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Old 02-07-2021, 11:50 AM   #1
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Dolphin Gauges Reviews/Experience

I am thinking about Dolphin Gauges for my 53 Chevy truck (speedo in metric plus four pack for fuel, temp, voltage and oil pressure). I have seen good and bad on these gauges. Any personal experience on here? Also, will 90 ohm Chevy fuel gauge sender work - I am not looking to drop the fuel tank again.

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Old 02-07-2021, 04:03 PM   #2
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Re: Dolphin Gauges Reviews/Experience

No personal experience with them but they seem to have a pretty decent rep.

On the fuel gauge you would have to do some research to make sure what you were ordering would work with what you have for a sender.

The sender they have is 90 ohm but finding actual info on their individual gauges is difficult at best.
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Old 02-07-2021, 07:25 PM   #3
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Re: Dolphin Gauges Reviews/Experience

I've had them in my 54 Chevy car for about 8 years. No problems at all. Sorry I can't answer your question on the sender as I just used the one that came with the gauges.
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I used the electric speedo kit for 47-53, fit nice, easy to wire. Uses 1/8 NPT senders so plan for some adapters at minimum. electric speedo works nice and is a "learning" speedo too so thats nice, but it bobs a little at low speeds.

I liked them enough to order them for another truck. my friend used them on his 51 and ordered them again for his 52, but this time he ordered gps speedo.
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Old 02-07-2021, 10:01 PM   #5
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Re: Dolphin Gauges Reviews/Experience

LOTS of guys use Dolphins in their trucks; if you look at Ebay trucks for sale you'll find the majority have Dolphins - probably because they are so economical. They look much better since they removed the fish logo from the faces.

I have a set of Dolphin quad gauges in my '49 panel truck, but for some reason the temp and oil pressure gauges read low. I know the OP gauge is wrong because I verified it with a mechanical gauge. I changed the OP sending unit but it made no difference. Dolphin tech department said it was because I'd used thread sealant on the senders thus reducing the ground, but running a ground wire directly to the sender made no difference. I haven't heard of anyone else having this problem so apparently I just got a bad gauge. Too late to change it however since the warranty expired while they sat in my shop waiting to be installed.
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Old 02-08-2021, 10:30 AM   #6
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Thanks for the info - greatly appreciated.
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Old 02-09-2021, 06:21 PM   #7
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I have Dolphin gauges installed in my '56, and they work great. Speedo is easy to calibrate, just follow the instructions.
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Old 02-10-2021, 09:08 AM   #8
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I called this number from here and spoke to the guy directly he even sent me a test gauge for fitment. They do have a 90ohm sender option just have to order the right one as that's what I plan to get

https://www.dolphingauges.com/
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Old 02-10-2021, 02:20 PM   #9
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I did not have a good experience with them. I purchased a new set for my 65 build. All 5 gauges seemed to be off. I had excellent grounds so I know that was not the issue. I went with a different Gauge company for my '51 build.
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