Oil temp and fuel pressure gauge do you need them?

[street28]

The car I bought didnt have all the gauges in it and I was going to just make new panel and put my old gauges in it. The late model has a place for a Oil temp and a fuel pressure gauge. I have never had these in car and was wondering if you need them on a 604? If so what should you be watching for on them? thanks for all the help so far.

[Matt49]

As long as you keep an eye on your water temp, the oil temp should be within reason so I would say NO, you don't have to have an oil temp gauge.
Fuel pressure isn't something I am terribly concerned with on the track either. If you think you have a problem with your fuel pump, you can always hook a remote gauge to the fuel log or something to check it in the pits.

[jason29a]

I agree... oil temp and fuel pressure not really needed. Although I do like to check the fuel pressure at WOT from time to time. Just peace of mind.

[Ferg58]

I do not agree about the oil temp gauge. The water temp and oil temp are two totally different tells. You can have a normal water temp and a high oil temp. We had a high oil temp and only found out about it after I put a gauge in. Next step was an oil cooler. So if you want your motor to live you need to monitor all that you can. JMO

[street28]

What is normal, not so good, and bad on oil temp for a 604 and what can I do other than an oil cooler to lower oil temps?

[sj valley dave]

I agree with Ferg58. When we first started DLM, we put in an iron 377 with out an oil cooler. First night out on a heavy track, the water was 205* and the oil was 300*. We plumbed it for a Seatrab oil cooler from Perfconn and with a 2 qt remote filter and water was 200* and oil 220-230* after that.