what are the three best guages to add to a maxima? like as in the most helpful/ useful.? Im trying to decide what to put in my guage pod once i get it from chris91se. Chris, money on the way sat since its closed tom.

Voltage, Trans temp (since you have A/T) and bling

Well, the ricers would say 1) Boost gauge-even if your non turbo.
I like oil pressure, voltage gauges.

like what kinda voltage gguages, cause i only know of one. and this may sound dumb, but is there a fuel pressure guage? Also how hard is it to install these guages. I am pretty good with cars, but guages, im new at

wait, now when i read that correctly, i retract the only know of one voltage guage comment. i feel stuipid

I would say oil pressure, volt meter, and engine vacuum. I like engine vacuum because it gives you an idea of how much load the engine is under. Trans temp is good with an automatic, however I wouldn't use it unless you're racing or towing. If possible, I'd prefer an ammeter over a voltmeter, because a volt meter just tells you the voltage in the system, whereas the ammeter tells you whether you're on a draw, neutral, or charge.

I'd say the search gauge.

For Me?

Boost, Oil Pressure, EGT.

If I had a VG I would get a boost gauge, EGT, and fuel pressure gauge because I would turbo that sucker!
But for N/A a fuel pressure, oil pressure and voltmeter would be good.

hmm, i think i have found 4 i would like, what do u guys think about it i was to place a guage where the clock is, as in remove the clock and custom fit the guage in? it may sound dumb, or ricy, and if u feel so please express it, its just a though i though of

or take out that vent which is further in, u know the one right next to the dash that is in fatrhter than the rest of the air vents.....?

Someone on this board has replaced their clock with a gauge, I think it was mtcookson and he used a boost gauge. If you can find his cardomain site you can see some pics.

k thanks
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alittle pricy but well worth it

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I have coolant temp, oil pressure and tranny temp. Oil pressure isn't important since you have an oil pressure warning light.

But coolant temp is VERY important. I use it everyday!!!! Tranny temp is VERY important,... I use it everyday!!! Now that leaves one opening... hmm... voltmeter comes in handy when you're alternator is dying. But, fuel pressure is a nice thing to have.

I can't do without coolant temp and tranny temp!! That is for SURE! But if I had to do without my oil pressure gauge, which I can... I wouldn't go with EGT b/c I already have a wideband o2 sensor. If you're not thinking about doing nitrous or turbo, then you won't need EGT or boost pressure or fuel pressure or bottle pressure. So volt meter is a good fill in for a person that doesn't need turbo or nitrous.

Coolant temp, tranny temp, and voltmeter!! There ya go. Don't listen to anybody else. LOL

I had Engine Oil Temp, Air/Fuel, and volts.

volts is handy, oil temp wasn't too handy on a stock car, air/fuel is awesome, great for when your tired of driving and need something to distract you

haha, you mean the ricer AF gauge. haha it's a ricer light show. It does absolutely nothing other than telling you when you're toggling between rich and lean. And you toggle like once every 2 seconds. So it's flashing in your face all day.

Engine oil temp is nice. But coolant temp I think is the MOST important gauge anybody can ever have. And I can't believe after all these posts, nobody brought it up.

But then again, I bracket race. So I need to know if I'm launching at 170 or 172 degrees coolant. But if I didn't bracket race, I would certainly like to know what I'm operating at on a given summer day or winter day. Did you know that the stock 3rd gen gauge needle sits in the middle anywhere from 160-230 degrees!!! 160 is too cold and 230 is OVERHEATING!!! You NEED a coolant temp gauge.

Pardon my ignorance, but for someone who doesn't have a large stereo system, is a voltmeter really that useful? I would think oil pressure, coolant temp and EGT would be more useful than a voltmeter.

Voltmeters make me paraniod

448 BUCKS! Thats insane for just one gauge.

I was wondering why that gauge was allways in the middle
How much was that 3 gauge pillar that was made for our cars, and is it still available? All this talk about gauges is sparking my interest

Mine was only $339 shipped.

Mizeree, voltmeter isn't that useful, but there have been a couple times I wish I had one. I went the track and removed my alternator belt and I wish I had one. But no big deal, I connected a multimeter to a power source. Also, when my alternator was dying for the first time, I wish I had a voltmeter.

But oil pressure gauge won't do anybody any good. By the time you notice that you have no oil pressure, the damage has been done. Plus, if you disconnect your stock oil pressure switch sending unit, then you won't have that oil pressure light that flashes on your dash. I highly recommend that stock oil pressure switch to stay in there.

And how would EGTs be useful for anybody unless you are going with some serious modding like turbo, nitrous, or custom ECU tuning. That's the reason I got my wideband o2 sensor,... b/c I knew I would be spraying one day, plus I was doing all that custom ECU tuning. But for someone that is driving around town and is not planning on doing the crazy stuff i have planned for my car, then coolant temp, tranny temp, and... ??? are good for him. You can fill in the blank with whatever you want.

I don't know how much thsoe 3 pillar gauge pods go for. I've never bought one. This is what I got...

YEAH, WELL I NEED A voltometer, cause my stereo is no where near stock, and lets just say there no trunk space left cause of my stereo

yeah well turbo is in the semi near future, hopefully, and custom ECU tuning

Ok, then you NEED voltmeter, coolant and tranny temp to start you off. Those can go down below the CD in that DIN slot like I did. Then you'll need a wideband o2 sensor. Unless you are cheap and don't care about actual AFR, then you can just get an EGT gauge. Get a 3 gauge pod and get, boost, fuel pressure, and something else. You want the gauges that change often to be on the gauge pod. Oil pressure is a good gauge to get if you are serious planning to mod your car.

But for custom ECU tuning, you'll need a wideband o2 sensor or lots of access to a dyno. And there isn't any real way to tune your own ECU unless you went the route I went. And I'm still waiting for new versions to get released. And I doubt anybody cares enough about the ECU to do the tuning I did.

aaron what are they chances of me getting you to make me one of those ash try switch bezel things? that would be tight

definetly Coolant temp, oil pressure, and auto tranny temp...oil temp is a good one too. EGT is great if you know how to read them.

So how do you read them? I wish I had the Volt one like a week ago. My alternator just went a couple days ago. Now my car is running like Crap.

Gauge pod pillars are $55

I can make one for you. But you will have to drill the holes yourself or you can give me the PRECISE measurements on the switches you plan to put in there. If I had to do it again, I wouldn't cut that fancy curves on the back of the panel. I would just remove that metal spring loaded plate and make the panel rectangle. It will look much better and it should close if the switches are small enough.

One thing I found out, the ashtray won't close if your switches stand too tall. They have to be SMALL. You can tell how I cut those notches in it so the panel sits lower. But it's still not sitting low enough. My ashtray doesn't completely shut 100%. I don't care, it looks good and it's functional.

And the panel doesn't flop around. I did glue it down or anything. I just sat it in there and it stays perfectly still. I guess those notches help wedge it in place.

thanks guys for all the help. now the big question is where can i buy these and not pay an arm for one, and a leg for another?

I'm new to gauges but I've been thinking about getting a triple gauge pod because the A-pillar on my car is burned from a previous smoker... how do you usually hook these gauges up(A/F ratio, Voltmeter, Oil pressure, Fuel pressure, etc) do you splice into the connections going into the ecu or do you add extra sensors? Also, what does an EGT gauge measure? sorry for the dumb questions.. but you have to start somewhere..