I will always say the best wideband to use is a Zeitronix unit. It's not a pillar type gauge, it's very low prifle. You'll be able to read your: Boost, A/F Ratio, EGT & Lamda through this gauge. Slightly bigger than an Turbo Timer and you can put it anywhere.

This is the Unit:


This is the actual gauge:


To get the full setup, this is what you'll get:


I had it on my sunfire but never took any pictures of it installed, unfortunately. If you want more information on it, check out www.zeitronix.com

Slightly pricey but it's very very good to have.

 

I use the AEM and it's damn accurate, as soon as I go into WOT the AFR drops

 

OK, I get it. I don't know why people wouldn't just want to see the gauge but OK.

That wideband looks cool. ^^^^^

 

The zeitronix one? Yeah it is.

This is what it looks like lit up:

 

How much is that biotch? It doesn't say on the website.

 

I don't have a place to mount it and I'm broke.

 

http://www.zeitronix.com/order/order.htm

Price went down for the full set...when I bought it was about $500. It's down to $399.

 

Also, you can data-log via laptop & software.

 

Thats the wideband I am going with, was going with AEM, but that will work way better. Thanks NJHK

 

No problem. Glad I can help.

 

THe manual says not to put it within a foot of the motor I believe. I knw my friend had is in the o2 housing on his srts and I believe it wasn't very accurate.

 

Now that I'm thinking about it...I'm thinking in reference of my turbochargered system. It was close to the turbocharger, about the top of the downpipe. It seemed pretty accurate.

I don't know about the "average" distance that people should have it though from the wideband sensor and the motor itself.

 

1 -2 feet from that engine is the general rule. Turbocharged applications you ussually want to be a lil further then none turbos. Too much heat can kill them. Make sure you calibrate them in the open air also and not inside your exhaust. The lc-1 has digital input, output, and 2 programmable analog outputs.

 

Thanks for the tip.

 

i'm impressed that anyone still knew the term "lamda"

 

Can someone explain how to calibrate and what it actaully means/does? Thanx

 

lol yeah

 

basically, you're setting a baseline for the sensor. back in the day, and on really old cars that meant sitting with a heat gun till it got warm and then setting it up, now i think you just push a button with the o2 sensor dangleing, and then bolt it in.

 

I think the zeitronix sensor that they send you is already calibrated...I'm mainly going off of memory though.

 

So what is the cheapest wideband that is at least decent?

 

not sure ^^ but AEM seems good.


Can the Balt use that zeitronix one

 

Prolly the LC-1 is the cheapest. It was a pain in the ass to wire but I think it was cause I wasn't sure what I was doing. I would have bought an AEM or LM-1 if I had to do it again.

 

Plx devices m-300 FTMFW!



Dan

 

Cool sounds like aem is the way to go.