silverbullet89

Im bout to turbo my tc i want to know what gauges should i get

BC_Scion_LA

I went with pro sport oil and boost gauges. And for wideband i went with aem. I really like the prosport i mean they have an annoying warning alarm beep. But that saved my car one day when my oil pressure sending unit blew out. AEM wide band is probably one of the best i think.

silverbullet89

what about the trans tempature instead of one of those(im auto)

draxcaliber

you can, but you really need a trans cooler too if you don't already have one.

BC_Scion_LA

I am auto also trans temp imo is not that big of a deal. To me i feel like your Oil pressure, Boost, and AFR's are important also. By the way if you plan on pushing more than 230hp with the turbo kit look into upgrading the transmission it will start to slip.

silverbullet89

i was gonna stay around the 225 230 and ill probally run lower than 5 psi every day

paul_dezod

A Wideband O2 like AEM. That way you can monitor your AFR real time.

A boost gauge. That way you can monitor to make sure the car makes consistent constant boost all the time.

Oil pressure would be another good one. If you see pressure falling fast, let off the throttle and you may be able to save your motor quick enough.

mattTc

not to threadjack but for an oil pressure gauge, (electronic) where on the engine do you tape the sensor into

RichTc

I have my teed into the oil feed line to turbo.

You can also get a sandwich adaptor (goes between your block and oil filter) and run it through there.

BC_Scion_LA

+1

oil gauge sensor....hmm i know where mine is at but i cant put the words to my tounge. mine is in the same setup up as where my oil feedline is for the turbo. If i am not mistaking.

Ace83

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^^ most use a T fitting on the stock oil sensor location together with the oil feed line to the turbo, easy access.

prosport gauges have a good deals but yeah 4 most important afr, boost, oil pressure, EGT.

aem wideband is most popular here but I like the innovate wideband better.

BC_Scion_LA

^ thats what i was looking for lol.

silverbullet89

i would think since i have an auto most important would be tranny tempature

ValenciaS

I highly recommend AEM gauges plus they look nice ;) , boost , oil pressure and def. most important wideband.

silverbullet89

well that wideband is expensive though

BC_Scion_LA

alot boost is expensive either way you look at it.... i like to keep in mind when i am buying things is "You get what you pay for"

As for your auto tranny temperature. Its gonna get hot no matter what. If you think about it, it really serves no purpose because all its gonna tell you is, hey my tranny is hot, not trying to sound mean or anything just i would rather save my motor than my trans. Also i think someone already said your gonna have to upgrade the tranny if you wanna keep the auto and boosted. If its upgraded for a good amount of boost, you wont have to worry about the temp. if you wanna get a tranny temp gauge that bad buy it after the 3 we have named.

silverbullet89

yea but how much does the tranny upgrade cost more than a turbo kit right

SoFloTC

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1k-2k for valve body upgrade i forgot the exact price.

silverbullet89

yea but i cant send my transmission out this is my only car

Ace83

iTrader: (6)

how reliable are tranny upgrades though, most likely to cause more issues right?