed at all a wideband o2 is nice and a EGT gauge. Oil temp is nice to have and fuel pressure is needed if you have a aftermarket FPR dont get the blinking light show A/F gauges. If you get real moded then an aftermarket fuel pressure gauge and coolent temp gauge is needed because the sotckers arent that trustworthy. good luck

 

What's a wideband o2?

I'm going to probably just stick to I/H/E and maybe a tune... nothing major. So I guess I'll need the o2 gauge (still not sure what that is... a/f???) egt, and oil pressure.

What is the comfort zones I should stay in when monitoring oil pressure, egt, and the o2?

 

wideband o2 is the a/f ratio but in voltage. Its good for tuning like if you have a V-AFC 2.

 

O2 14.7 - 13.7(at high end rpms)
Normally a good gauge will give you zones (green, yellow, red) so you know where you stand.

I recommend Autometer for any/all gauges except the wideband O2, that is pretty much a toss-up, there are many good companys that make quality monitoring devices for A/F. Do a google search and see what you prefer.

 

Yep, I ran autometer in my truck with no problems!

So I guess I'll look into an 02/egt/oil press setup.

 

How do I install oil pressure, and water gauge, i cant find where they plug in, into the engine......

 

If you bought gauges they should have come with directions that tell you step by step how to plug and where to tap so the work.

 

i know, but i dont know where my plug in is on my engine.