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85262, wideband
Posted by baxsom, Jan-24-05 02:11 PM
i dont know if this question belongs in the advanced tuning or not so please forgive me if this belongs somewhere else

but i found this wideband af gauge on machv.com and was wondering if anyone has used it or knows anything about it

i did a search on it and didnt come up with anything
http://www.machv.com/plxmwio2seki.html
85263, RE: wideband
Posted by BOOSTED ECLIPSE, Jan-24-05 04:17 PM
I just installed one in my car this past weekend. I plan on using with the Megasquirt that MrSlick is building for me. You can use it in place of your narrow band if you want to with a simple mod. The unit has a narrow band and a wide band output.
85264, RE: wideband
Posted by BOOSTED ECLIPSE, Jan-24-05 04:22 PM
I bought directly from PLX for 349.00 shipped. There web site is www.plxdevices.com.
85265, RE: wideband
Posted by siueclipse, Jan-24-05 04:51 PM
for $350 bux there are much better wideband / datalogging units.


www.wbo2.com
85266, RE: wideband
Posted by Star Turbo Talon, Jan-25-05 04:24 AM
For the money its not bad. not everyone wants to assemble thier wideband james. Techedge unit is more than the 200 you paid when you buy it assembled.

Terry
85267, RE: wideband
Posted by tim97rs, Jan-25-05 04:41 AM
or there is the innovate unit that is awesome as hell for about the same $$. sure you may not get a cool dipslay to mount and lok at in your car, but realisticly, when you ARE concerned about your A/F ratio, you wont have the time to watch your display to see where your at. the innovate is a much better unit.

http://www.innovatemotorsports.com/
85268, RE: wideband
Posted by turby, Jan-25-05 09:43 AM
Originally posted by tim97rs
http://www.innovatemotorsports.com/


all i have to say is fuck yea.
85269, RE: wideband
Posted by BOOSTED ECLIPSE, Jan-25-05 11:49 AM
I almost got the LM-1 but I decided to get the PLX instead. I pretty much wanted somthing that was plug and play. I liked the small readout that I could mount on my steering column that I could look at every now and then. Not really to tune by but to monitor the A/F mix just in case it decides to go lean I will be able to see it right then.

I will be using the Megasquirt for dataloging so I didn't really need the LM-1 or one of the others with that capability.
85270, RE: wideband
Posted by baxsom, Jan-25-05 03:13 PM
cool so it seems like a pretty decent unit
i like the fact that i dont need to weld in a bung for another o2 sensor and can just sub the wideband in for the oem
it also has an adapter to make the blinky light af gauge actualy read accuratly 50 bucks but hey everything else on this car is pretty much expensive whats another 50

i talked to eclipse982nrRST and he is going to make a custom gauge holder for me on my steering column but i need the dimensions of the plx readout box. can someone take some measurements for me
since i dont have mine yet

thanks
85271, RE: wideband
Posted by BOOSTED ECLIPSE, Jan-25-05 03:18 PM
I just stuck it on the column with velcro. I will go measure the display and post it in a few minutes.
85272, RE: wideband
Posted by BOOSTED ECLIPSE, Jan-25-05 03:28 PM
The dimensions are 2 3/4" W x 1" H x 4 1/2 L. I am going to have to figure out one of this days how to post pics on this forum.
85273, RE: wideband
Posted by baxsom, Jan-25-05 04:01 PM
thank you
when i get my cover back with the gauge pod in it i will post
it will have a rectangle hole for the wideband readout and a 52mm hole on top of an egt readout