mechanical/electrical gauges?

[92ex]

What is the difference between electrical and mechanical gauges? I am gonna get a boost gauge, but don't know what is best. Is the accuracy off on one, is it reliable?

[92ex]

nvm, I did some searching and found it over on honda tech. Heres the link in case anyone else wants to know. http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=119819

[Swifty1638]

just to let ya know..electrical is not as accurate. I run a manual boost/vacuum gauge..it's quite nice. But, for my oil psi, and soon to be fuel psi gauge..i run electrical. I don't wanna run that stuff up into my area, cause it can get messy..my volt gauge is..erm..mechanical? lol jk..it's electrical..duh! The electrical gauges also might "flicker" around, or move when your care bounces..so yea..mechanical is best!

-A. Swift

[92ex]

actually, that's good to know. I was gonna get an electrical boost gauge, but now I might get mechanical, it saves money too. But for Fuel Pressure and other gauges run electrical? How hard was it to install the mechanical boost gauge?

[Swifty1638]

That boost gauge, for me..makes a difference..I mean..what gauges are you gonna run? for me, I run Faze. So, my boost gauge has a 270 degree sweep..30 vac, all the way up to 30 psi. It is acurate..so I know if it's 7psi, or 8spi..and that can be a breaker when u are getting up towards 10-11 psi, ya know? For me, and the oil/fuel psi gauges..a mechanical gauge, U must run the fuel or oil to the gauge..unlike electrical, where it's hooked up to a sensor on the block, with a sending unit. My buddie's oil line broke, towards his gauge, and it got all over..not fun. Plus, it's hard trying to hook those up. The vaccuum/boost gauge is easy, cause u just tap it off of a vaccuum line. I read somewhere that u want it tapped as close to teh throttle manifold as possible..just get one of those 3 vaccum lines on the passenger side of the throttle mani, and cut it.t off of it, and done..easy as pie..then, all you gots to hook up is the power, ground, and the illumination..

-A. Swift

[92ex]

Ill probably run autometer or some name brand gauge. So you just disconnected a vacuum hose from the manifold, and connected the gauges vacuum hose to the manifold where the old vacuum line was? Wouldn't you want it in the charge piping so you can tell if the pressure is backing up because the BOV isn't working?

[92ex]

btw, your a tire tech? This is off topic, but what would be better for daily driving, has long tread life, but is pretty grippy, Yokohama yk420 or Bridgestone Potenza g009?

[Swifty1638]

lol..i gotta change that..I no longer work at tires plus..i work full time as a mechanic at saturn..but, i do know tires. Those bridgestone's i would pick...

-A. Swift

[92ex]

that's what I've been told. Looks like I'll get those as soon as the ones I have made it completely bald.