MitsuJoe

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Nobody is yelling but nobody is saying if the stock OE guages are as capable as others out there

silverEVO8

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It depends what you mean by "as capable as others"... First, which "others" are you com paring them to? If all you are comparing is the functionality of the gauges to accurately show whatever they are measuring, they are as good as any other gauge. If OTOH, you are looking for special features like "holding" or recording highest readings of boost, or having some particular arrangemnt of lights, or more ergonomical placement, more readable or visible faces, etc., you might find some aftermarket gauges more suitable to your requirements. Otherwise, the OEM gauges are perfectly good

Evo Police

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I can't believe I just read all 3 pages of this thread! It had potential but mid way thru, I started dozing off. Zzzzzzzzzzz

As far as my oem gauges go, I really don't use them, there pretty much just a talk piece when I give someone a ride who's never been in a Evo before.

Jakeg97

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i need to redo this thread
i was accused of it being a loaded poll so i think my next one will be a simple yes / no question

Evo Police

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Hey it's not your fault, it seemed like it was pretty simple. Yea yes or no might work better.
On your new poll I would say " don't know" since I don't use the stockers. I use my Blitz electronic boost controller read out instead.

DrMerl

To me the OEM gauges are fine. I'm not into the bling factor, pillar gauges block my field of view and no need to call any more attention with top mount stuff. Boost should be set after tuning and not watched while driving, IMO it's there to watch for trouble and out of norm behavior. Oil temp is super important, I watch that one as mentioned earlier every few minutes of hard driving - when the horse gets sweaty give it a rest. I do have a question about what's a hot temp for the IX...? I'd rather have oil pressure than voltage.

alloyic_rs

so does anybody know if mitsubishi has an "oil pressure" gauge to match the set? or maybe there is an aftermarket oil pres. gauge that looks similar to the 3 mitsu ones.
reason im asking is cuz i dont plan on upgrading my gauges in a while, but i'd move my boost gauge closer to my tach. and spedometer view and replace the opening with a matching oil pressure gauge

alloyic_rs

i dont think any people are up at this hour to answer my question, ha, its all good

alloyic_rs

bump

hillbilly8R

I don't think they do, but I'm not positive. I actually ordered the Mit. Gauges for my 05. They messed up on the price and I knew it from the begining, after I described them specifically, they ordered wrong part and agreed to sell me the gauges for what we had agreed. Long story short, I think they ordered every gague Mitus. had and showed them to me. I never did see a oil temp guage, but did see fuel pressure (form Lance Pod) as well as black on white (not on the boost gauge). I did have them move my boost gauge to the far left though.

chrisw

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Omori makes a 42mm gauge cup that holds the boost guage on the steering column. Subaru also makes a similar product to hold their stock boost gauge. In fact that is what I installed ( a subaru stock factory boost gauge ) since the gauge pack was a very expensive option pack on the '03 Evo.

nigletsyz

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My oil temp gauge never worked from the day off the showroom floor and Mitsu said they wouldn't cover it under warrantee, that I'd have to go to the dealership that installed it. Too bad for me that I live in San Diego and bought the car in the Bay Area. The boost gauge isn't on Zero when the car is turned off, and the voltage gauge seems to have a mind of its own. IMO, they're a TOTAL waste of money for the expensive option that they are. If they come standard, whatever, leave them down there and have your passenger tell you what the car thinks its boosting at when you hit fuel cut.

GPTourer

This is a good point. However, it is possible that the gauges in the pod were provided by someone else other then Mitsubishi. They could be made by an "aftermarket" source other then Mitsubishi Electric (or Heavy) or whoever does the OEM dash cluster.

silverEVO8

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This is really good, I love it I wonder how many of these know-it-alls have ditched their sucky OEM speedometer, tach, fuel gauge and temp gauge yet..... After all, don't all OEM gauges suck?

fromWRXtoEVO

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My honest opinion is that the Voltemeter gauge is as accurate as any other aftermarket.

As per the oil temp, I don't see why it wouldn't be accurate, I don't think the one that they sell in Autozone are going to be any better either.

As per the boost gauge, well, it reads dead accuarte to what the manufacturer claims. I am waiting for my Defi Controller and I will have both boost gauges connected all the time (the stock MR gauges and the Defi boost gauge) then I will be able to tell if the stock boost gauge is a lier or not.