Autogage

Discussion in 'The Bench' started by skylark300, Sep 29, 2004.

  1. skylark300

    skylark300 Well-Known Member

    Are Autogage gauges any good?I really want gauges but I can't afford Autometer so I figure Autogage's are the next best thing right?
    Thanks,
    Philip
     
    skylark300, Sep 29, 2004
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  2. mechacode

    mechacode Well-Known Member

    mechacode, Sep 30, 2004
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  3. nailed

    nailed gone racing

    autogauge are made by autometer they are a ok ran them for years in the 64
     
    nailed, Sep 30, 2004
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  4. gstewart

    gstewart Well-Known Member

    i use the autometer guages & tach . no probs so far .
     
    gstewart, Sep 30, 2004
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  5. Nicholas Sloop

    Nicholas Sloop '08 GS Nats BSA runner up

    I have had 2 AutoGage 2300 column-mounted tachs. First one was fine for years until I sold the car. Second one crapped out after about a year. I exchanged e-mails with their tech folks, and they confirmed that they use better curcuitry/materials in the AutoMeter stuff. Upgraded to an AutoMeter, no probs yet (only had it a couple of months)
    I've never had any problems with AutoGage water temp/oil pressure.
     
    Nicholas Sloop, Sep 30, 2004
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  6. 69GS400s

    69GS400s ...my own amusement ride!

    Years ago, I had autometer autoguage's in my GS. I developed engine problems, which turned out to be cam bearings and other stuff related to a meltdown ....but the AutoGuage Oil pressure guage showed ~ 10# at idle :Do No: not bad...not good though

    After rebuilding the motor (and installing new autometer guages) - just for fun - I installed the autoguage oil pressure guage to see what the variance was between the two

    ALMOST 9 POUNDS HIGHER FOR THE AUTOGUAGE

    ....which means, If it would have shown me the correct oil pressure when I first started having a problem (Basically zero at Idle), I might not have TOASTED the whole motor and needed a total rebuild. Might.....

    A Good accurate Oil Pressure Guage AND Coolant temp Guage are a MUST - they are basically the only way your engine talks to you and tells you how it is feeling
     
    69GS400s, Sep 30, 2004
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  7. skylark300

    skylark300 Well-Known Member

    Ok, are their tach's any good?I could probably come up with the money for the Autometer 3 gauge console,but the Autometer tach's are Atleast twice as much As Autogage and I really only need the tach to break in my cam properly.
     
    skylark300, Sep 30, 2004
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  8. 71GS455

    71GS455 Best Package Wins!

    I just picked up the Autometer Pro Comp oil and water gauges, with electrical sending units, along with the Autometer Sport Comp tach. From Summit, including the 2 gauge panel, it came to $208 shipped.

    I really like the 2 5/8" oil/water gauges. I ran the same tach on my GS455 and liked it enough to buy it again (of course that's because I wasn't smart enough to remove it before I sold the car).
     
    71GS455, Sep 30, 2004
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