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Oil Pressure or Tranny Temp Gauge??

Old Feb 23, 2009 | 02:03 PM
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Oil Pressure or Tranny Temp Gauge??

I'm about to order up some Isspro Performax gauges. I already have a low pressure fuel, so i want to start by adding a 4 pod with boost, egt, rail, and tranny temp. Then i got to thinking that since i haven't been towing much and have a stick, maybe i would be better served with a real oil pressure gauge rather than tranny temp, what do you all think?

I guess with the performax i can always put in both oil press and tranny temp sending units and swap out gauges real quick if i'm towing and want to keep an eye on the tranny...
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 02:14 PM
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I've got them all, and I'd say go with the oil pressure. I've never had to "back out" or slow down due to high trans temp. I think the highest I've seen it has been around 210 - 215° F, and that was after 20+ hours on the interstate at 75 - 80 mph towing 8,000 lbs.

Most of the time, the rear diff runs hotter than the G56, and would be the limiting factor in the drivetrain. For normal summer conditions, I may see something like 140° front diff, 160° trans temp, and maybe 170° rear diff.

--Eric
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 06:29 PM
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good to know! I think i will start with boost, egt, rail press, and oil press in the quad pod for engine monitoring and then later add a triple cubby hole pod with tranny and both diffs. then i only need 10 more gauges, i like these performax options....
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 07:28 PM
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LP pressure will be better used. It will help you see when to change filters and is a must for any LP troubleshooting.
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