wideband 02

[fordrule]

Well i am researching a widband 02 , I know that ryan just hosted a innovative group buy on them? I missed out, but i plan on getting one while i am gone.

few questions, people that bought the LM-1 where you able to add on there own gauges with out any major issues?

I am really trying to keep all the same gauges in my car

Autometer C2:Wideband Air/Fuel Ratio
Wideband A/F Kit
http://www.autometer.com/img/products/7178_d.jpg
autometer sitre on the gauge page (http://http://www.autometer.com/cat_gaugedetail.aspx?gid=3607&sid=2)

i am searching around and I am only available to buy the whole kit for $369

Also when I was do a generic search for widband 02 i came up with these searches :
autometer wideband 02 sensor (http://http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/103-4524047-8832636?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=autometer+wideband+o2+sensor)

also this one that brought up innovative and a differnt one
wideband 02 sensor (http://http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&keywords=wideband+o2+sensor&tag=icongroupinterna&index=blended&link_code=qs&page=1)


with the searching I stumbled upon FJO racing (http://http://www.fjoracing.com/index.php) which has wideband 02 kits

and of cource the innovative site (http://http://www.innovatemotorsports.com/index.html)


I am not sure about the FJO or the innovative about adding a different gauge than what comes with the kit. would i be able to use that gauge with one of those kits or would i just be better to buy the autometer kit to keep the gauge? I think I might be able to contact a shop to see about sourcing the gauge only if the innovative or the FJO system it self is better. thanks

any suggestions or comments. I was trying to keep generic because I know that this is a good tuning tool

[cbman]

With the Innovative LC-1 you can use other gauges. It comes configured for an output for and Innovative gauge, but you can hook it up to a computer and reconfigure the analog output voltages to any range you want(using the software that comes on the CD). So, you can use it with any gauge that uses a 0-5V signal.

You can even configure one of the outputs to vary within a 0-1V range and that would allow you to use a narrowband gauge.

[mond12345]

I wanted to do the same thing with keeping the same gauges so i bought the Autometer C2 wide-band. Your not going to find it for much cheaper than 369$. Thats what i paid and I've had mine for about two months now but not installed yet. I just put the gauge in the pod so i wouldn't have any empty spot. I hope to hook it up soon though.

[azbobbybooshay10]

On the subject of wideband O2's, can someone explain how exactly they work and how they are different from a "regular" A/F gauge, and what makes them worth the $$$ difference?

[LinkMan]

"narrowband" O2 sensors only respond in a limited A/F range, and have a delay - the computer averages the high and low voltages from the sensor to determine lean or rich. Inexpensive.

wideband O2 sensors have a greater A/F range to which they respond, and they don't suffer from the delay, so you can essentially read the A/F directly rather than having to average them. Expensive.

Try this to start: Oxygen sensor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O2_sensor)

[fordrule]

there was some good info in this and i was wondering if possible makin another sticky with this info in it