I reckon gauges would look silly without a turbo.

 

thats not a smart comment, our factory gauges are worthless and it you actually drive your car hard, auto x, or track its good to see whats going on. you say w/o a turbo huh. how about a s/c? i ran n02 for years and i had w/t, o/t, o/p, f/p gauges in my car and a n02 pressure gauge on the bottle

 

Makes sense bro

 

I won't bother with an oil pressure gauge. The Mazda rotary oiling system is extremely reliable and basically never fails.

Instead I will have a fuel pressure gauge since the fuel system is not reliable, relatively speaking.

Gauges of choice for me are oil/water temp gauges and fuel pressure, all SPA Technique with min/max and alarms. When I go turbo I'll add AFR and mechanical 0-15 PSI boost (only, no vacuum). I have a digital boost controller that will provide the min/max and alarms, but I want the mechanical gauge in my line of sight for visual readability and quick response.