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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 10:20 AM
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What gauges do I NEED for the vortech

About to place my order with Paul and want to know what else I should get for the Vortech kit. Should I get the oil pan spacer? Boost, ect?????
 
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by G352NV
About to place my order with Paul and want to know what else I should get for the Vortech kit. Should I get the oil pan spacer? Boost, ect?????
Honestly, I don't have any gauges and haven't since the system went in. It's been in for 5,000 miles and no problems other than belt slippage which was fixed by a thicker main belt (GATES). Call me if you want to discuss anything else regarding this system. 310.818.1875...Randy
 
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 11:24 AM
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I think a boost gauge and an A/F gauge are extremely helpful, especially with the Vortech kit.

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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by G352NV
About to place my order with Paul and want to know what else I should get for the Vortech kit. Should I get the oil pan spacer? Boost, ect?????

there alre alot of people who got on this groupbuy that have a g35 or z with a vortech.

www.zeitronix.com/gb/G35.htm

http://www.my350z.com/forum/showthre...0&pagenumber=1
 
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Old Feb 7, 2005 | 11:13 PM
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I think a boost gauge and an A/F gauge are extremely helpful, especially with the Vortech kit.

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dont waste your money unless its a Wideband gauge
 
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Old Feb 8, 2005 | 09:20 AM
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Agreed. Wideband 02 is essential. I have the AEM.

The nice thing about the Vortech kit is that if you have a A/F gauge, a boost gauge, and a laptop you can tune it yourself.

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Old Feb 8, 2005 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Blackbird V35
dont waste your money unless its a Wideband gauge
thats an incorrect statement, i have the greddy boost gauge, now granted it isnt a wideband, but it is calibratable, and it matches the dynos meter perfectly, cant beat that. even with a wideband.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2005 | 01:49 PM
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What kind of price am I looking at?
 
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Old Feb 8, 2005 | 07:01 PM
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www.zeitronix.com/gb/G35.htm


Its an amazing wideband 02 with datalogging
 
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Old Feb 8, 2005 | 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by tig488
thats an incorrect statement, i have the greddy boost gauge, now granted it isnt a wideband, but it is calibratable, and it matches the dynos meter perfectly, cant beat that. even with a wideband.
Im a little lost. You have a greddy boost gauge that you can calibrate and cross check it whith the dyno.

I think he was refering to a wideband air/fuel gauge like the EUGO made by AEM which has a wideband Oxygen sensor(much better than crappy stocker)to monitor your A/F and make sure your exhaust temperatures dont rise to a dangerous level. High exhaust temps are a sign of your car running on the lean side which eventually causes detonation. KABOOM!

Running a exhaust temperature gauge(w/probe) or a Air/feul gauge (w/wideband O2) like the AEM are what a large majority of people use on a forced induction car.

If your into guages and monitoring different things these would be the ones to get:
1.Exhaust temp or Air/fuel w/wideband O2 sensor
2.Vacuum/boost gauge
3.Oil pressure
4.Water temp
These should cover the basic gauges needed if your into monitoring your stuff.

DO NOT get the crappy A/F gauge that just bounces a light back and forth. It does not come with a accurate wideband O2 sensor so it would only be for looks.
 

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Old Feb 8, 2005 | 11:44 PM
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AEM A/F ratio
EGT
Boost
 
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Old Feb 8, 2005 | 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by jdj27x
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Its an amazing wideband 02 with datalogging
That does look very interesting. Might have to look into this a little further.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 03:12 AM
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That does look very interesting. Might have to look into this a little further.

Yea, i already got one. Here are a few teaser pics...

 
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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 03:16 AM
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egt boost and 02:


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Old Feb 9, 2005 | 01:52 PM
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I would DEFINATELY consider a fuel pressure guage with the Vortech. With the aux pump and issues with hoses coming off its only a matter of time till someone blows an engine up (or worse catches the car on fire) from the hose popping off while crusing down the highway!
 
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