WB placement

[Ryan james]

I need some info on what is the best place to have my wb sensor? I have heard 18 inches and then I have heard further back is better. Please help on the best.

 

[airmail96]

Most are going to tell you to follow whatever the manufacturer recommends. Personally I have had good results with placing the wideband in the factory location.

 

[Rsawd95dsm]

Isnt 36 inches the recommendation for it? People have run them just fine in the front o2 housing, and some choose to use the rear o2 housing. All depends on what you want to do.

 

[ed1380]

I'm running the wideband in the factory location. Why? Because its the same sensor VW use as the front o2 and last 150k +

 

[RaptorReed]

factory location!

 

[Ryan james]

So I can take out my factory 02 an put my aem uigo right in it's place with no problems?

 

[RaptorReed]

yes.

 

[WES_393]

So I can take out my factory 02 an put my aem uigo right in it's place with no problems?

So long as you run narrowband simulation, yes it will be fine.

 

[MY1GDSM]

All depends on what you want to do.

This is probably the most par on advice here ^

So I can take out my factory 02 an put my aem uigo right in it's place with no problems?

Take my advice and just put it in the Rear o2... . Or better yet have a bung welded in facing up in the space between the back of the motor and firewall.

Your going to be much happy in the end. These guys are not taking everything into consideration and Some Run Ecmlink as well to do the Simulation.

MY Recommendation is to place it AT Least 18" from the Turbo while it will work in the Front o2 depending on how you are going about it. There are a lot of factors that come into play with upsides AND downsides. Aside from the fact that the AEM gauges white papers are rarely right and even if they are you have a pretty good chance that the gauges output is going to be off because of things like ground offsets. As well take note that if you are running the Narrowband output from a AEM guage to do the simulation, You are not going to be able to log the wideband signal anymore. As it will be a output like the stock o2.

This has been covered more then a few times. I'm sure I could link over to some other points on this I've posted...

Just wish everyone wasn't so quick to Say YES as there is a lot more to take into consideration for things like this then sure it will work.

I'm running the wideband in the factory location. Why? Because its the same sensor VW use as the front o2 and last 150k +

This is really out there man The Jetta that uses the Bosch sensor Used in a LC-1 for exaple. That is their "front o2" as you put it is the pre-cat one as in literally right before the cat. I'd say that is a bit far from any Dsm's front o2 that is about 2" from the turbine wheel

 

[Ryan james]

Thanks for the advice. I will just have a bung welded in further back.