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    Wideband O2?

    ive recently been thinkin about gettin a wideband o2, but i dont really wanna spend too much money... so im curious -

    who's got one?
    what kind?
    how much?
    worth it?



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    Re: Wideband O2?

    I have one in my 240.

    AEM UEGO. Works good enough, I guess. When I dynoed the car, the sniffer for the dyno was giving exactly the same reading.

    They run like $250.

    It's worth it if you're tuning, which is the reason I bought it. Useful to have with forced induction. In an N/A car I wouldn't really bother, though...

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    Re: Wideband O2?

    Eh it's nice to know your shit is dialed in though when you've got an aftermarket carb. I've got the AEM one too. I sure enjoy it. Plus it looks all fancy sweeping back and forth while you drive The Innovate LC-1 is a bit cheaper new, and does pretty much the same thing. eGay has them for like $170 last I checked. The innovate one doesn't appear to have a sweeping needle, which really helps instead of trying to read numbers as they rapidly change. I don't know where to get one, but if you can find an analog WBO2 gauge, you might be better off with the carb. Even something like this:

    http://www.aemonly.com/wideband-air-...face-2008.html

    The AEM UEGO cuts off at like 10 and 17 so anything above or below that and the gauge just shuts off. And you can't really see if it's gone lean or rich, which can be a pisser.

    I don't know if it would really be worth it or not, you can tune those Webers in by feel pretty easily. Might help you get a bit more precise with your main jets, squeezing a few extra HP out of the top end.

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    Re: Wideband O2?

    i got one of those Autometer dancers lol....a it works pretty good for a narrow band...get either day well worth it. im going to get a lc1


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    Re: Wideband O2?

    Quote Originally Posted by Rendon LX-i View Post
    i got one of those Autometer dancers lol....a it works pretty good for a narrow band...get either day well worth it. im going to get a lc1
    i thought the Autometer ones were wideband, not narrow band...

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    Re: Wideband O2?

    http://www.aemonly.com/wideband-air-...face-2008.html

    is that all i need? i thought they needed a control module or somethin similar.

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    Re: Wideband O2?

    this is the one i got.
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AEM-G...Q5fAccessories
    hot ground run a harness to the sensor and thats it.
    also it has an analog out put if you wanted to replace the stock o2.
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    Re: Wideband O2?

    ^Yup, it's easy.

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    Re: Wideband O2?

    its nice to have a tuned car...its just a tool to have more adjustments...might come in handy if u have a carb...thoes things never are thre same from winter to summer

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    Re: Wideband O2?

    dave get the one 89t showed you...thats fucking CHEAP.....very nice also


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    Re: Wideband O2?

    It's pretty much already been covered, I have an LC-1 permanently installed, and I like it. One thing that John mentioned is the digital numbers can be a bit hard to read at glance. Thats true, however once your tune is solid I find it easier to glance and see 13.XX instead of trying to read a needle.

    Also, with the Innovate gauge you can program the LED's around the edge (I imagine this is also possible with AEM gear, but dunno for sure). I dialed in my LED's to be much more precise, so I don't really need to watch the number, I can just keep an eye on the outer ring of the gauge and see if its in the right general area. Since you can tune the upper and lower bounds that show up its easy to dial that in (say 12:1 - 14:1) then you have a narrow range of display.

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    Re: Wideband O2?

    ^^ That's pretty cool. I don't think the AEM can do it though because the numbers are printed on the gauge face. At least I thought they were...

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    Re: Wideband O2?

    Yeah the XD-16 gauge can be programmed to display any number of sensors, they give you a pack of face plates and you just snap them in.

    http://www.innovatemotorsports.com/products/xd16.php

    They also offer less expensive digital gauges and a few analog AFR gauges as well.

    I am pretty happy overall...

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    Re: Wideband O2?

    Man Innovate has the most badass shit ever. Gotta love the iPhone interface too.

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    Re: Wideband O2?

    Woot I made the right choice for once!

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    Re: Wideband O2?

    Good job chris LOL


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