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In car wideband, any of them good?

Old Aug 5, 2003 | 01:28 AM
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In car wideband, any of them good?

Summit sells an in car wideband that uses an O2 style sensor for about $200. Is it accurate at all? I had an autometer gauge in my TA that tapped into the stock O2 signal and I hated it. The light just bounced all over. Are any of them any good?
Old Aug 5, 2003 | 11:55 AM
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Give us the part # from Summit. I did a search on "O2 meter" and all I got was an Accel A/F meter for $233 without the sensor and $268 with the sensor. Not likely that's a "wideband".

Typical wideband sensor is in the $250-350 range, plus enough electronics required to bring the typical cost to about $1,000. If you have found a "wideband" for $200, I'm sure a lot of people would like to know more about it.
Old Aug 6, 2003 | 12:44 AM
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Here ya go

http://www.ufba.org/forum/index.php?...;threadid=4244

I can't figure out how to post the pic, so here ya go.

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Old Aug 6, 2003 | 10:27 AM
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This is not a wide band, it uses your exesting sensor to flash some lights. you can get a similar gauge from Autometer which does the same, indicate rich or lean.
A wide band will give you an axact number of your air/fuel ratio and uses a special 5 volts linear sensor.
Old Aug 6, 2003 | 10:56 AM
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That's what I had before, no good. Thanks.
Old Aug 6, 2003 | 01:48 PM
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You might want to do a "search". There is a kit available that sort of goes 1/2-way to being a wideband sensor. I think it uses a particular sensor out of one of the Japanese lean burn engines. I think you can build the kit and get the sensor for maybe $300.... can't remember. Look on the "Computer Programming...." board.
Old Aug 6, 2003 | 04:07 PM
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Look here http://www.diy-wb.com/info.htm for the DIY'er.
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