a/f ratio or wideband?

[tkhaab_94]

I'm new to tuning. I was told that I needed a wideband to help with tuning my car. Right now I have the a/f ratio gauge. So Do I have to take that off and replace it with a Wideband? Or can I keep both? Where do I put the o2 sensor at for the wideband?

 

[91stocker]

yea 36" away from the turbo if i remember correctly.

 

[jlr2196]

Maybe because the maker of the product says so.......


Lets see...wideband sensor accuracy and life....no wait...neither of those are important. Maybe I should just move my wideband into my intake manifold.

Damn newbie forum is a plague.

Well...Why don't you go tell Ecmlink (Thomas Dorris) as well as many of the performance vendors right here on this site how stupid they are then? Since everyone is such NEWBS.

Have you actually ran one in the stock location? Do you speak from experience or just hear-say? Many people run a wb02 in the stock location with cars ranging from 10-14 second vehicles with no issues.

The stock location is considered the most accurate afr reading.

 

[907gs-t]

Go with the Innovate LC-1 wideband with the DB gauge that is what I run & it works awesome.

 

[BigBeans]

Well...Why don't you go tell Ecmlink (Thomas Dorris) as well as many of the performance vendors right here on this site how stupid they are then? Since everyone is such NEWBS.

Have you actually ran one in the stock location? Do you speak from experience or just hear-say? Many people run a wb02 in the stock location with cars ranging from 10-14 second vehicles with no issues.

The stock location is considered the most accurate afr reading.

According to Innovate, stock location isn't optimal because of sensor life.

My LC-1 is in the bend of the DP, which is a little closer than recommended, but i liked the way it allowed me to route the wires.

 

[jlr2196]

According to Innovate, stock location isn't optimal because of sensor life.

My LC-1 is in the bend of the DP, which is a little closer than recommended, but i liked the way it allowed me to route the wires.

You are correct, they do recommend a different location for a life span of a stocker but if you want the most accurate readings for tuning then the stock location is optimal. I personally don't mind if I have to change my 02 sensor every 2 years in order to optimize my tune. As I said, I'm personally running in the stock location as well as many others yet we are not having any problems. The Innovate also has a great self diagnosis feature as well.